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Adoption Myths and Facts

So as we wait…we thought we would share some adoption myths and facts. 1. Myth : Adoption is second-best. Fact : Adoption may be another way, but it is never second-best. 2. Myth : Birthparents can show up at any time to “reclaim” their child. Fact : Once an adoption is finalized, it is permanent, and the adoptive parents are legally recognized as the child’s parents. 3. Myth : Birthparents are irresponsible and don’t care about their child. Fact : Birthparents want the best for their child. They make an adoption plan because they knew they are not able to take care of the child. 4. Myth : Adoptive parents don’t love their child as much as parents in families formed through biology. Fact : The love is the same, regardless of the family is formed. 5. Myth : Infants available for adoptio...

Amazing Blessing!

We have received an amazing blessing that we want to share with everyone! Someone, from of the outpouring of what God is doing in their lives, decided to share that blessing with us in order to help us reach our goal! So, it has happened and we are finally there by a whole lot of you guys and little bit of us. It’s amazing you pray and pray for something and then when it happens you are so shocked that you don’t even know what to do. That is what happened to us! This blessing could not come at a better time for us. As we have been down the journey of infertility and then through adoption, there are times of discouragement that are hard to describe and simply just hard to walk through. Recently, we had one of those moments and this blessing not only helped us to meet our financial goal but also encouraged us spiritually. So what does this mean for us now? First of all, it means many concerns are at bay for now like fundraising or filling out grant applications. Secondly, ...

The silence

Sometimes the road to adoption is very silent. You never know if anything is going to happen, you're so uncertain if the dream of a little baby in your home will ever happen and really just wondering if you will hear anything at all. For a couple of months now we have been silent and the other day I learned something about the silence that has really helped. A wise person shared with me that the adoption process becomes silent because the ones walking through it allow it to become silent by not talking or asking about and simply being silent themselves. So by learning this I have decided we should not be silent and continue to share and continue to educate others. Plus we know statistically that the more people who know you are trying to adopt, the better chance we have of running into someone who knows someone that wants to place their baby for adoption. So as we wait and when the silence becomes a little much, hopefully, we will find the strength to continue talk about our adopti...

Yard Sale!!

Hey Everyone! Just wanted to let you know that we are having a Yard Sale as fundraiser for our adoption and to clean out a little bit. We have everything from a dishwasher, TVs, clothes, and some childrens items. So come shopping or tell your friends to come! Everything is priced to sell! Friday and Saturday 6 am to 1 pm 1004 Chaparral Dr. Lebanon, TN

We are being Blessed Everyday!!

Every since we started Just One fundraiser we have been totally blessed by everyone's love and generosity. The most amazing thing is that every single day we have had a donation whether it has been a $1 or $50. First we Praise God because he provides all we need and secondly we thank all of you all that are helping to spread the word of Just One! Honestly, when I was first excited about this fundraiser I thought this is going to be awesome we will have the $10,000 we need in no time; all we need is 10,000 people a little crazy now that I think about it, but hey I believe in dreaming big! The even more amazing thing is that God is teaching me so much more about faith. We know that we are heading in the right direction of adoption and we know that somehow we will save and raise all the money we need, but what we didn't anticipate was all the faith that we would be building in the process. Each day we recieve a little or save a little more, I realize that our steps of fait...

It may be a little crazy!

Just One! Thats all it takes to be apart of something bigger! Obviously you have learned from reading this blog that we care about the orphans in the world and our prayer is that other people will do the same. But sometimes in life it is so difficult to think that you could help or make a difference. But really you can. Do you drink a soda, tea, or coffee that cost $1? Then you could help. My husband and I started thinking and realizing that first of all people want to help but times are tough and it is difficult to help out others sometimes ecspecially in the economy we live in. Then we also thought that people know people and sometimes a ton of people. Just think about how many people you have on your facebook or that you work with. So we are trying something that is a little crazy but just might work. We are asking our friends to sacrifice one drink and send us that one dollar and then to ask their friends. The hardest part will be mailing the dollar or taking the time to do the...