We are officially WAITING!

The last several weeks have been a whirlwind of emotions and it's taken me a while to gather my thoughts about it all. We are overcome with gratitude as the last few weeks have been nothing short of a miracle and a blessing. On February 6th we had our adoption auction and it was overwhelming to see the support of our friends, family, and complete strangers from our community. We can't thank everyone enough for everything they did to make our auction a success! I met many new families who have adopted children and literally live right down the street from us. In the end we raised enough to cover our initial consulting fees for Faithful Adoption Consultants. It's no coincidence that we raised just enough to those fees. It was totally a God thing. For months I have been praying circles around those initial consulting fees. God is good, so good.

On February 4th, 9th, and 10th we had our three separate Home Study visits with our social worker Clair (who we love!). Everything we really well and we are currently waiting for our home study to be finalized. By having a completed home study we are officially a waiting family!

We celebrated Tyler's 25th birthday on February 8th by putting together Abigail's crib. We also celebrated finally being of age to adopt!

On February 10th we applied to Faithful Adoption Consultants and on February 12th our application was approved and we confirmed our spot with the agency. The next week on February 16th we officially signed with FAC! What a bitter sweet moment! We have been waiting months to send in this contract as we had to wait for Tyler to turn 25. 

While we have come a long day since announcing our adoption, we still have a long way to go. Now that we have signed with FAC we will put together our profile book that will be shown to birth families. We are expecting between $30,000-$40,000 in legal and placement fees in the next couple of months as we are matched and bring Abigail home. Please continue to keep us in your thoughts and prayers as we hope to soon be a family of 3 this Spring! 

We still have puzzle pieces available! If you are interested in adopting a puzzle piece for $25, you can donate online at https://www.youcaring.com/tyler-kelsey-burgoyne-387334 or message me for our address. 

Blessings,

Tyler & Kelsey

Adoption is about Giving

I should be frantically cleaning, but I'm not. I should be pacing around the house finding something to dust, vacuum, or mop, but I'm not. Instead I'd rather tell you what's really on my mind. The truth. The truth about adoption. I've come to realize that adoption is not about a spotless house during your home study. It's about so much more, like giving.

Adoption is messy and beautiful all at the same time. There's moments you cry for joy and cry for the loss that you're still grieving. Whether we want to admit it or not, we experienced a loss. A deep loss that can't go unrecognized. However, the amazing thing is that another mother will one day give a part of her heart to me. A part that was always missing. In return I will one day also get to give a part of my heart to another mother, Abigail's birth mother. 

We give a lot for adoption. We have given countless hours to filling out paperwork and prepping for this home study. We have given our whole heart and dedication to this process. But in the end Abigail's birth mother will give us the ultimate gift, our precious baby girl. 

Tomorrow is a big day for us, our first home study visit and home inspection. Once we have our home inspection and two sets of interviews we'll receive home study approval and we'll really be moving forward with bringing Abigail home. Keep us in your prayers tomorrow!

Blessings,

Tyler & Kelsey