It's about time to get this blog started and I've been suffering from severe writer's block not knowing how to begin. Today is finally the day so here goes.
Jim and I have been married for over 15 years and have 3 children. Our boys are Allen (13) and Michael (almost 10). In between these two wonderful sons is a special girl named Josi who is almost 12. Josi has Down Syndrome and has allowed her family and friends the gift of experiencing life outside of the box since day one.
Over the past year and a half, God has placed a desire in our hearts to expand our family. Over time it became evident that perhaps the door for having more biological children had been closed. God then began to speak into our hearts about adoption. But not just any type of adoption. We were definitely being pointed in the direction of adopting a little girl with Down Syndrome. After much prayer and lots of time on the Reece's Rainbow Website, http://www.reecesrainbow.com/ , we have chosen a sweet little 2yr. old from Eastern Europe. Her name will be slightly altered from Nadine to Nadia, both of which mean "hope", and we're so eager to bring her home to be part of our family.
Our adoption journey officially began a few days ago so if you care to follow along, I'd love for you to join me as I blog about the ins and outs of adopting a special needs child internationally. Thanks for joining me!!!
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She is so beautiful! Your story is so encouraging and exciting to me. I am so thrilled to see God at work in your lives and that you are putting His agenda, His desires ahead everything else. It will be one happy day when your daughter comes home and meets her 2 big brothers and her older sister. God is so good and I thank you for letting me be apart of this journey!
ReplyDeleteJust one other thing: I am MORE than willing to help out with kid coverage when you travel to pick up daughter!! They all can be Georgia peaches for a few weeks!!!
ReplyDeleteWowie, zowie??? Thanks for the encouragement but there are 900 entries this week. sigh. Love the blog so far!Nothing like adopting a baby to get a blog up and running!!! I cannot say enough how happy I am for Nadia.When I think of what is in store for her. Her whole life has already changed so radically that it is hard to comprehend it.Precious girl...
ReplyDeleteLove being a party to the miracle :)
Hugs to you and Jim!
I am so glad you started a blog so we can follow along on your journey to Nadia. She is so beautiful! Congratulations!
ReplyDeletewooohooo---you took the plunge--and it looks WONDERFUL!!! Love the pic and the scripture, friend. I LOVE the name you have chosen too. Just perfect for your princess. Oh I am so excited that I get to journey with you...I cannot wait to see miracle after miracle unfold before our eyes.
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Adeye
We are so happy for you!! We can't wait to meet Nadia - she will have an instant group of babysitters with our small group. We are so happy for you all. Just let us know when you want a toddler baby shower and what you will need for your new one. I hope this comment posts - I have sent you three messages of how happy we are and they went into cyberspace. We can't wait to meet her!! Yeah! We LOVE you guys!!
ReplyDeleteI am so excited for you and your family! Nadia is a miracle in many ways; she will grow up in a strong family with good standards, values, and LOVE!! Congrats!
ReplyDeleteKristin!
ReplyDeleteYou've gone public! How exciting! It has been precious to share the walk with you these past few months! You are truly starting to taste the sweetness of the Lord. Praying for all the details that might stress you out this week!
Love you deeply!
-- Meg D.
I can't wait till July or August to get my new, cute baby cousin(in my book,a 2year-old is still a baby!)
ReplyDeleteCan not wait to meet our sweet little niece!! Want to squeeze her cheeks! Way to go Krissy--you are walking HIS walk and inspiring all of us along the way as you touch our lives! Thanks! :)
ReplyDeleteKristin- I can remember vividly when and where I was on Duke's campus the day you called me and
ReplyDeleteshared that you and Jim had found out that Josie was down-syndrome. You had such a confidence and
peace in your voice that stuck with me for days. God was working even then to bless you with multiple miracles and through your love and obedience another life has been saved with the hope of salvation. You and Jim are truly an example of lives laid down for His glory.
Looking foward to meeting your new family member. And David has already signed up to babysit. God bless you continually. Bob
AW! She was so chubby! Too cute! Now July and August seem so far away, but I bet it will go by so fast. I sure hope so!
ReplyDeleteI'm absolutely THRILLED for you. I am also in love with a little girls with DS at RR and am waiting patiently for my husband to also feel moved to move forward on the adoption. I can't wait to follow your journey!!! CONGRATS!!!!
ReplyDeleteJen
WOW! I am so happy for your family! When I heard the news on Wednesday night my heart was filled with so much joy for you guys. I will be praying for Nadia to arrive quickly and that all your paperwork is processed smoothly. Please let me know if I can do ANYTHING for you; including childcare :)
ReplyDeleteHow awesome! We have adopted twice through RR's photolisting. I am not sure if you are adopting from Russia or Ukraine-- but if you have any questions we have done both. We are also on the journey to adopt again-- we nearly started at the same time. I must say if this is your first adoption-- you compiled your dossier in record time! We should be sending ours off to Ukraine next week-- God-willing.
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