We got a phone call yesterday telling us a little boy had just been born in Louisianna and asking if we wanted him. Of course we want him! We would really like to adopt a baby boy in the next year. Unfortunately, we can't afford him. It's such a heart breaking situation. I wanted to just hop on a plane, wrap him up and bring him home. But the starting cost is $18,000, not including hospital costs and attorney fees in Louisianna and Utah. At times like this, I wish I were wealthy and just had 20K lying in a bank somewhere.
I immediately starting thinking of ways to pay for it - call Chase and have them increase our credit card limit, call the credit union and get a loan, sell our car (not worth enough), rob a bank. Unfortunately, even if we got the loan or had our credit limit increased, we wouldn't be able to make the monthly payments.
Our only hope at this point is to find a baby on our own, or finally sell our house in Houston and make a little profit (although we're just hoping to break even on that one). I don't know how people adopt multiple children. I know some that have adopted eight or more. How do they do it? I have no idea.
One of the biggest frustrations in my life is knowing that there are so many children out there that need a home and facing my inability to bring them into mine. I know foster care is an option, but we have never felt that was the right path for us. I still have faith that our next baby is out there somewhere and that when the time is right, our paths will cross. I know that David and Baylie were worth waiting for and that has strengthened my faith and gives me hope.
7 comments:
I wish I had 20K to give you. Your faith inspires me!
you're so amazing! I would give you the money if we had it!!!
I didn't know it was so expensive to adopt - I'll keep my ears open for you.
You are defintely a woman blessed with miracles so I will be praying for you! So I am guessing you are renting your home?
Have you been to Kelly's class to find out what resources she has? Denise said it was great info she hadn't heard and she's adopted 3 times now. Good luck!
Thanks for the friendship bread! I'm so excited to try it out!
How heart wrenching to get a call like that and not be able to take that little baby and make him your own. Lord has a plan for you and with your faith, in his time, you'll get another baby.
I'm so sorry you had to learn this lesson this way. I'm sure that Heavenly Father has a plan for you...wouldn't it be nice if we could just get a sneak peak ahead of time?
It amazes me. All of it.
That it would cost that much to get a baby? Insane. I wish I had the cash to give you!! I was so excited when I started reading your post but it just breaks my heart... (((hugs)))
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