Growing by His Grace

{written by Lindsey} We've been waiting for years. Waiting to see how the Lord would work in our family. Waiting to see His plan for us. Waiting for what we thought was fulfillment (but really just wanting our dreams to come true). Waiting for the right time. We were waiting. We are still waiting. Waiting is hard, especially when there is no end in sight or [if i'm being completely honest] it feels like you're being wronged by the waiting. I've had those feelings. I had no understanding of what the waiting was for. Instead of looking at what good could come in the waiting, I was disappointed and sad. I knew that the desires of my heart weren't wrong but they were, in fact, mine. I wasn't pouring it out to God saying "Lord, your will be done and though I want our family to grow desperately, I want to serve you more and glorify you in every season." Nope, I wasn't there. Neither of us were. We needed some time to wait. Time gave us the chance t...

It's a funny thing to sit down and type up our decision to adopt. It's not something that happened precisely and all at once the way a blog post tends to be composed. It was something that started years ago, before Hunter was even born. The seed was planted then and has taken years to grow. I have always had a heart for it and Rob has always had a connection to it (his mom is adopted) so we both knew the beauty and weight of the decision, but it wasn't an immediate yes for us. First, the technicalities:      Over the past 8+ months Rob and I have had so many conversations and spent tons of time in prayer while doing SO much research. The way our relationship works (in most situations including this one) is that I am the researcher. I read and sift through the abundance of materials available about a topic and then once I have learned about all the options, I present them to Rob and we talk through the pared down information. It's just the way we think as individuals ...