New News and things you can pray for.

Hey all thanks for checking in with us again. We have been in a fury of activity since we got the news. Kristen has been shopping voraciously pulling all the necessities together. She even got kidnapped the other night by a bunch of girls in our neighborhood who took her on a 2 hour target shopping blitzkrieg. Our home looks like a babies r us truck exploded in the living room, We are drowning in rubber nipples, burp clothes, and medicated wipes. All in all it is very exciting.

In other news we heard from our case-worker yesterday and we are looking forward to our first phone meeting with our birth mother. Kristen and I are both excited and terrified as we have begun to talk and pray through the questions that we want to bring to this meeting. We would appreciate your prayers for Tuesday. Our phone call is at 2pm and we are really just need God to pour out his grace onto that conversation. Pray that we would both be blessed by this meeting and that it would only further confirm God's hand in all of our lives.

We also would ask for prayer for our birthmother during these last weeks of her pregnancy as these will be difficult and exhausting days for her. Pray that she would have strength and sense God near.

We are so thankful for you all during this season. What a blessed and amazingly supportive community you are.

much love
-matt



(Not our actual baby :) but just so you can start to get the idea!)

We got the Call!

Well, Family and Friends! It's been an exciting 24 hrs as yesterday we got the call from Bethany that we have been chosen to be the parents of an African American baby girl.. She has not yet come into the world but her arrival date is just around the corner, June 15th! We are ecstatic and couldn't be more thrilled about this story that God is writing with us. She is in Indianapolis, IN and our birthmom is healthy and looking forward to talking with us soon! What an amazing privilege it is to be chosen!

I know there are a ton of more questions to answer and details to figure out but we wanted to at least get the initial good news out there so you could be praying for us. Just so you know, we will make a bigger announcement in a few days to our greater community so keep this in your hearts for a few more days. We have a lot to discuss and to prepare for and we will need everyone of your prayers. We were told by our case worker that every adoption is a risky one even when the stars are all aligned. So, will you please pray for our hearts to be protected as we get ready and prepare? Also, we have a phone call with our birthmom coming in the next week so we will need a lot of wisdom and clarity as we speak with her.

I am trying to set up some sort of blog or website where we can communicate with you guys in the coming weeks. We probably won't be able to pick up the phone as often as we would like but want you to be in this with us! So thanks ahead of time for your patience, we'll do our best to keep you posted.

The pictures below are from Mitch's studio, where Leslie and I raced to tell Matt the incredible news!
Much Love to You- M&K