Initial Letter to Friends and Family

If you are here you probably received the letter found below in the mail. Or maybe you heard about our new journey through word of mouth. Maybe you saw something on a social media site that intrigued you so you decided to stop in, or maybe you're just perusing random blogs. Whatever brought you here, welcome to our adoption journey! We will try our best to keep this up-to-date. Thank you for your support!

Dear Friends and Family,

Hope you are doing well.

We are getting ready to celebrate our 3^rd year of marriage. We are starting to realize how fast time goes by. The past few years have been wonderful, but we cannot help but feel that there is something missing in our life.

Over the past two years we have discovered that we will not be able to have children. Nevertheless, we do feel that God has put a longing in our hearts to parent.

We wanted to let you know over the next few months we will begin the process of adopting a baby! From what we have learned, the process of adoption is likely to be long, frustrating, expensive, but in the end… a wonderful and rewarding experience. As of now we are not exactly sure where the funding will come from, but we have faith that with savings, fundraising, grants and donations God will provide what we need to bring a baby boy or girl into our home.

After going to informational sessions on adoption, and discussing adoption with other adopting couples we have decided to pursue domestic adoption. Through personal recommendations and research we have decided to use a consulting agency, Christian Adoption Consultants (CAC). The next step in our process is our adoption home study. We are required to use an in-state adoption agency for this step. We will be using Lifeline Adoption Agency based in Birmingham, AL for the home study. The home study is a process that includes meeting(s) with a social worker within our home, multiple interviews and background checks that will culminate in a final report. This home study report will be passed on to our consultant agency (CAC). The home study will be an integral part of an entire family profile that CAC will create for us. The family profile, when complete, will be sent to at least five adoption agencies around the country. We will then wait to be matched with a birthmother.

For more information, upcoming fundraisers, and updates about our adoption please visit our adoption blog:  www.davidandjoshlyn.blogspot.com. Please be aware you can make donations directly to our adoption fund through a secure PayPal account we have available on the blog. Also, feel free to contact us directly.

We are so grateful for your continued prayers and support and are looking forward to what God has in store for the next year. Hope to see you soon!

Love,

David and Joshlyn