Let me start by saying, "I am not pregnant!" :) We are adding to our family in a different way this time... we're adopting! J.R. and I have known that we wanted to adopt ever since college, but we never knew when, where, or how. Over the past few months, we have felt the Lord calling us to adoption and more specifically a little boy. Our hearts have always been set on a little girl, but God has a funny way of showing you sometimes that His will is so much Greater than our own! We are excited to anounce that we are adopting a little boy from Ethiopia that should be around 2 years old or younger. :) We are so extremely overjoyed to welcome this little guy into our family and can't wait to meet his sweet face! All of the beginning paperwork has been finished, and we are waiting to begin our first home studies. This is going to be a very long process, estimated to take about 24 months from start to finish. We know that there are going to be many difficult days ahead of us, but I have a feeling the moment we get to look in his precious eyes it is all going to be worth it. He will be named after J.R.... John Randall Millington, III. So, we will call him Trip (since he is the 3rd) :) I will be posting many new updates in the upcoming future to let you all know how our process is moving along. Thank you so much for your love and support so far! We can't wait to meet our sweet baby boy Trip!
This is a journey that we're not going to be able to travel alone. The Word of God and His Holy Spirit will provide us wisdom and guidance, your prayers are highly coveted. Please, pray for focus on and direct vision of our ultimate goal, that God has a baby waiting for us to love and welcome in to our family. Pray for paperwork, government agencies, and waiting times to run smoothly and quickly. Also, please pray for funding. Adoption is not cheap, but oh, how I wish it was! Our grand total from start to finish is an estimated $29,700. If you feel led to help, we would love any and all donations. All money will go to our adoption process. I have posted a donate button to the right where you can donate to help bring our baby boy home! We'll be purchasing a large jigsaw puzzle, and for each person that donates, we'll write your name on the back of a puzzle piece. Once our adoption is finalized, we'll put the puzzle together, frame it on both sides with glass, and hang it in his room. This way we can always take it off the wall and be able to see all of the names. It will always remind him and us of every person that loved and prayed us through this time. Moreso, it will serve as an even greater reminder of the love lavished on him by his Heavenly Father. Thank you in advance for your love and support, and I can't wait for you all to meet him!!
