Details... Part 2

So this is us… a family of 7.

  

5 children.  

2 Adults.  

2 dogs. 

1 cat.

Big family.  Big hearts.  Big grocery bills.

Busy.  Busy.  Busy.

Our oldest child is 13 and our youngest just turned 2.

AJ has Down syndrome.

And… did I mention Matt had a stroke in December? 

Yup, and he’s not even 40.

So we paused as we thought about adopting Janie.

What would our future look like, adding another child?

What about sleeping arrangements? 

School?  Bills? Vacations? College?

Is the mini-van even big enough?

But then we were confronted, convicted, and called.

God introduced us to a precious girl whose only future 

consisted of 4 walls- her orphanage.

So we were faced with a dilemma.

Two directions. 

Stay… or… Go.

To stay: to be complacent in what we know, 

what we are comfortable with and what is safe.

OR

To go:  To follow the Lord where He leads.  

To respond in action to His not-so-subtle nudges to go in a direction 

completely opposite from all common-safe-sensible living.

What would you choose?

We chose to go.

Deuteronomy 31:8  “The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged."