Our Exciting News!!!!

Since the beginning of our marriage and even when we were dating, Chris and I both shared with each other that God had given us hearts for orphans and for adoption. We knew early on in our courtship that one day we would welcome a child into our home through adoption and we are so excited to announce that we both feel that God is calling us now to adopt. Yes, we are scared, nervous and excited at the same time, but we know that our God will be with us each step of the way.

Over the past few years, I’ve been amazed at how God works in the most remarkable ways. I’m still reminded daily that He has a perfect plan for us and it is so much better than anything we could have ever imagined. So, let’s take a journey through our adoption timeline up to now:

Summer 2007: Chris and I both feel that God is calling us to adopt. We actually requested adoption information from different agencies and we were about to begin the process.

Fall 2007: We find out that we are expecting our first child. Adoption is put on hold.

April 2008: We welcome Robert Colton Whitaker into our family.

January 2010: We start trying to have another baby because we always wanted to have children that were close in age and because we wanted Colton to have a little brother or sister.

Fall 2010: After months of not being pregnant, we began praying about adding another child to our family through adoption.

December 2010 & January 2011: We contacted different adoption agencies to get requirements and paperwork needed to apply for adoption.

As of right now we are still praying for the following information:
-- Which Adoption Agency to use
-- Which Country to Adopt from (Some of the ones we are considering include: Russia, South Korea, Thailand and Taiwan)

There are so many decisions to be made and we want to make sure that we do what God wants us to do, so we are taking our time right now. Hopefully soon we will have an agency and will know which country our little one will be from.

How can you help us?

Pray!! We are scared, nervous and excited at the same time and we just ask that you and your family please lift us up in prayer throughout the next few months as we embark on this amazing journey.

Please pray for our little one. It is possible that our baby is already in the world at this point or is in his/her mother’s womb. We ask that you to pray for his/her health and that he/she would be taken care of. Please pray for the birth mother and for the one that will be taking care of our little one.

Pray for Colton. Pray that he accepts his new sibling and that everything will go smoothly during our transition time.

Pray for our adoption fundraisers. We know God will provide and we trust Him 100%! We already have a few fundraisers lined up (An Adoption Silent Auction and a Yard Sale) and we will be listing them on the blog as soon as we have all the details. Stay Tuned!!

Thanks again for following our journey and for praying for our family. We look forward to keeping you all updated on our family and we can’t wait to let you know what God is doing in our lives.

Chris, Tara and Colton