Adoption Update: Where we are….

Not sure what everyone knows about where we are with adoption, or if you even knew we are hoping to adopt.  Wanted to give an update so everyone would be on the same page and so you could be praying for us!

Tim and I both feel called to adopt.  NO DOUBT ABOUT IT!!

Earlier this year we felt the Lord leading us to pursue adoption through the Department of Social Services (DSS) foster-to-adopt program.  Not what we had originally planned but we wanted to follow the Lord’s leading.  We applied with DSS and after a lot of paperwork were accepted into the MAPP (Model Approach to Partnerships in Parenting) class.  This is a 10 session class that is required to become licensed with DSS.  We completed the classes and began meeting with our social worker.  From the beginning it didn’t look good for us getting licensure.  At the second meeting we talked about the fact that we spank our children.  The social worker told us she would have to speak with her supervisor regarding this.  At the next meeting we were given the option to sign one of two papers.  The first stating that we would stop spanking our children and the second stating that we wouldn’t stop spanking our children.  After discussion Tim & I signed the one that said we were not going to stop spanking our children.  (Spanking foster children is never allowed and that is understood).  Several weeks later we received a letter stating that we would not be licensed by DSS.  We were not surprised as that is what our social worker told us would happen. 

So- where to go from here??  Well we are waiting on the Lord.  We still feel called to adopt.  I know that God has a plan for that.  We are just waiting for some of that plan to be revealed. 

We are at peace- we followed, we obeyed, we are waiting.  That is all He asks us to do.  That is all we can do.  He will do the rest! 

Please pray for us as we wait and listen for how the Lord will lead us to continue. 

One of the songs that really speaks to me about following the Lord is this song-

If You say go-

And one of my favorite verses is Jeremiah 29:11-  For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future”

So that is our update- I can’t wait to share with you how God works this all out!!