Born of the heart..just not below...

This past week has been busy, busy, busy!  We had our preschedule procedure on Friday in Mobile to remove another stubborn polyp. Our fertility doctor says that everything looks good and hopefully they won’t come back. (After 2 surgeries for the same thing, let’s hope so!) We also had our interviews with the 2 Adoption Agencies we narrowed it down to. Great news to report -both interviews went well and we were accepted to both. The hard part comes now in deciding which to go with. One of them actually offered us a $4000 adoption grant, good for their agency, and available for up to 45 days for us to determine if we wish to work with them.

We are beyond excited at the doors God is opening for us. Our number one concern now is financing the adoption. If you have never looked into adopting, let me tell you it is costly! One of the agencies we are looking at has a fee of $ 17,000(down to $13,000 with our grant) + roughly $6000 in legal fees + roughly $1400 for the home study + about $1000 in expenses for the birth mother… not to include the cost to travel if our birthmother is located in another state…ESTIMATED cost of roughly $21,400! That’s just one agency. The cost is enough to turn you around, but we believe our first child will be born not below the heart, but within the heart! We strongly feel adoption is the path God is calling us to and we are prayerfully answering the call. I know in my heart that anything God leads you to, He will provide as well.

We say all that to say and ask that you still be in prayer for us- more than anything we are seeking God to supply the finances needed to move forward. We are looking at a few fundraising options provided by Show Hope (an adoption agency) and a variety of adoption grants.

So stand united in prayer with us and for us as we seek Gods will in our adoption journey, all along the Anderson Adventure.