just think of all the details God had to put in place before the beginning of time to make these pictures possible!! HOW GREAT IS OUR GOD!!!!!!
Monday, May 30, 2011
the end of a long process
the end.
josiah's adoption was finalized on april 27, 2011!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
its crazy to think that just a few years ago, ben and i went to an adoption introduction seminar at bethany christian services, walked out, and said to each other, "there is no way we can do this." BUT GOD DID IT. HE ALONE gave us the desire, strength, perseverance, and ability to bring josiah into our family. forever.
ben's parents were able to come with in the court room for the finalization, and our pastor and his family joined us shortly afterwards! we have truly been blessed with a wonderful support group and it was a joy to share the day with some of our favorite people.
we were the only ones in the courtroom. we've never been in a courthouse before let alone a courtroom so we really didn't know what to expect. after a lot of formalities and the official signing of the last stack of papers (WOOHOO!), the judge said, "there are two things i want to tell you. number one, you have a beautiful family. number two, our day just goes downhill from here on." adoption is a joy in more ways than one!
in some ways, having a judge look over our papers (a very LARGE stack of papers) and declare josiah to "officially" be a cain was anti-climatic. we already felt like he was a part of family - the Lord has graciously given us a relatively drama-free adoption with few fears of josiah being "taken back," etc. (PRAISE THE LORD!!). the glory of it all actually hit me when we got back home and i ripped the foster parent forms off the fridge. i shredded those babies and started tearing up as i forcefully threw them in the trash. i guess i didn't realize how staring at those foster papers everyday made me feel like josiah really wasn't "ours" just yet. that trash can slam dunk felt good. really good.
i called this post "the end of a long process" which is a little deceiving. because as any parent will tell you, raising a child is a process that's never done. its just nice that know josiah has OUR name and is a legally a part of our family. forever.
thank you for praying and supporting us through this process!!! we don't feel like our family is full just yet. at this point, we feel the inklings to start another adoption.....but we're eagerly awaiting God's perfect timing before we jump in. don't worry. we'll keep you posted.
ALL PRAISE TO THE GLORY OF HIS NAME!!!!
PRAISE TO THE LORD THE ALMIGHTY, THE KING OF CREATION!!
josiah's adoption was finalized on april 27, 2011!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
its crazy to think that just a few years ago, ben and i went to an adoption introduction seminar at bethany christian services, walked out, and said to each other, "there is no way we can do this." BUT GOD DID IT. HE ALONE gave us the desire, strength, perseverance, and ability to bring josiah into our family. forever.
ben's parents were able to come with in the court room for the finalization, and our pastor and his family joined us shortly afterwards! we have truly been blessed with a wonderful support group and it was a joy to share the day with some of our favorite people.
we were the only ones in the courtroom. we've never been in a courthouse before let alone a courtroom so we really didn't know what to expect. after a lot of formalities and the official signing of the last stack of papers (WOOHOO!), the judge said, "there are two things i want to tell you. number one, you have a beautiful family. number two, our day just goes downhill from here on." adoption is a joy in more ways than one!
in some ways, having a judge look over our papers (a very LARGE stack of papers) and declare josiah to "officially" be a cain was anti-climatic. we already felt like he was a part of family - the Lord has graciously given us a relatively drama-free adoption with few fears of josiah being "taken back," etc. (PRAISE THE LORD!!). the glory of it all actually hit me when we got back home and i ripped the foster parent forms off the fridge. i shredded those babies and started tearing up as i forcefully threw them in the trash. i guess i didn't realize how staring at those foster papers everyday made me feel like josiah really wasn't "ours" just yet. that trash can slam dunk felt good. really good.
i called this post "the end of a long process" which is a little deceiving. because as any parent will tell you, raising a child is a process that's never done. its just nice that know josiah has OUR name and is a legally a part of our family. forever.
thank you for praying and supporting us through this process!!! we don't feel like our family is full just yet. at this point, we feel the inklings to start another adoption.....but we're eagerly awaiting God's perfect timing before we jump in. don't worry. we'll keep you posted.
ALL PRAISE TO THE GLORY OF HIS NAME!!!!
PRAISE TO THE LORD THE ALMIGHTY, THE KING OF CREATION!!
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