Meanwhile....

Well, while we are waiting on our puzzle to get here so I can get that started, I figured I would write a random post.  A filler, if that's what you want to call it. 

A blog post that will kind of describe what's been going on through my head during this process. 

Since we have started this whole process, I have been spending most of my time getting on OTHER families blogs about THEIR adoption journey.  I get enthralled in their story and I find myself starting at the beginning of their journey and not stopping until I have read every post until the end. In reading lots of adoption blogs, I realize how blessed I am.

100 percent of the blogs I have read have dealt with women who struggled with infertility and are now adopting.  I have read how their hearts have been broken.  All the tears they have shed.  And the great struggle of getting through that.  I feel SO blessed, because I think God has chosen to protect me from that.  I have never struggled with it.  My heart doesn't hurt because I haven't had biological children.  I don't get sad when my friends get pregnant.  Which is just another reason why I feel like I'm called to adopt.  This just feels natural! :)  I thank God that he has thus far spared me from all that turmoil.  Thank you Lord :)

A dear friend to us who also adopted, told us that this would definitely stretch us.  He said that as a married couple we would have to pick each other up.  Boy was he ever right, and we haven't even REALLY gotten started in this process.  We have already had points where I was weak and needed my husband to pick me up. We are now at a point where my I'm doing okay and now my husband is needing me to be strong and pick him up.  I guarantee that if you give it some time, it will be my turn again.  So I am thankful for my husband and I can't wait to see how we grow together as a couple through this. 

We are approaching our deadline in a couple of weeks and we aren't even half way to where we need to be.  And it's easy to focus on how much we don't have and the fear of how we may have to postpone this until we are fully funded.  But we have both been smacked out of that thankfully and heard God telling us too look at how much He has blessed us!  Because of the loving support of our friends and family, we have been blessed to raise almost 2,000 dollars in just 2 and a half weeks!  That is just INSANE!  I am so amazed at all of you out there who are being so good to us.  We love you.  We thank you.  You are a blessing to us and our family. I pray that God blesses you doubly.

The fact that we have been through all these things with our feelings is a little scary seeing as how we aren't even out of the beginning step yet! ha!!  But I am also excited to see where this whole thing takes us.  I hope you all stay along for the ride! 

we love you!
The Nuzums :)