Journey to Adoption

I (Brittany) have been thinking a lot lately about adoption (SHOCKER!) and how Joel and I came to the point we are at now. Joel and I have been trying to have children since we've been married (5-1/2 years) and it was always in our plan to adopt children. We just figured we'd have 3-4 biological children and then adopt 1-2 children. I've always loved adoption and knew it would be part of my own family one day. So when Joel and I discovered we had infertility issues, we would continually go back and forth on when we should adopt. We'd have numerous conversations revolved around…"should we fill out our adoption paperwork or do another infertility procedure?"

This was a constant struggle for us to know what to do and when. We would do a few infertility procedures and then when those did not work we would then print out the initial adoption paperwork and complete it. However we never turned it in. Why? To this day I cannot tell you and neither can Joel. This happened again and again, going back and forth with treatments and then adoption paperwork. After we did IVF (in vitro fertilization) and that did not work for us either we mourned a day or two and then said, "Okay, let's commit and do it this time, let's pursue adoption." I have never felt such peace and comfort when we made that decision. I felt all the weight of infertility lifted off my shoulders and felt rejuvenated and hopeful about adoption providing us with our greatest desire…having children. So we're here now and could NOT be more thrilled about it. Our journey here has been worth it all because we feel such peace with our decision to START our family with adoption and know adoption will play an integral part of our family, both immediate and extended.

Now looking back at this on-going process, the only answer to "why we never turned in our adoption paperwork years ago", I truly believe because it was not the right TIME for us! It was not in our Heavenly Father's plan for us at that point. I don't know why that is, but I know there is a plan for each of us. I know that we're suppose to adopt now and I know that it's because there is a child on its way very soon that is suppose to be a part of OUR FAMILY! If Joel and I got pregnant during these past years or tried to adopt earlier, we might not get the child that we're suppose to call our son or daughter. I know we will be blessed to be parents and I have hope and pray that it will happen soon.

We anxiously look forward to the day we can become parents and know that dream will happen through the blessing and miracle of adoption. As my beautiful friend, Sarah who created this amazing blog for us put on our adoption pass along cards… 

ALREADY IN OUR HEARTS, SOMEDAY IN OUR ARMS! 

I could not have said it better myself. This is truly how we feel about our journey to become parents.

 Our Adoption Pass Along Card - Front

Our Adoption Pass Along Card - Back