So...the uncomfortable part of adopting comes into view right about now. We need ideas for fundraising!! If you have any creative, fun, or easy ways for us to fund raise for all of our recent expenses our ears are wide open! Please feel free to contact us with your ideas because we need all the help we can get.
Above is a button that says "Donate." That button allows people to donate money directly to my PayPal account. Do NOT feel like you have to give anything! We appreciate any kind of support, and it doesn't have to be financial. Thank you so much!
Also, I have been getting the question "What do Kyrgyzstan children look like?" so here's a link to google images:)
Kyrgyzstan Children
Monday, October 27, 2014
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Chosen Country!
One quick update! Luke and I have officially decided on a country after many discussions and deciding what would be best for us. The country we are adopting from is Kyrgyzstan! It recently opened it's gates again for people to adopt from there so the wait it shorter than normal (hopefully!). If you're wondering where Kyrgyzstan is, it's just south of Kazakhstan, west of China, north of Tajikistan, and east of Uzbekistan. The children there usually appear to have some Asian features with a mixture of some lighter hair and skin tone. Their first language is Kyrg but their second is Russian. Just wanted to update you a little. Also, I really wanted to share this song because I keep hearing it on the radio and thinking how wonderfully true it is! It's such a wonderful reminder for me that I am not in control and what a blessing that it. The link is below and the song is called Glorious Unfolding.
Glorious Unfolding
Glorious Unfolding
Sunday, October 5, 2014
Welcome!
Welcome to our adoption blog! We are so grateful to share this joyous news and experience with everyone! This way we can tell you our story and share our updates. I am very new to the blogisphere so if anyone has any suggestions on how to make this website more efficient or pleasing to the eye please let me know:)
A little bit about ourselves: Luke and I married almost four years ago after meeting in college. Luke is a 6th grade teacher at St. Marcus Lutheran School in Milwaukee and I just started teaching ESL at Christ-St. Peter Lutheran School in Milwaukee.
As some of you know, Luke and I have been trying to grow our family for a few years now. It had been one of the more frustrating and saddening experiences we've had together. About one year ago we looked into the adoption option. We weren't quite ready to pull the trigger but it had always been in the back of our minds. After inquiring about adoption we tried one year of constant doctor's appointments and months of tests and we realized that it was harder on us than we thought. I think I left that doctor's office crying almost every time.
A few months ago we went back to meet with the same adoption agency we checked out a year ago (Lutheran Social Services). We received all the paperwork we are supposed to fill out. We hadn't started on it until about one month ago when one of the requirements was to attend an 18 hour parenting class. This was when everything clicked for us. We knew we had wanted to be apart of the International Program. After seeing so much poverty in our first year of marriage living abroad in Colombia we thought this was just the program for us. Unfortunately we are not able to adopt from Colombia because of their restrictions. Our number one choice as of right now is Kyrgyzstan. They recently opened their doors for other countries to adopt. The wait for a match is about 4-8 months. Right now we have most of our paperwork done except our physicals at the end of October. The social worker will come to our house to see if we have a fit environment for a child, then we receive the paperwork from the country we've chosen, next....we wait! After we are matched we would travel a few times months apart to make sure all paperwork has been processed. Then we come home with a baby! We can be matched with a baby 11 weeks or older but our age limit is about 3. That's where we are right about now and wanted to give you the story! Updates to follow in a couple weeks or so!!!
A little bit about ourselves: Luke and I married almost four years ago after meeting in college. Luke is a 6th grade teacher at St. Marcus Lutheran School in Milwaukee and I just started teaching ESL at Christ-St. Peter Lutheran School in Milwaukee.
As some of you know, Luke and I have been trying to grow our family for a few years now. It had been one of the more frustrating and saddening experiences we've had together. About one year ago we looked into the adoption option. We weren't quite ready to pull the trigger but it had always been in the back of our minds. After inquiring about adoption we tried one year of constant doctor's appointments and months of tests and we realized that it was harder on us than we thought. I think I left that doctor's office crying almost every time.
A few months ago we went back to meet with the same adoption agency we checked out a year ago (Lutheran Social Services). We received all the paperwork we are supposed to fill out. We hadn't started on it until about one month ago when one of the requirements was to attend an 18 hour parenting class. This was when everything clicked for us. We knew we had wanted to be apart of the International Program. After seeing so much poverty in our first year of marriage living abroad in Colombia we thought this was just the program for us. Unfortunately we are not able to adopt from Colombia because of their restrictions. Our number one choice as of right now is Kyrgyzstan. They recently opened their doors for other countries to adopt. The wait for a match is about 4-8 months. Right now we have most of our paperwork done except our physicals at the end of October. The social worker will come to our house to see if we have a fit environment for a child, then we receive the paperwork from the country we've chosen, next....we wait! After we are matched we would travel a few times months apart to make sure all paperwork has been processed. Then we come home with a baby! We can be matched with a baby 11 weeks or older but our age limit is about 3. That's where we are right about now and wanted to give you the story! Updates to follow in a couple weeks or so!!!
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