We have fallen in love with a little boy we do not know. The Holy Spirit transcends the miles and years of separation. I can tell you this, it was love at first sight. There were many faces pictured on the website the day that we saw Aiden, and this one little boy captured our heart and stole our affections. To me that speaks of the divine. It carries me to Psalm 139 reminding me that all of our days were ordained before one of them came to be, that everyone of them was written in His book! In the Story of Our Lives in the Story of Aiden's Life, there is a moving and powerful chapter where our stories converge. August 26, 2008 was a day the Lord spoke into existence before time began. It was the day I laid eyes on a little boy and new he was my son, the day that each member of our family proceeded to feel the same connection, and said YES to this precious life. It was the day our love story began.
Thank you for sharing in our journey!
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Friday, August 29, 2008
Quick Update!
Thank you for all the wonderful comments and for sharing in our excitement!
Here is a link to the page on Reece's Rainbow where you can see our profile next to Aiden's picture. Just to clear a few things up, they are spelling his name Aidan, but I think I like "Aiden" better, so I'll be blogging it as "Aiden". Also, Elia and Aiden are 1 yr and 6 days apart, not just 6 days apart. I messed up when I read the original post about Aiden and thought he was not quite two. He will however be 3 in March. Sorry for the confusion.
So, here's the bottom line, we need about 22K over the next few months. We immediately need about $2000-$3000 for physicals, fingerprinting, filing for documents, and our home study update. If anyone wants to give to our immediate needs, you can give on our paypal account (in the sidebar) or if you can give through our IHOP account (tax deductible). If you're wanting to give to the larger adoption fund, you can donate (tax deductible) on the Reece's Rainbow site under Aiden's picture.
We thank you for your prayers and support! HE WHO PROMISED IS FAITHFUL!
Here is a link to the page on Reece's Rainbow where you can see our profile next to Aiden's picture. Just to clear a few things up, they are spelling his name Aidan, but I think I like "Aiden" better, so I'll be blogging it as "Aiden". Also, Elia and Aiden are 1 yr and 6 days apart, not just 6 days apart. I messed up when I read the original post about Aiden and thought he was not quite two. He will however be 3 in March. Sorry for the confusion.
So, here's the bottom line, we need about 22K over the next few months. We immediately need about $2000-$3000 for physicals, fingerprinting, filing for documents, and our home study update. If anyone wants to give to our immediate needs, you can give on our paypal account (in the sidebar) or if you can give through our IHOP account (tax deductible). If you're wanting to give to the larger adoption fund, you can donate (tax deductible) on the Reece's Rainbow site under Aiden's picture.
We thank you for your prayers and support! HE WHO PROMISED IS FAITHFUL!
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Read, Set, GO!
The time has come! We're adopting again. We've had several situations come up over the past few months that have seemed like they might "be the one" and none of them has been right for one reason or another. Over the past months the Lord has brought the issue of Down Syndrome to the front of our minds. We are aware of the life time commitment that raising a child with Down Syndrome involves and we have felt the YES of the Lord over this for us as a family.
Just this week the Lord brought a little one to our attention. His name is Aiden and he is from the Eastern Europe- he is at the same orphanage where Derek and Renee's boys are. Yes, an international adoption for us this time! Just as Tracie was getting familiar and gaining an strong grasp of domestic adoption, the Lord is stretching us by taking us into a less familiar territory. So here we go! We're so grateful that Derek and Renee are walking this road ahead of us, and that we have them to help us through it.
Aiden was born 3/1/06 (just 6 days before Elia)! He has Down Syndrome, as well as a heart valve defect. The minute we saw Aiden's picture, our hearts were totally drawn in. The kids first response was, "When can we bring him home?" Elia just kept pointing to the screen and saying, "awww, bubo, bubo!!" (her word for baby). There are no real words to describe how we have fallen in love with this wee one in just moments, other than to say the Holy Spirit has planted him in our hearts.
If all goes well and the Lord brings him into our family, we will name him "Aiden Joseph"- Aiden means "little flame" and Joseph means "he will enlarge"- we believe the prophetic destiny over Aiden's life is that he will be a little flame that will grow. We believe that his life will be a light to many and will set the hearts of others ablaze with the true spirit of adoption and a heart to live out James 1:27.
We will begin our home study update process immediately. Please pray for the funds needed for that first step. ($800 for the home study update, and the expense of physicals for John and Tracie, FBI clearances, etc) Our intial need is for about $2000 to get this ball rolling. We anticipate our total expenses over the next few months to be in the neighborhood of $22,000. We have seen the Lord provide for adoptions over and over again and we have no doubt that he can do this for this precious one! If all goes well the facilitator we are using through Reece's Rainbow felt we might be able to bring him home in January.
Please pray for us and pray for Aiden! We will keep you updated with progress as things move along! Much, Much more to come!
Love,
John and Tracie
Nick, Taylor, Isabelle, Elia (and Aiden)
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