Why We are Adopting

Like most couples, we assumed that starting a family would come easy.  The first couple of years of dealing with infertility were especially difficult as we struggled to understand why it wasn’t happening according to our timetable.  During those years, we both wrestled with feelings of failure and hopelessness.  Once we went through diagnostic testing, we at least had answers to the unknown, which helped with being able to process it.   Over the past five years, we’ve experienced a range of emotions from anger to sadness to grief.  Abby’s heart was called to adoption sooner than Austin’s, however, she had faith that God would work on Austin’s heart if that was the path for them.  In December 2011, God revealed to Austin that adoption was the chosen path to parenthood that He intended for us.  As a couple, we finally fully understood that we were special, not broken, and that God had unique plans for us.  We both felt at peace and extremely excited for the next chapter of our lives to begin.  The plans God has in store for us are bigger and more wonderful than what we could have ever imagined.  The infertility and subsequent adoption journey has caused us to develop a stronger marriage and an even stronger faith.   Our walk with the Lord has been greatly impacted and we are closer to Jesus now than ever before.  We are extremely excited about this journey leading us to the child that God will place in our family. 

If you'd like to make a tax-deductible donation to our adoption, please visit the LifeSong for Orphans link (our account is Cooper #3261).  Thank you!