My First Phone Call!

Well, today I made my first phone call to an adoption agency! I called American World Adoption Agency (AWAA) during my lunch hour to see if there are going to be any information meetings in our area. I spoke with Mike and he was great. He said they slow down in the summer and start back up in the fall with informational meetings. I told him we were choosing an agency instead of a country. He said Bethany Christian Services was a great place too and they are all in the same family - wanting all orphans to have loving homes. That's what I like to hear! So we will wait until the fall to go to an information meeting with AWAA. Next up: Bethany Christian Services.

A few months ago, Martin's mom asked us what she should tell people when they ask her if we're going to start a family soon (it's been almost eight years - I'm proud that people have kept their mouths closed this long - I was never that good!). She and I went around about it. She tells them that we are going to start the adoption process soon and that seems to warrant more questions. Martin piped in and said in his wisdom, "Just tell them we are CHOOSING to adopt." We both looked at him and told him we were very impressed with that answer.

So to our family and friends: if someone asks you about us and you're just not in the mood to give a long drawn out explanation of where God has taken us then you can simply tell them: We are choosing to adopt. We're forgoing fertility of any kind and just trucking forward on what we feel God is calling us to do. But that doesn't mean I could be pregnant next month. My God is big and can do whatever He wants.