Our new adoption journey

Recently the Lord has began working on our hearts about adopting again, this time though adopting a sibling group. With the dynamics of our family we're feeling led to adopt out and keep our license current for respite and emergency care. We always knew we were open to adopting again but just didn't know when it would happen. Since we're going about this adoption differently than our previous adoption I called and talked with the supervisor where we're licensed through. She called me back and was very helpful. We really want to stay with the county we're licensed in and be used where God has planted us. We've started the search and going through profiles of sibling groups that are in the age range we're looking for. Once we find a group we would like to inquiry about we contact our county supervisor to get permission to have our home study sent to the case manager of the sibling group we're inquiring about. Then we wait and see if these are the children God has for us and if not we keep praying and searching and waiting for God's perfect timing. We're in no rush. Even if our home study seems to be a fit for a group of children they would need to live with us for at least 6 months before adoption can occur. That is a state law and we support that law fully because it takes time, sometimes longer than 6 months to see if you and the child or children can bond and to make sure there's no unforeseen issues that may appear that you may need assistance with before the adoption if finalized. We're very excited about this journey and have had several dinner table talks with our children about this and how they feel. They're excited too! We have inquired about one sibling group and now we're waiting. This part of the process can take some time. During one of my devotions the Lord led me to a passage in Proverbs that eventually led me to Jeremiah 22:16. When I read Jeremiah 22:16 it was a wow moment with God. I have read that verse before but that day when I read it God used His Word to speak directly to my heart to confirm what He had called our family to do concerning adoption. Through this journey I will cling to that passage and trust Him to see us through.

Jeremiah 22:16

“He pled the cause of the afflicted and needy; then it was well. Is not that what it means to know Me?” Declares the Lord.