Our Journey to China

Having children was always our biggest dream, but what seemed easy for some people was a constant struggle for us.  

Our story starts like many others; we met, fell in love and decided to get married. About a year after we were married we were ready to start our family.  To our surprise I got pregnant pretty quickly.  But in January of 2013, nine weeks into pregnancy, we lost our baby.  For the next two years we tried to conceive another child but were unsuccessful.

 

Then in April of 2015, we received the worst news of our lives.  I was diagnosed with a severe precancerous condition that required me to have a hysterectomy which eliminated our ability to ever have biological children. Of course this was devastating for us but we knew that their were other ways to have a family and pretty soon, adoption was put into our hearts. Although our adoption journey wasn’t always easy, God continued to provide and in November 2016 we brought home our first son, Asher from China. Our adoption experience was amazing and Asher has been an incredible addition to our family. Although it has been testing at times, God opened our eyes through this journey and showed us what a family truly is and that it is not dependent upon being related to someone by blood.

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We always wanted to have at least two kids and after our trip to China we fell in love with the culture and knew that we would adopt from there a second time.  But because of how expensive adoption is, we planned to wait a few years before considering it again.  But once again God had other plans. Adoption was on our heart but we had no idea how we would finance it.  However, our prayers were answered when we found out we would be getting a large sum of money from an unexpected source.  So, we jumped into our second adoption process and didn't look back.  Sadly, about a month later we found out that due to a paperwork error we wouldn't be getting any of that money.  Of course we were devastated but since we were already invested into our adoption we couldn't turn back.  So, we took a few deep breaths, a leap of faith and pressed on.

 

About a month later we saw the picture of our child and knew he was meant to be a part of our family.  Sadly, he has had a very rough start to his young life.  He was born with a rare birth defect that required surgery shortly after his birth and will require additional surgeries once he is home with us. His Chinese name means "hope for a joyful and happy life" and that is what we want to give him.  

 

We want to thank you in advance for your support in the future of our family!