The Reason Why

Many of my family members and co-workers have received this letter. However, for those who haven't and are curious as to why we are adopting read on.


"In 2009 Dan and I decided it was time to start a family. We both assumed it would be easy as most people in our family have gotten pregnant just by holding hands. However, after four months I was still not pregnant and the stress of it was making me unhappy with myself and bitter towards those who were getting pregnant. In effort to take pressure off, Dan told me not to worry and that four months was not a long time to still not be pregnant. Dan also stated (assuming it would never happen) that is we could not have kids we would just adopt. This took a lot of pressure off me and I was able to celebrate with those who were pregnant. I had always wanted to adopt someday and Dan was not against it, but we had never really given it too much thought.
We continued trying to have a child and as the months continued to go by we still did not get pregnant. Through prayer and thoughtful consideration we decided to set a time-frame for when we would adopt. We figured if we were not pregnant in April of 2010 that God was telling us He wanted us to adopt. Again, we assumed that we would be pregnant long before that time. However, as the months ticked by and we got closer and closer to the deadline, we both started to doubt that we would get pregnant. We prayed more and more about it in an effort to seek His will. The closer we got to the date, the more we felt adoption was what God wanted us to pursue. By the last two months, even though we were still trying to have a child, we both had the feeling that it was not going to happen because God wanted something else for us.
So with great excitement and anticipation we would like to tell you that we have begun the process of adopting a child. We are working with Bethany Christian Services as we have had many peope use and recommend them. Depending on the country we adopt from, this process could be as short as one year or as long as two and a half years. So your prayers are welcomed during this waiting period.
We are excited to share this news with you and look forward to the months ahead and the eventual arrival of baby Van."