To our sweet family & friends:
We are so excited to share with you our big news that we are adopting a baby! Many of you know that we have struggled to grow our family for several years now. Our journey of infertility has been extremely difficult, but even through our darkest times, we clung to the promise from God's Word in Romans 8:28 that "all things work together for good for those who love God!" We are so excited to say that the best thing that has come from our journey is our joy & excitement at welcoming a precious little baby into our family through adoption!
We are working with a law center that specializes in placing domestic infants for adoption. Our past few months have been filled with more paperwork than we could ever imagine, completing our adoption homestudy, and preparing the nursery for little Rinn. In addition to all of this, Dave has kept busy building a gorgeous crib!
A prospective birthmother is able to view information on waiting families and choose which family she wants to raise her child. As excited as we are for the phone to ring with a call that we have been chosen, we have already discovered that this part of the journey is not easy, either. On Wednesday night, we received a call that a birthmother had selected us. After a tough 24 hours of reviewing all the information on the birth family, praying, and talking, we made the very difficult choice that we were not the right family for this baby. This experience has opened our eyes even more as to how much we need this entire process bathed in prayer.
Specifically, we ask you to pray for the following things:
**for the health & safety of our birthmother & baby
**for the families of the birthmother & birthfather to be supportive of their plans to place the baby for adoption
**for us to have wisdom in making a decision when another call comes
**for the details of the adoption--legal paperwork & potential travel out of state--to work out smoothly
**for our hearts to be patient & hopeful during this time of waiting
So many of you have supported and prayed for us through some very rough times, and we can't tell you enough how grateful we are for those prayers. We continue to ask for your prayers as we wait for little Rinn!
It was SO wonderful to see you guys yesterday! We are so excited for you. Our thoughts and prayers are with you as you embark on this exciting adventure together! We can't wait to get the call that you have your "little Rinn"!
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Congratulations! I am so excited for you! I am sure you've been on a roller coaster through this whole process... in the end it will have all been SO worth it! YAY YOU! Keep updating so we know when little Rinn arrives!
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--Emily
How exciting!! And you are right, the crib is GORGEOUS!! I will be praying your specific requests every morning. Let me know if anything changes.
ReplyDeleteYou are an encourgement and a beautiful example of Christ's light.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! We are SO excited for you both! God already knows the perfect baby for you and Dave, and we can't wait to meet your sweet little one!
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Corrie:)
How exciting!! I'm so happy to hear of the new adventure you will soon be embarking upon. I'll be praying for just the right fit between potential birth mother and you. You guys will make GREAT parents!
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Gloria Ormiston
Joy and I are:
ReplyDelete1) LOVING the crib that Dave built!
2) So excited for you!
3) Praying with you!
I think it is so perfect how you told us exactly what to pray for. It is beautiful to see how strongly you are leaning on God through this whole process. Love to all three of my Rinns! (Can I call you "my" Rinns?)
ReplyDeleteI'm so excited that you are able to pursue adoption. The baby God has already chosen for you will be so blessed to have you for parents! Happy 30th Dave, I'm right behind you! And awesome job on building that crib!!!! Again, so happy for you and will pray that God will grow the two of you stronger through this adoption process and prepare your hearts to be parents. On my knees praying for you, old TU friends,
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Again I want to tell you how THRILLED we are for your sweet family!!!! Adoption is an incredible, WONDERFUL, difficult, and truly spiritual experience! We can't wait to walk along side you in this and we will continue to pray for you daily!
ReplyDeleteI'm really happy for you both, Beth. I'll be keeping you and your soon-to-expand family in my prayers.
ReplyDeleteBethany& Dave - So much to say! I have to say it in person. This is excellent news!!!!
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Sandi
So, so excited for you! That's one lucky baby headed your way!
ReplyDeleteBethany and Dave,
ReplyDeleteWe will continue to pray for this :) We are so excited for you both. Thank you for sharing your heart and the good God has brought out of these difficult experiences. It encourages many of us.
(I'm sorry I missed contacting you on March 8th in Memory of Baby Rinn).
Wow- amazing to think your Baby is on its way home to you all. You both will be awesome Christian parents that will train he or she in the way they should go.
Dave- the crib is gorgeous. A labor of love I'm sure.
Love you both- Tiffany and Paul
Dear David & Bethany,
ReplyDeleteCONGRATULATIONS!! We are so excited to receive your big news. We will be praying for you as you journey into this adoption. I just got "Holy Goose Bumps" when I read your blog. You will make amazing parents - it is the most rewarding but most difficult job you will EVER do.
Bethany, I think of you so often but cannot seem to keep up with everyone I'd like to keep up with. Please know that you are in my heart.
We are busy with homeschooling & church activities. Ron is chairman of the building committee & we are nearing the end of the expansion project. It has pushed us to our knees often, it has challenged our faith beyond measure but we thank God for His faithfulness & mercy. Hopefully, we will be using the new building by June 1. It has taken a ton of Ron's time so that means that I have had to carry a heavier load at home, but by God's grace we have grown & survived.
Seth will be 8 in a couple weeks, Annika turned 6 the end of March, Jakob is 4 1/2 & Lukas will be 3 in July. As you will soon find out those little ones grow way too fast & "poof" they are big kids. It is an amazing process.
Please keep us posted on your process. We will pray as you anticipate those phone calls.
Lifting you before our RISEN SAVIOR!
Doreen
A big CONGRATS to you, Beth and Dave! You have been in my prayers quite often since I learned of your journey of infertility. I continue to pray for you and your new little one. I check your blog often and can't wait to see what God has in store. You will be WONDERFUL parents, I know!
ReplyDeleteSummer Janssen
I don't know where I've been, but I just found your blog today. I just wanted to say CONGRATULATIONS! What a wonderful blessing!! Can't wait to read the rest of your story, and to get a peek at your sweet little one.
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