Our Call to Adoption Part 1

After Lud and I were married we knew we had several years until we wanted to start a family. We also knew our family would hopefully include adopted and biological children. My dad was adopted as an infant, and my grandparents are the most loving, wonderful parents any child could ask for. I've always been inspired to adopt by the fact that for us there was never a difference between my mom's biological parents and my dad's adopted parents. They were my grandparents. Period.

Last year I began reading a few blogs, and on one blog I saw the story of a family's adoption. Every since then I have followed many families' adoption journeys. Even though I felt a strong tug towards adoption, I continued to feel that we would adopt eventually, but not right now. However, one morning in November everything changed. I was getting ready for school when I truly felt I heard God's voice calling us to adopt. And not in the far away future! I heard God telling me to begin the journey NOW. I asked God "Now?!? Right now, when we're not planning on having kids, I'm pursuing my masters, and we have nothing saved for it?!?" Then I heard the words, "Have faith. It's a faith journey."

Wow! I was so scared and yet felt a jittery, genuine excitement I had not had in a very long time. Lud was still asleep and I was running late for school so I didn't tell him right then. I thought about it alllllll day long at school. I had no idea how Lud would take it. I got home and could barely contain myself, but I waited until supper to tell him. I think I caught him a little off-guard! Lud also wants to adopt, but didn't know if right now was the right time. However, he does want to be faithful to God's call. So, we began praying for God to give Lud the same conviction that we should start the adoption process.

To be continued......