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Category Archives: Day in the Life My precious friend Stacey Maljian, a volunteer with New Horizons for Children–the same organization we partnered with to host this summer, emailed me a couple of weeks ago to ask if I would help advocate for some of the children in the winter program who are available for adoption–but were not able to be adopted […] just curious, ignorance to how all this works… if he is aging out of their system why could he not be a permanent part of his host family? he will be a free citizen right? can he not go and live wherever he wants to? i don’t understand why he can not stay with this family? even if legality issues on US side keep him from being adopted he could still be with them and be their son. right?! I’m curious what are the age requirements that prevent Edgar’s host family from adopting? This is a truly heart warming story…can you tell me what a “minimum age issue” is? Thank you for giving him love and affirmation! We have the opportunity to sponser boys through intl. and I pray theyll know God and grow into wise Christian men..Thank you for letting everyone meet Edgar and I will place him in my prayers and ask God to cover and protect and provide a home for him! I pray he knows how important he is to God and that God has a very special plan personaly for his life!!God Bless you both! Hello! I have a friend, who posted this to their Facebook page. Could u tell me more about him, or send me a private message? Not sure how all this works, but his story breaks my heart If anyone is interested more in Edgars–please email the host mom at the email at the bottom of the blog entry: mdavisca@hotmail.com She will be able to quickly put you in touch with Leigh Ann NHFC. Also feel free to contact New Horizons for Children through their website. The age requirement for Latvia is that BOTH parents MUST be 18 years or older than the child. For Edgars, BOTH parents must be 33 years or older. (The host family does not meet this requirement.) This absolutely breaks my heart. What a beautiful child. I hope you’ll please update when a family has been found! We would love to find out more about what would be involved in making Edgar a part of our family. We live in Hendersonville, Tennessee. We have four children, with two at home. Jessie soon to be 18 and Juliana 13. We have two kids who have gone on to live their own productive, wonderful lives. One who is 21 and attending college and our David who lives in San Francisco teaching music. We adopted David when he was almost 4. David had lived in 13 different foster homes before coming to us. David was considered a special needs child because of extreme abuse, and suffering from ADHD and PTS from his abuse with horrible night terrors and a severe speech impediment. Had someone told me in our early days that David would go on to be Valedictorian of his senior class I never would have believed them. My husband and I are 41 and 45. We have a large 4 bedroom home with plenty of room in our home and hearts for a young teen. Thank you. Jenny Where is Edgar living now, what state? My heart feels so desperate to have him in our family. I have no idea where to start, we have no extra income to travel, but if there is a way to raise it in time to get him. Please tell me how. I sent my husband your blog…please pray his heart is a touched as mine is….sigh. Edgar should be in our home. I have 5 children, ages 15,10,8,7, and 3. My oldest is a boy who is also very kind and sweet and very patient. He could share his room. We don’t have a huge home, but it is just enough. Is he scared of dogs?…we have two a puppy and a large kind dog. So many questions…I guess I should back up and see if we even would qualify. Thanks for posting his story. Jenna We aren’t fostering or looking to adopt but this story touched my heart and has made me really pray for him…any luck? Please tell me how this works! A friend posted this and adopted an older child/children has been on our hearts and I think my husband and I would meet the age requirements for Edgar (I am 33 and my husband is 35). We have not even begun an adoption process…outside of our hearts, but I’d like to know what all the adoption of Edgar would require. Please email me! Thank you! This story touched my heart when I read it. Thank you so much and God bless all you have done!  Dearest children. One day momma is gonna make this blog into blog-to-book–so you can look back and read all about our crazy. And unfortunately momma hasn’t been able to blog in the last week or so. Gonna try and catch up a bit right now! Oh where do I start. I totally skipped Christmas–mostly because […] We are just getting home from celebrating Christmas…yes…a few days late:) We left the house for the first time in 6 days today after all of us spent the last week knocked out with a terrible virus/cold/flu…not sure which–which consisted of aches, fevers, hugging the toilet, stuffy noses and coughing our lungs out. Sounds jolly […] Stopping in prayer and lifting you, your family, and your little across the world up to the Father NOW. 🙂 Merry Christmas from our family to yours! Praying we will all be well enough tomorrow to go see my family (had to cancel our plans for today when the bug hit me too)–and praying for our sweet boy Zeke across the world this season. So much to look forward to! When we had to miss […] |
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Thank you, Andrea! This really ministered to my heart this morning. We feel God calling us to say “yes” to something that is yet to be a reality. Our hands are tied right now. We are on the bench, ready to play, and but begging God to say “it’s your turn!” Just having to wait on His timing right now and His will. It is hard, but so good to be reminded that He’s got this and He goes before us and hems us in behind. Have you heard the new Chris Tomlin song, “Whom Shall I Fear?”. Stop what you are doing and listen right now! Here is a link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOkImV2cJDg
Allison 🙂
I’ve never met you, Andrea, but I’m cheering you on! I pray you feel encouraged and energized as the Lord walks you through each trial and strengthens you to do His work. You’re an inspiration!
praying praying praying!!!!!! <3 <3 <3
Just wanted to say thank you for your honesty!!! My husband and I have had a tough two years but God was always there even when I wondered why he was silent. The week of Christmas we were matched with a amazing birthmom in our adoption process. With our sweet boy due in May I cannot wait to sign up for the conference for next year and I am praying I will have several other mamas with me who are feeling the call to adopt. Thanks for your continued encouragement…you are AWESOME:)
Oh, friend, I am sobbing reading this. tears of JOY over what God is doing through you, tears of felt pain, because I feel that same struggle here too, tears of hope!!! Praying over you now more than ever as I know personally how C4C has changed my life and I am forever thankful!
Thank you for allowing God to use your struggles (and triumphs) to speak truth into so many others! I needed this word today! Praying for God’s provision … can’t wait to see how He shows up at the retreat in less than two weeks!
Ohh how beautiful!!! Thanks for sharing your heart!! Lots of love!
Today, I worked out for the first time since my Lyme diagnosis (after 7 months of being misdiagnosed). This month, my husband and I are dedicating ourselves to praying specifically and seeking God’s plan for how to start our family. My heart longs to adopt, even if we can beat the infertility odds.
Game on! 🙂
Psalm 3:3
Lord, how many are my foes!
How many rise up against me!
Many are saying of me,
“God will not deliver him.”
But you, Lord, are a shield around me,
my glory, the One who lifts my head high.
I call out to the Lord,
and he answers me from his holy mountain.
I lie down and sleep;
I wake again, because the Lord sustains me.
I will not fear though tens of thousands
assail me on every side.
Arise, Lord!
Deliver me, my God!
Strike all my enemies on the jaw;
break the teeth of the wicked.
From the Lord comes deliverance.
May your blessing be on your people.
PRAYING HARD for your family!
Again I say REJOICE because the enemy has reason to attack you. He has seen your coach and HE WILL WIN!!!!
Just what I needed-a true message from God. When we follow Him, He will almost certainly lead us where the water is too deep for us to tread alone so that we will depend on Him. Let us not listen to the enemy’s lies that we are in too deep for Jesus, but instead, cling to the one that has already one this battle and will keep us afloat.
Yes, STAND FIRM!
The conference last year ministered to me ALL YEAR LONG. And I cannot wait for the next several days to pass so I can be there again. Praise God for all He does through His weak vessels!! Thank you for your obedience. I’m blessed by it, as are all the C4C women and everyone else your life touches.
Andrea, your words have resonated so deeply with me today! I’ve been journaling about this very thing lately and am so encouraged by this post!! thank you for sharing! As Rachel said, we are so blessed by your obedience!
Thank you, sweet sister, for sharing these powerful words. I am praying for your family- standing with you and rejoicing that we are more than overcomers in Him who has overcome the world. The same power that raised Christ from the grave dwells in you! I am excited to follow along and read about all the beautiful things our Father does in and through your sweet family! Blessings!!
Oh Andrea, LOVE this post! Needed your words today. I’m not a tattoo kind of gal–but if I ever get one it would be this post (in a really little font). Okay, perhaps just “I will not be moved” in a really pretty script. 🙂
We are also adopting (from China) and are feeling a bit beaten up. There are days that I want God to let me rest on the bench a while, days that I wonder if I’m cut out to play at all. Spiritual warfare is real–I have seen it, I have felt it, I have fought it.
I’m standing with you now–ugly high tops and all. Yes, game on! I’ll be at C4C next week and can’t wait to give you a hug. Thank you for your courage and your obedience. I’m praying for God’s provision in all situations and healing for your son. Much love to you!