The future of the Herndon home will be expanding soon! We have begun the journey of adoption and are very excited with anticipation of when God will bless us with a child. This is not a new thought for us as a family, Drew back in college had the compassion for adoption & Carolyn has been open for quite some time as well. Even after getting married we talked about adoption being an option for us if we could not have our own biological children. God has blessed us with two amazing children and yet we still have the heart tugging to adopt and expand our family.
We began our current journey in February of this year (2012) on a date night over dinner. With both of us having younger siblings we have discussed many times the size of our family. The Bible leads us to visit the orphan and widow in their affliction, James 1:27 and we both know that there are many children whom are orphaned throughout the world. We began talking about what it would look like to adopt and where would we even start? How much will this cost; can we afford to adopt; do we adopt domestically or internationally; are we open to any child regardless of race; how will our current two take this? We made a resolution to spend time praying about these questions and many more.
Since this time God has clearly shown both of us that He is calling us to adopt a child. We have met with Bethany Christian Services for an introduction to their organization. We heard about BCC through a conference we attended this past spring and after researching them. God has laid on our heart to adopt an infant domestically regardless of race. We have begun talking with both our children about adding another child to our family and Rhodes is really excited and wants another sibling, Piper just smiles! It is our desire not to go into debt through the journey and have begun looking for grants and interest free loans. Through this we have learned some about the "Bush Tax Cuts" that expire December 31st. One of these is the Adoption Tax Credit for those who adopt a child, this credit would help us tremendously yet it is set to expire unless renewed. We have contacted our congressman about our support of this tax cut and hope many others will as well.
Today we are working through the steps and know that the journey ahead is one that will bring us closer to God, as He has adopted us into His family, and to a child in need of a home. We are asking for prayers and support through this journey as there will be some ups and downs, we know that every step God will be given glory.
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I think this is a beautiful idea and you both have so much to offer a child in need of love and a family. So happy for all four of you and can't wait until we add another Herndon to our family. Love you all!!
Aunt Luann
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