Adoption

After Piper was born, Mark and I spoke briefly about possibly adopting a child with special needs, in particular, a child with Downs' Syndrome. We were prepared to care for Piper if she had been born with Downs'. Thank God she's healthy and strong. But our hearts are still prepared and willing to take on a child with special needs if that's what God wants for us. I read an article online this week that stated that 90% of people who find out their baby has Downs' Syndrome in utero abort the baby. That makes me physically ill. We haven't talked a lot about it, but we'll continue to pray over the next few months or even years to ask God to give us direction in this area. Some of the things we are praying about regarding a possible adoption are:

• Tyler and Piper and whether or not we want to voluntarily bring another child into the mix who will need special attention. We don't want Tyler and Piper to ever feel left out or unimportant.
• Insurance - we would need really good health insurance if we were to adopt a child with special needs.
• Direction and guidance
• What agency do we use?
• Preparedness - that God would prepare our lives and our children's lives for this special child if that's what He wants for us.

I would love for you to join in praying for this decision. It's not in the near future by any means, but it's something that's been on our minds and we need to continually pray about it. Thank you for praying with us.