Today is National Adoption Day, an event which took on new meaning for us as we finalized the adoption of our two children this morning! Words cannot describe what it felt like to stand before the judge and hear him pronounce us a forever family, with all the rights and responsibilities this entails.
This has been a long journey for us, but it’s really quite amazing to glance back and see how the Lord has walked beside us each step of the way. He has blessed us beyond anything we could have imagined, and has brought us the two most wonderful kids on the planet (I may be a little biased, of course)!
The courthouse was so full of adoptive families that it was difficult to move around, and to think that this was going on in every city across the nation was a staggering thought. What a beautiful picture of the Gospel, and what a blessed glimpse of the day where the Father will call all his children home to be forever His!
“The Gospel is not a picture of adoption, adoption is a picture of the Gospel.”
~ John Piper
“If anybody understands God’s ardor for his children, it’s someone who has rescued an orphan from despair, for that is what God has done for us. God has adopted you. God sought you, found you, signed the papers and took you home.”
~ Max Lucado
The Artistic Christian 
This makes my heart sing! Congratulations!
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Mine too! Thanks so much for celebrating with us!
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You have beautiful family! God is good!
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Thanks so much! He is definitely good…better than we deserve!
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Congratulations to you all 🙂
The quotes you shared are lovely!
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Thanks so much…we definitely have a lot to be thankful for this year!
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Congratulations!
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Thank you, Lydia! It’s fun to say that we’re the proud parents of two…officially!
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Congratulations to all of you!!!
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Thanks for stopping by and sharing in our joy!
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Congratulations!
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Thanks so much – we’re all on cloud nine today!
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Congrats John and family!!
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Thanks so much, Levi! God has been extremely gracious to us, and we’ll be forever grateful!
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That is just so cool. Congratulations! God is so good and these children are so blessed. Hugs, N ❤
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And the kids are a huge blessing to us! God has been good to all of us…thanks for celebrating right along with us!
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Precious picture! Congratulations to all of you.
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Thanks so much, Dianne! I’m so glad that you all are able to join with us in thanking God for this huge blessing in our lives!
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Congratulations! You have a lovely family.
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Thanks so much – we certainly think so! God’s been very good to us!
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Congratulations!! I am so happy for you all!!!
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Thank you so much! It’s so much fun to be able to celebrate with our entire blogging family!
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Congratulations! As a legal assistant, I have prepared many adoption decrees and seen excited children and parents on “THE” big day. It is by far one of the blessing in my work. But…you were a family long before the Judge signed the order. Blessings to you!
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Thank you for that, Deb…I absolutely feel the same way about being a family by heart for months already…still, it’s nice to be official!
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Beautiful picture of your family. Your words radiate the love and happiness you feel on Adoption Day. Congratulations on completing this step of the journey for you four.
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Thanks so much…we’re excited to share this wonderful moment with everyone!
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Beautiful family..congratulations! How exciting! 🙂
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Thanks, Megan! This was just in time for Thanksgiving, and we’re all especially thankful over at our house this year!
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What an amazing looking family! I was adopted so I know what a blessing it is.
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Wow…I didn’t know that! It really is amazing to see how many lives have been impacted through this ministry…I hope you and your family have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
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I saw this earlier as it came through my email inbox, but was away visiting family and didn’t have a chance to respond … but I am so thrilled for you and your wife and the two beautiful children God placed into your family! Adoption is a wonderful picture of our relationship with God. I will continue to keep your family in my prayers as you grow and bond together. Your story is an encouragement to me and my husband as we continue on the fostering path.
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I’m glad to hear it! Thanks for encouraging us as we’ve gone along this journey, and for continuing to pray for us. I’m sure we still have all sorts of adventures ahead!
We’ll be praying for you and Jon and your own fostering journey, too… we definitely understand what those ups and downs can feel like, but I know you guys are doing great!
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I’m getting chills. Thrilled for you and yours. Adoption IS the gospel of Jesus, our sonship sure in Him – all of us from every tribe and nation and tongue.
You are awesome.
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Thanks so much for joining in our excitement! In reality, though, God is the one Who is awesome, and we’ve just been along for the ride…but it’s been a great journey!
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Your kids are so blessed. =)
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Beautiful family. Congratulations! 🙂 🙂
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Thanks so much… we’re extremely blessed!
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