Hornbaker...Party of Three!

YES! YES! And YES! It has finally happened! We have officially adopted a little baby girl. For some of you this news may be shocking and we are sorry that we were not able to keep you up to date on the blog as the events of the adoption took place. But to catch everyone up, the month of November was a very special month for us as well as a stressful and exciting time.

At the beginning of the month we received the “call.” You think you will be ready for this moment, but it is so shocking that you can’t believe that it is happening or that you are actually talking about an actual, real situation! Anyway, we got the call that there is a potential birth mom, but the situation was a little different because the baby was already born and they wanted to know if we were interested. No doubt we were interested!

In a couple of hours we found out we were the chosen family! Oh, my! “Now what?” we wondered. After a couple of stressful days and legal happenings, we were able to move forward with the adoption and to wait through the ten-day waiting period. We knew that our little girl was going to be coming home two days before we got her; so, we dashed around and got the house ready.

We got Lillian Reese the Friday before Thanksgiving and then everything became “official” the Monday after Thanksgiving. Official in the sense that we are her guardians and no one can take her away, but the finalization will not happen for the next 6 months and a couple of visits from our agency. Looking back on all that has happened, it is clear that the Lord was at work in this situation. There is so much in the details that it cannot just be a coincidence, but much more working together to bring her to our home.

 For me (Cindy), I was able to finish up my internship hours for school and have time off while we welcomed her into our home. Now that internship has turned into a job and it is wonderful to be able to stay home and work a little.  Another incident is our insurance. No joke, a week before we got the call, we changed companies just so we could have family insurance that was cheaper than our original! We had no idea that two weeks later we would be adding a child to that family plan.  Also, there have been numerous people who have said they were burdened to pray for us in those first few weeks of November and they had no idea what was going on at the time.

Through all of this, we have learned so much how God does answer prayers. We have been praying for a child for six years and now, to have her in our home every time I look at her, I know the Lord answers prayers (it may just happen in his timing rather than when we think it should happen). We are excited and still on cloud nine to have this bundle of joy in our lives and that we were able to go through the adoption process. Thank you to each and every one of you – who prayed, supported, encouraged and loved on us as we traveled down this journey. We pray that God will bless each one of you and that you will seek after Him because he is truly there and working!

So what now… Well, we are going to live our lives loving our daughter and sharing our story of how God can work in our lives and allow Lillian to share her story when and how she wants. We are open to talking and sharing about the adoption process with anyone who wants to know or whoever questions, but her story is hers to share. Thank you for being there for us.

P.S. Due to our own personal reasons, we have decided not to put pictures on social media sites. We hope that you understand, but I know some of you may be dying to meet her sweet face. You can always contact us.