Home Study Approved!

I am thrilled to announce we are finally Home Study APPROVED! I really did not think we would ever get through all of that paperwork, and I thought we would never finish jumping the hurdles to finish up our interviews! But the time has come, I have been working diligently on chasing after everything asked of us, doctor's appointments, tax returns, financial budgets, birth certificates, shot records, employer statements, letters from the insurance company, and the list goes on and on and on. But it was worth it! And our sweet child that is waiting for us is worth it!
Going through this process has brought so much peace and perspective, and certainty that Ryan and I are following the right path. God has a plan far greater than we can see for our family to become complete and we are so lucky to be on this journey.
More than anything, I have felt so strongly to start praying for our birthmother. I find myself praying at random times throughout the day and lying in bed at night praying for her before I go to sleep. I pray for her strength and her courage and I pray for peace in her heart as she makes this incredibly selfless decision for her gift of life. Is it weird that I love her and I am SO grateful to her, and I haven't even met her yet?
So now...we wait. We wait for the phone call or letter or email letting us know we have been matched. I am not that good at waiting! And I feel like I have been waiting for this sweet baby for SO long! But I fully believe God's perfect timing will prevail and when it does happen, I will have long forgotten about this painfully long journey.
Our life book has been turned into our agency for prospective birthfamilies to start viewing. What a difficult task to create a book that sums up our life and our thoughts...a book that will ultimately be the deciding factor to connect us with our child. I pray that our birthmom wherever she may be, will see our hearts poured out on the pages, that she will be able to see the committment we have to family, and will be able to know instantly how much love we have to give.

Below I have posted just small portion of our life book, I have not included any pages with our relatives and friends, for the sake of protecting their privacy. But I did want to post a few pages, just in case somewhere out there our birth mother finds our blog and feels a connection.

Love to all and thank you so much for all of the support and love we have received. I long for the day to share the good news with everyone of Charlie's sweet sibling!

Become a Piece of our Puzzle

I have been researching fundraisers to help offset some of our adoption costs. It feels so foreign to me reaching out for help, but unfortunately, we need help, and our child is worth it! God has put such a strong desire and calling in our heart for adoption, I know we are on His path, and growing our family His way. I was given this awesome fundraiser idea from other adoptive parents.

As many of you know, in the adoption world, it truly takes a village to bring a child home. Financially, emotionally, and spiritually...and we are so blessed and appreciative for all of our support. That is why the puzzle piece fundraiser seemed so ‘fitting’! So many names. So many pieces. All coming together for one goal. One purpose. One Child.


Adoption is a bit like a puzzle....sometimes complicated, lengthy, time consuming, challenging...but, oh so worth it & so rewarding when completed!!!
Would you please consider becoming a piece of our puzzle?

Here are the details for our Puzzle Piece Fundraiser:
• We have created and are having made a very special custom puzzle (pictured below).
• We are asking people to sponsor/adopt a piece of the puzzle...$10.00 per piece.
• Once you have sponsored one (or as many pieces as you would like!)...your name(s) will be put on the back of the puzzle piece.
• Once our puzzle is completed, we will frame the puzzle in double sided glass, and it will hang in the nursery and serve as a constant reminder of all of those who contributed to our journey to bring our precious baby home!
Not only are we raising funds to help us offset the major costs of adoption, but this fundraiser will also result in an incredibly special, tangible keepsake for our child to enjoy for a lifetime. For years to come we will be able to show our sweet child how loved they were before they were even here and how each person was a special piece of their puzzle!
We are so grateful for how God has already provided for us, and are excited to see Him working to bring in the needed funds to bring our baby home! We would like to thank everyone from the bottom of our hearts for your contribution to help make our dreams a reality.

To ‘purchase’ a puzzle piece you can click on the donate button located on the top, left side of our blog, or if you wish to mail a check, please email me for details: ashleyfarrell1213@hotmail.com

I will update the blog frequently with pictures of our puzzle progress!

Our puzzle is pictured below, it includes one of our favorite verses that has brought us comfort through this entire process.