Abundantly More.

Today, a miracle happened!!!

We have really been trusting that God would provide for our adoption(s) because the financial aspect of it all is just overwhelming, and a little daunting... but we knew we were supposed to TRUST. We knew that He has given us hearts to adopt internationally, and now, in the U.S. and we knew that financailly, that would be impossible without the help of our community, our family, and the body of Christ.  Thanks so many family and friends supporting us (and our future kids), we have been able to make all payments up to this point for our Uganda process and the next big payment is due very soon - after we turn in our dossier, which should be within the next few days!!! We have saved enough money in our adoption account to make this payment, but it would mostly drain our funds. We have been praying about pursuing a domestic adoption while continuing with Uganda (because of the very uncertain timing of everything...we thought we'd just go all in and see what happens...staying commited to seeing both adoptions through as long as we were allowed) But our hesitation was the money. If we turned in our dossier with the big payment, we wouldn't have enough to begin the second process. We have felt led to do both and so we asked God that if He wanted that...that He would provide. We just said, "if you provide the way, we'll do it! But you have to show us!"      SO tomorrow we meet with our case worker to sign the home study and hopefully put everything in the mail.  And today I opened a letter.

I was not expecting to find what I found....and I was completely astounded!  I literally wept with thanksgiving to God as I saw what was inside. The number in the little box on that check was the exact number that is due with our dossier. The same four-figure-number!!!! We are amazed. So amazed, and so grateful. So grateful of the generosity of these friends that felt led by Jesus to give us this exact amount. They had NO IDEA what we owed....but God knew.  

So as I'm thinking about this....that God gives good gifts, that He has a way of suprising and delighting us, I thought of this verse (which is what my photography business is named from)

"I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.  Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen" (Ephesians 3:16-21)

I want this story to be a testimony to those who might fear adopting because of the financial burden....NEVER let that fear get in the way of this abundant blessing. God provides and the body of Christ is beautiful!! 

We hope to have more exciting updates soon as things keep moving forward. 
We can't thank you enough for reading, for caring, praying, giving, and over-all being in our lives (even from afar, even if we don't know you, yet!) We are so so thankful. 

Thanks for being a part of our story and the story of our beloveds!