Katie Davis

Katie Davis has such an awesome adoption story! She moved to Uganda and adopted 13 girls and started several ministries. Her life is very inspiring. She also wrote a book called Kisses from Katie which I would recommend to anyone. Check out her blog: http://katiedavis.amazima.org/?m=1

As for our adoption journey, we are moving forward! We have had several donations in the last month, all which get us that much closer.

Take2

Our good friend, Sarah Wilkinson, has taken on our adoption campaign as a part of her organization Take2. It is a awesome organization that she started in order to come alongside those who are in need of extra funds to make their dreams and goals become a reality. She has gone above and beyond already! We are so grateful and humbled by her help and support. Check out her fundraiser ideas and past projects on the Facebook page Take2 https://www.facebook.com/take2projects

Hello all! We want to wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving! We don't have anything much to share at this point about the adoption except that it's going slow. We are just saving money and praying daily and waiting to see what doors God will open in the future. Sometimes the waiting gets discouraging but we know that God is in control of the outcome and so we try to wait with joyful anticipation. This is REALLY hard for me. I know that patience is something that God is teaching me right now with the adoption process and some other things going on. Last monday at Bible Study Fellowship the teaching leader said something that struck home with me: "Impatience is usually a sign of spiritual immaturity." Wow and ouch! I have been feeling very impatient lately but in the end I have to ask myself, WHY? If I trust God fully as I should then there is no room in my life for impatience. So I pray for more patience and take each day at a time and try to think of it as the gift that it is.

Hello! I'm excited to announce our next fundraiser! It is through Just Love Coffee and it's really easy to do. So if you love coffee or know someone who does, this is the fundraiser for you! You simply purchase your coffee or accessories from the link below and a portion of each sale will be sent directly to our adoption mission. If you would like to know what percentage of each item is donated to us just click the fundraiser tab at the top of the Just Love Coffee webpage. Check out the company too if you have time. They are great...all of their coffee is fair trade! https://justlovecoffee.com/about/beneficiary/higgiesplusone/

Adopted For Life

Adopted for Life is a WONDERFUL book by Russell Moore about the ministry of adoption. I would recommend anyone to read it! Whether you are interested in adoption or not, it could open your eyes to new truths you didn't even know you were missing out on. That's how it was with me. I learned more about my own relationship with God by reading this book on adoption than I thought possible. In one of my favorite parts of the book, Moore is says that God created the world to be a home but sin made it an orphanage. But God wants to adopt each human being into his own perfect family. Not because we deserve it (see Ephesians 2:8) but because of his great, deep and endless love. Everyone who accepts God as their Heavenly Father will someday leave this broken Earthly orphanage and meet him in their wonderful forever home: Heaven. Wow! Love it! Read the book! Adoption, both spiritually and physically, is such an important topic and this book covers it so well. Many libraries have it as well as Amazon and Audible. You can actually get used copies now for only a few dollars. As always, if you have any questions, send them our way :)

Publisher: http://www.crossway.org/books/adopted-for-life-tpb/
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Adopted-Life-Priority-Adoption-Christian/dp/1581349114

The Beginning

Hello friends and family! Many of you already know that we are hoping to adopt. We actually started the adoption process through foster care almost two years ago and near the end...surprise! We found out that Auggie was on the way so we put the adoption process on hold. Now that Auggie is a year old we have decided to begin the adoption journey again. This time, however, we are planning to adopt an infant. We are creating this blog to keep everyone updated on the ups and downs and ins and outs of our adoption experience. We hope that you will be thinking and praying for us often. We have several adoption fundraisers in mind so check back here and on facebook often. I will launch the first fundraiser within the week (I hope)! Now to answer a few questions:

1. Domestic or International? Domestic.
2. What agency are you planning to adopt through? Adoption Support Center in Indianapolis is who we are planning to go with. We went to an informational meeting and they seem great!  (However, we are also open to an independent adoption if we are some how connected to a birth mother who would like us to adopt her baby. We are really leaving this in God's hands.)
3. Boy or Girl? We have NO idea! We are open to either.
4. When will the adoption take place? When we save/raise the funding :)
5. How much does it cost? About $20,000.00 (More about the breakup of expenses soon.)

Have more questions? Feel free to ask!

So here we are at the beginning. Share with your friends, pray for us, and pray for the baby and birth mother. We are excited to see what God will do and teach us through this journey. Thank you for your love and support along the way!