Comments on: Crazy Adoption Month: Who Picks Who?

By: Kari Gibson

Kari Gibson — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:02:26 +0000

Tara, as you move forward, its incredible to watch others around start expressing joy, but it takes time. Their biggest hurdle- fear!! They fear you will go thru pain and don’t know how to express that with you. At least, that was what we went thru. Your excitement and joy will be contagious and letting family know what you need to feel support! Bless you and your upcoming adoption!! WHOOOO HOOOOOO I’m super excited for you:)
xoxo

By: Tara

Tara — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:18:33 +0000

Kari, I can’t tell you how much I needed to read this this morning! My husband and I have always felt called to adoption and after three biological children, God has led us to adopt from Haiti. We are just finishing our home study and beginning our dossier and have started sharing the news with family and friends. My heart was broken this weekend when others did not share our joy and excitement. Your post has encouraged me to continue to pray that their hearts open up and support our decision. Thank you for sharing your story!

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Adoption 101: Joy Opportunity Lost | My Crazy Adoption — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 11:03:05 +0000

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By: Angela

Angela — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 09:10:43 +0000

P.S. For clarification, I meant my husband left our decision to continue with adoption up to me.

By: Angela

Angela — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 09:06:40 +0000

I found your blog this morning and this post was meant for me. Like many wives, I have a stronger desire to make this happen but my husband is willing. He has a "No" moment in November which devastated me, but it was God's timing. During that time, we found out we were going to become grandparents. The decision to continue has been mine, and I seriously took a step back to process whether I wanted ot adopt a child vs just wanting a baby or child in our family. My desire to adopt hasn't changed! It's still strong. This is definitely a God given desire.

Thank you for sharing.

By: Kristin

Kristin — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 13:51:44 +0000

Wow! Thanks so much for sharing your story! I know I'm going to spend hours today checking out everyone's links! I am adopted and it has been a beautiful blessing to my life. I have always fantasized about adopting myself, but after having 3 girls of my own, and a husband who said No, I thought it impossible. That is, until a few weeks ago, and I just blurted out I wanted to adopt to my husband, and he said he would be all for it. Right now though, we are stuck in fear. I could so relate to your post in that way. The money, not knowing if we should go domestic or international, my extreme (like panic attack style) fear of travel. I keep telling the Lord He should know I cannot travel to Ethiopia! I mean, you name it, and I fear it! Ha! So, we will pray, and I will do my research, and I know the Lord will lead us. Thank you so much for this site!! Oh, I ordered one of your shirts the other day and I LOVE it!!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:00:07 +0000

Thanks for sharing this story… very encouraging. I am a young woman who for some reason has always felt drawn to international adoption. I am getting married later this year to a man who is hesitant about it. It just wasn't on his "radar" before I came along. Sometimes I've wondered why God would call me to someone who seems hesitant in that realm. (I mean I am happy about marrying him, just am intrigued at how God is going to work here). It is interesting to read several stories where God cleared the way when the time was right.

By: Christy

Christy — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:40:20 +0000

Thanks so much for sharing. I'm not sure about our aha moment, I had a heart for adoption when I was younger. When I got pregnant and was HORRIBLY sick (in and out of the hospital) I told my husband we were adopting. Since he was in Iraq during the pregnancy he didn't realize the extent of it and we had another biological child (which I'm thrilled about now, of course). We both decided that IF we add to our family after that, it'll be through adoption. 11 months after our daughter was born my husband actually came home seriously talking about it. We got info, got overwhelmed and stopped for a while. Finally – 2 years after that – we started the process. We should be beginning our home study shortly!!! Hurray!

By: Jen

Jen — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:31:03 +0000

Thank you so much for sharing your story! I feel very encouraged as I wait for Gods leading and working on my husbands heart if it is His will. Thank you for your example of how you waited on the Lord! It sounds as if you very graciously and gently waited for your husbands heart to be turned to adoption. Something I needed to hear as I am falling into one of those times where i could easily, if I am not careful, get in the way . God is good and will give us the desires of our heart if we love him and obey. But He may not always do it the way we think He should. Grateful for His grace!!

By: davis

davis — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:56:14 +0000

we're inthe middle of a lot of what you are saying here….we've been here for several months. we have the paperwork – some conflict around the adoption issue has definitely put us in a state of increased fear…….looking forward to your next post on this – could you post it? like now. or even yesterday?

By: Tracy Wages

Tracy Wages — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:20:53 +0000

Great post Kari. Loved your mention of a neon sign as that was exactly how I explained our 'ah-ha' moment last July. God knows I need huge flashing signs to really get his messages. What a ride it has been, and it is only just beginning. http://wagest.blogspot.com/2009/07/neon-signs-and...

By: Jodi Widhalm

Jodi Widhalm — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:02:07 +0000

Thanks, Kari, for the wonderful encouraging post! We have our first homestudy meeting today and I was just sitting here wondering if what we are doing is really right for us. It has been on our hearts for some time – very urgently in the past several months. The expense of international adoption has kept us at bay, but we are stepping out in faith and believing God will provide! I'm a jumble of emotions! I can't believe I feel all these things all at once – it is WAY more emotional to me that finding out we were pregnant for the first time 8 years ago. I guess I should gear up for quite a roller coaster ride.