You Say Goodbye, I say Hello

So when we found out from our agency that we couldn't adopt because of my seizures we were devastated, but we vowed to fight. We were told that our agency did everything they could and it was over. We knew our daughter was in Moldova and weren't willing to switch countries as suggested by our agency many many times.


I am going to be pretty vague about the goings on between us and our agency because I'm trying this new thing where I don't talk about people behind their back (if you don't get that Mean Girls reference then you can't sit with us). 


We were financially and emotionally invested in this agency, and we really wanted it to be able to continue with them.  We tried our absolute best to work it out and continue our relationship with them. All I am going to say is that we didn't feel their choices were in the best interest of us, our situation, and our daughter. Therefore, we decided to change agencies.


We found a new agency, and I feel so much more secure with them. They currently don't have anyone in their Moldova adoption program, so we will be the first, which we are completely okay with. We were on the phone with one of their representatives and she said "if y'all want to be the trailblazers, then we want to fight for you." Do you know how long I had been waiting to hear those precious words? Do you know how much that meant to me? Someone is finally going to fight FOR us. I broke down crying and told her that I needed to hear that more than I could express. 


We are just waiting for some things to happen on their end (*fingers crossed*) and then we will sign our contract and get going again. Our home study will be finalized the second week of July and then we will get started on compiling our dossier. That will hopefully only take a couple of months and then the real waiting begins once we send it to Moldova. 


To our friends and family- Thank you for your prayers. Thank you for caring about our adoption and how everything is going. Thank you for your advice, encouragement, and positivity. Please continue to pray for us and our adoption process. Pray that the decisions we are making are the correct ones. Pray that we continue to persevere when it seems to be the end of the road.


To our little girl- Remember how I said you were worth it? I meant it. We will never give up on you. You are prayed for and loved more than you can imagine. Hang in there, we're giving it all we have.


To God- Thank you thank you thank you. Thank you for conquering the death of our adoption. Thank you for holding us tightly and not letting go. Thank you for being all we need. Thank you.








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  1. UnknownJune 22, 2014 at 5:11 PM

    Just wanted you to know, I've been following your story for a while, and I often pray for your family. Thank you for posting an update, I was just thinking about you guys the other day hoping God had made a way

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