Friday, June 7, 2013

Our Will


As much as we are grieving Susanna we can't imagine what it is like for our Will. He must be so sad and confused. Deep in sadness over our girl we are also fueled by a desire to get him home as quickly as possible. 

 We are thoroughly looking forward to  meeting our son and getting to know his personality! My heart is heavy at the thought of having to walk into that orphanage knowing that Susanna won't be there, but I am finding an excitement growing in my heart as I think about meeting this handsome boy! God will undoubtedly give us His grace to face what now seems overwhelming.

I sent off our I800a to our home study agency yesterday. That means that it should arrive in Texas in about a week and then we hope to have approval in the next 4-6 weeks. This approval means that we have our government's go ahead to pursue our adoption of Will. Once we have that in our hands our dossier goes to Will's government for their approval. Once we receive THAT we will be scheduled for our first visit. I am hoping that this will happen by September or October. Emphasis on "hoping". 

I have had several people ask us how they can give to our adoption fund. It is an unavoidable truth that international adoption is very expensive. Since we weren't making plans to adopt when Susanna found us we are starting from scratch. We have complete confidence that God will provide all we need and we are working hard on our end to raise the necessary funds. We are using Go Fund Me and there is a button on our blog. It is an easy site to use but it is not tax deductible. We are in the process of signing on with Project Hopeful and will add that button to our blog soon. Donations made to them on our behalf are tax deductible. 

Keith and I have been working for several days....trying to create a video that would express our heart around Susanna's story. I would love to share it with you. During the first couple of days, when in our sadness I wasn't sure how we could move forward, I had several people remind me that Susanna had loved Will and that they were sure it would be her desire for him to come home to us. We agree. We consider our adoption of Will as Susanna's last act of love. What an amazing girl. What an amazing story!


6 comments:

  1. I am so so sorry for the loss of your Susanna. I was over the moon thrilled then I learned that she had a forever family working to bring her home. . .as well as her best friend Will. So hard to understand God's timing sometimes. Will keep your family in my prayers,
    Love Shoshanna

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  2. Kristin,

    I have a fundraising idea I'd like to share with you. Could you email me at mlee@coupaide.com?

    Thanks!

    Matthew Lee

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  3. I am following your journey with interest and prayers.
    Adopted as a baby, over 70 years ago, I have a real heart for 'chosen' children.
    I have made a donation to your fund.

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  4. Thank you Elizabeth!! This gives me such a boost on a day when I was feeling a bit discouraged by the struggle and process! He is so worth every moment, I just wish I could be there today to bring him home! Your words of encouragement and the knowledge that you are praying for us means more than I can express!!!

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  5. Bless you and your family! What a special love your Susanna had that led your family to your Will. Keep the faith! God is always good and his plan always perfect!

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  6. I'm so sorry to read about your loss of Susanna. Praying Will gets to your home quickly.

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