adoption families lead into friendships

Last winter we had the pleasure of meeting with adoption families to talk about there stories. Everyone's  was very different. We loved meeting with the families and sharing all of our stories. Remember the couple I shared about going to the Bethany meeting last fall? the ones I wanted to talk to but Justin darted for the door to head for home. Well being in a small town everyone knows everyone. :) on a cold winter night my parents came over for dinner and we told them we where going to adopt. They where so thrilled for us!!!!! lots of happy tears. Anyway, they where going to tell us that night that they had friends ask what we where going to do next? and if we have ever thought about adoption that they know a couple from there church who adopted and did a fundraiser for them and put on a pig roast. My mom said well just let me know if you want me to get there info sometime. I didn't put much time into it. I was taking one step at a time. I then did some face book stalking (hehe) and the couple who I thought we would never talk to at the Bethany meeting who spoke on stage....It was them! crazy how God works! We met with them and they where great! they mention doing the fundraiser was a great idea! We slowly began to think about it. I thought this would be alot of work! and didn't even know where to start. As time went by our home studies where finally starting! FINALLY!!! whoooo hooo things went very fast once that started. Ill never forget when the case worker came a day early....I was in sweat pants, no make up, radio jamming as I was cleaning the house like a CRAZY person. I thought is this a test lol. I guess the days got mixed up and I could feel my face bright red. She said pretend you never saw me! and was so sorry and came the next day which was much more prepared for. Phew! We would like to thank the families who we spoke with. It really means so much to us and the friendships we have made. you know who you are! We also want to thank my sister in law and brother in law. I should be a shutterfly expert by now haha thank you for all your time and effort you put into helping us with out adoption profile books. If i would say wait I want to change that picture again to my sister in law not sure what she would say!!!! thanks for putting up with me as I fell to the ground one night and was getting a little emotional.