So for all of you who have seen the FB pictures, but don't know the background story on Jeremiah, I thought I'd share a quick re-cap of what has happened in our lives the past three weeks. For the last few years, Aaron (and many of our high school students) have helped volunteer at a women's shelter downtown. For a few hours on Saturdays, we would watch and play with the children of the mothers who live there. One of the moms had a 14 month old little boy named Jeremiah and a few months ago, she came to the conclusion that she simply was not capable of taking care of him. We got a phone call on Wednesday, May 19 from the director of the shelter asking us if we would be willing to possibly adopt Jeremiah. On Sunday, May 30 we met with the birth mother to see if we would be a good match for her son. On Tuesday morning, June 1, (as I was setting up the gym for our junior and senior high volleyball camps!!!) I got a call from Aaron saying that she had chosen us and wanted to sign the power of attorney later on that week. Two days later, on June 3, we were given legal guardianship of Jeremiah and a few hours later, began our lives with our beautiful son!!!
Today we met with the birth mother and the lawyer to begin the logistical process of adoption. The father is still in the area and may contest so we would sincerely ask for your prayers these next few days, weeks and months. These last 8 days with Jeremiah have been absolutely incredible and the support we have received from our families, our church, our school and our friends has been overwhelming. We love our little boy and our prayer is that the adoption process would be finalized quickly and efficiently. God is so very good and to have Jeremiah in our home is a blessing that is beyond description. Thank you for your prayers and your love!!!!
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