Thursday, October 8, 2015
Sunday, September 6, 2015
Finding Happiness
I apologize that we have been radio silent. We took a little break from our adoption application this summer.
Speaking from the heart.... infertility sucks! Feeling hurt, jealous, anger, and depressed are not who we are but those are the emotions that had begun to consume us. I feel like I was trying so hard to appear OK that I did not deal with the loss. We knew we needed to find our happiness again before continuing forward, so we chose to begin counseling. In one of my appointments, my counselor asked if my goal was to be pregnant or to be a mom. That question really resonated with me because I realized I was so focused on not being able to conceive that I couldn't see the ultimate goal which is to be a mommy and care for a beautiful baby. For anyone who is thinking about speaking to a counselor, I would highly recommend it. I am not saying that we are 'fixed' but I feel we are headed on the right path again.
Our application is almost complete and we are hoping to turn it in very soon. Lots of friends and family have been asking us to re-open the t-shirt fundraiser so we did today! Thank you so much for your support and sharing our story. We love seeing pictures of yall wearing our love shirts!
"You may not have my eyes, you may not have my smile, but you have all of my heart."
Speaking from the heart.... infertility sucks! Feeling hurt, jealous, anger, and depressed are not who we are but those are the emotions that had begun to consume us. I feel like I was trying so hard to appear OK that I did not deal with the loss. We knew we needed to find our happiness again before continuing forward, so we chose to begin counseling. In one of my appointments, my counselor asked if my goal was to be pregnant or to be a mom. That question really resonated with me because I realized I was so focused on not being able to conceive that I couldn't see the ultimate goal which is to be a mommy and care for a beautiful baby. For anyone who is thinking about speaking to a counselor, I would highly recommend it. I am not saying that we are 'fixed' but I feel we are headed on the right path again.
Our application is almost complete and we are hoping to turn it in very soon. Lots of friends and family have been asking us to re-open the t-shirt fundraiser so we did today! Thank you so much for your support and sharing our story. We love seeing pictures of yall wearing our love shirts!
"You may not have my eyes, you may not have my smile, but you have all of my heart."
Sunday, May 10, 2015
Mother's Day
Last Mother's Day I mourned and grieved for our angel baby. I tried very hard to put on a brave and happy face when all I wanted was to be preparing to have our baby. This year I have chosen to be positive and look towards the future. I know that this is the path we are supposed to be on and I am so thankful that God has guided us in this direction. There is a light at the end of this infertility tunnel and it is towards our Sweet Baby Diehl.
I want to wish a very Happy Mother's Day to the mothers, grandmothers, and soon to be mothers in our lives who are there for us through the highs and lows!! WE LOVE YOU VERY MUCH!
I want to wish a very Happy Mother's Day to the mothers, grandmothers, and soon to be mothers in our lives who are there for us through the highs and lows!! WE LOVE YOU VERY MUCH!
Thursday, May 7, 2015
Blessed
Matt and I are humbled and blessed with the love that we have been shown these past few days. I set a goal of 75 shirts thinking that it was a little high. But, in three days that was blown out of the water and the fundraiser is still going. With every shirt that is ordered it puts us one step closer to our sweet Diehl. THANK YOU! You have filled our hearts this week!
Sunday, April 26, 2015
Garage Sale
WE MADE $3,700 IN TWO DAYS!!! We are absolutely blown away and yet exhausted. :-) Thank you to everyone that donated their items. A very special thank you to Mom and Dad Diehl for hosting, collecting items for months, and working so hard to make this garage sale a success. Also thank you to Mandy, Alex, and Aunt Karen for wheelin' and dealin' these last two days. WOW!
Friday, April 24, 2015
Long Time No See
Wow, I didn't realize how long it had been since I posted. I have never been great at keeping up with a journal. I am really sorry because we created this blog to invite our friends and family along in our journey and I have been radio silent. I will try my best to post more often.
We are almost finished with our application. I never imagined it would take this long but it has. We still need to gather a couple more documents and make our profile book. This book is a photo scrapbook that is presented to birth mothers so they can get a glimpse into our life. I have started working on this book several times but it overwhelms me because this will be the first image she has of us and I want it to be perfect.
Luckily, when I get stressed I start looking at baby stuff. :-) A month or so ago Mom got the itch to go baby shopping and I was happy to oblige. I had so much fun looking at everything and getting an idea of furniture and items we might want for our nursery. I found the bedding that has become the inspiration for the nursery on etsy. It's navy, white, grey, and mint green. It's so stinkin' cute but so stinkin' expensive so I am going to try and recreate as much of it as I can.
Matt and I knew that choosing to adopt was not going to be cheap. $37,000 is a huge chunk of money especially for two teachers. The agency we have chosen to go with asks for the money when we are matched with a birth mother. A worry for us is that we will not have the money when it comes time. We could be matched right after we finish the home study or it could be months. We have started saving and have received donations from people near and dear to our hearts. Our hope is that we will have a chunk saved before our home study is complete then we can apply for grants. There are just so many unknowns when it comes to money and we know we need to lean on God and trust he is in control.
Speaking of raising money...The Diehl family is hosting a huge garage sale tomorrow and we spent all day sorting and preparing for it. Hopefully, this will be a very successful fundraiser! So many friends and family have donated items; Matt and I are so very thankful for the love we have received. If you are able to stop by, we would love to see you and maybe you will find something you can't live without. :-)
We are almost finished with our application. I never imagined it would take this long but it has. We still need to gather a couple more documents and make our profile book. This book is a photo scrapbook that is presented to birth mothers so they can get a glimpse into our life. I have started working on this book several times but it overwhelms me because this will be the first image she has of us and I want it to be perfect.
Luckily, when I get stressed I start looking at baby stuff. :-) A month or so ago Mom got the itch to go baby shopping and I was happy to oblige. I had so much fun looking at everything and getting an idea of furniture and items we might want for our nursery. I found the bedding that has become the inspiration for the nursery on etsy. It's navy, white, grey, and mint green. It's so stinkin' cute but so stinkin' expensive so I am going to try and recreate as much of it as I can.
Matt and I knew that choosing to adopt was not going to be cheap. $37,000 is a huge chunk of money especially for two teachers. The agency we have chosen to go with asks for the money when we are matched with a birth mother. A worry for us is that we will not have the money when it comes time. We could be matched right after we finish the home study or it could be months. We have started saving and have received donations from people near and dear to our hearts. Our hope is that we will have a chunk saved before our home study is complete then we can apply for grants. There are just so many unknowns when it comes to money and we know we need to lean on God and trust he is in control.
Speaking of raising money...The Diehl family is hosting a huge garage sale tomorrow and we spent all day sorting and preparing for it. Hopefully, this will be a very successful fundraiser! So many friends and family have donated items; Matt and I are so very thankful for the love we have received. If you are able to stop by, we would love to see you and maybe you will find something you can't live without. :-)
Saturday, January 10, 2015
The Nitty Gritty
THANK YOU, Thank You, thank you! The love
and support we've felt the past week has been unbelievable and encouraging.
With sharing our new journey, comes lots of questions. Here are some of the questions we've recently
been asked. Please don’t hesitate to ask
more!
Domestic or International? Domestic—Our agency that we chose
actually only does adoptions in Texas.
So one day we will adopt a Native Texan J
Age? Infant
What all goes into the application?
Honestly, when I first looked at it I felt sick and stressed. Now that we have gotten a huge chunk
completed, it’s not so bad. Here are
most of the items that go into the application, although I may have missed a
few:
·
A copy
of each from everyone in your household- driver’s license, social security
card, passport, birth certificate, insurance card, paycheck stub
·
Vaccination
records for animals
·
Most recent
tax return
·
Floor
plan of house with dimensions
·
Sketch
of outdoor area
·
Physical
examinations
·
Cpr/first
aid certified
·
Autobiographies
written by us (for some reason I am nervous about writing this)
·
LOTS of
questions about our beliefs, our life as a couple and individually
·
A
breakdown of our finances
·
References
·
Profile
books-This is a photo album/scrapbook.
It's shown to birth parents so they can get a glimpse into our life and an idea of who we are.
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