AAAAHHHH! I have looked forward to writing this post for so long I can hardly type fast enough! I have two GREAT adoption updates to share with you today! 😀
First, remember this photo of all the kiddos currently living at the orphanage our adoption agency is partnered with?
And remember when I blogged about meeting Amanda who lives a few hours up the interstate from us here in Alabama, and is also in the process of adopting through Lifeline and Three Angels?
She and her husband started their adoption process in December of 2011. They wanted to adopt a little boy, but as that first year of their adoption process went on, Amanda and her husband kept feeling like God was leading them towards twins. They talked about it with friends, and they even shared it with their case worker, but they still weren’t sure about why they were hearing that specific calling.
Their application was accepted by Three Angels on August 14, 2012, and like us, they were so excited to discover their Facebook page where they could see pictures of the babies currently living there:
She continued to check their page for updates over and over throughout the next week. Then on August 22, 2012, she decided to scroll waaaaay back. Knowing that one of the boy’s in that collage was going to be her son, she wanted to soak up as much info and as many photos as she could. She scrolled back through June’s posts, then May’s, and when she got back to April’s, her life changed forever:
Kevenel and Kelly were twins- she just didn’t realize it because they weren’t identical!
Isn’t that Amazing!? She told me she still gets goosebumps when she scrolls back to that post. 😀
She’s going to be sharing more about their entire adoption story on the Three Angels blog soon, but I am so excited to share this exciting update with you:
The boys are coming home in June!!!
We’re going to meet them at the airport when they fly back to Alabama, and I cannot wait to share that experience with you, too. I told Amanda, seeing her boys come home with them is going to be like chicken soup for my soul!
And speaking of that, are you ready for adoption update #2?
Kevin and I also got a phone call from Meredith on Friday. 🙂
We were hanging out with our friend Josh at the time. The phone rang and I jumped up like I always do when I see the word “Lifeline” pop up on the screen. Meredith said she had exciting news, so I put her on speaker and smiled for the rest of the phone call.
That piece of paper we’ve been waiting on (for 3 months) has been signed!!!
We are one huge step closer to booking our socialization trip, and we are so thankful for y’all’s prayers about that letter! We just need one more signature (or stamp, or seal, or something like that) and then we’ll be able to purchase our plane tickets. There’s no telling when we’ll get the next call (it could be a week, a month, or more) but we are getting verrrrry close now! 😀
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Congrats! This is wonderful news – I will pray that you get to book that trip very soon!!
A precious child will soon have a family, and you will soon have a precious child. God is good!
Congrats on your signature 😉 and beautiful story about your friend and her twins!
What a blessed little one to come home to his new home & fill your home with joy!! Aweome!
CONGRATULATIONS! THIS IS FANTASTIC NEWS!
Woot!!
I am so happy for the two of you, one step closer to your dream!
Layla and Kevin, what wonderful news! I’ve been thinking of you each day and hoping that we would hear great news very soon. Isn’t it amazing to look at all of the sweet little ones, and know that you have taken another huge step as a family! So many blessings! ♡
So very exciting!
I always say, “timing is everything!”
God is always right on time. Never late and never early.
He is growing your hearts and preparing them for meeting your little one.
Like I said earlier, “so exciting!”
I’m so happy for you and your new little one( soon to be)
I cried when I read this post. I was adopted and it touches my heart to the very core when I read this post. I am praying for you and your child will be so blessed to have you two as parents. Good luck!
So happy for you both, and praying that the last signature is quickly secured….my sister adopted her son from Korea and he is a delight to behold…I remember how hard the waiting period was for them and us!!!
Praying the the next step happens quickly & you are on your way asap! I am so happy for both of you!!!
So very happy for you! What a great blessing to be one step closer!
Can’t wait to see more.
This just brings me to tears this morning! The twins are just adorable. I am so happy for that family….they will be blessed with love beyond description. And I continue to pray for your baby boy that soon he will be in you home. God bless you and your husband.
Thank you for sharing your update!! Not knowing you or Amanda personally, I still read this with tears of joy in my eyes! I truly believe you are doing what you are meant to do and that everything will work out! You and your husband will be amazing parents and I look forward to reading and “watching” your story unfold.
So happy for you! Just sittin’ here in my “Don’t quit your day dream” shirt, thanking the LORD for His love and tender mercies for your family!
Great news ! So excited for you. And so sweet that your sweet babe will have friends not far away in Alabama!
Wow! I get goosebumps reading this! I so remember every time my phone showed my agency’s number calling… it felt just like those times that I first felt a baby kicking in my tummy… except it was my heart beating out of my chest!!
Congratulations and I hope you are traveling to meet your little guy very soon!
So happy for y’all!!
Good luck and God bless you. You have really had patience.
What wonderful news! Keeping you in our prayers, can’t wait to meet the little guy!
Thank you Lord!! Such wonderful news! I’ll keep praying that your trip is soon!
Precious beautiful-on-the-inside-and-out Layla… you will be such a beautiful radiant wonderful mama!! Your little boy will be so blessed to have y’all for parents. So excited for y’all and Amanda and her family and those precious little boys!!! May Jesus bless your family every step of the way.
Ahhhhh!! So exciting!
Layla,
Could not help tearing up when I read your post and saw the pictures of those beautiful, beautiful twin boys!!! When I think how miraculously God works things out in His own time, I am simply in awe. Having followed your story for many months now (and having lived in Montgomery for three years and can recognize the places you name), I can’t help feeling emotionally invested in your journey to parenthood. Will be praying for all of you!
Today’s post left me with goosebumps on my arms and a smile in my heart. So happy for everyone!
This brought tears to my eyes. Bless you for being the Christian couple that you are. You will be (-already are, really-) amazing, Godly parents!
So excited for you! Prayers going up for a smooth and fast process to the beautiful end when you will have your little one home!
LOVE!
So excited for you!!!
I hope all goes smoothly for you and soon your hearts will be filled with the joy of a child.
Such great news! I always look forward to reading your adoption updates. Best wishes for the coming months, for you, Kevin, and all of the other adoptive families making this journey with you!
First of all Layla the fact that the boys were twins is amazing and just goes to show us that what is meant to be, will be.
And I’m so happy for you and Kevin that I am literally speechless….
Thank-you so much for this bright spot in this day….
Penny
Those children are adorable.
What a wonderful story!
Best wishes!
Amazing news!! Hope more good news continues to follow!
Our daughter adopted from Korea. The wait seemed endless, but when he finally came home to us, it happened so quickly!
Reading your post brought me back 9 years and I felt it in my heart as if it were yesterday! We got our call in March of 2005. One of the best days of our lives!
Congrats!
So happy for you, your family, and your friend’s family!!!! What amazing news. God doesn’t forget about any of us and his plans are so beautiful and true!!
OH MY GOSH!!!! Congrats to you and Kevin. I am so happy for you.
I have been following your blog for several years and your facebook page for a while. I love reading the updates on you adoption.
I’m so happy for you both. I love hearing about your adoption news.
I was so excited when I saw the title that I could hardly READ this post fast enough 🙂 Sooo happy you finally have the letter you’ve been waiting for and I hope the last signature comes through soon!
Awesome! Congratulations! Will continue to pray.
thank you for sharing yours and Amandas good news. I am so glad to be receiving your letters once more just in time for this good news. praise Him.
As a preschool teacher who has worked with little children 25 years, I can just tell you both will be just wonderful parents. What a lucky little boy. I know a God has been taking care of him just waiting for you. Very best wishes that everything goes quickly so you can soon be a happy family
Congrats to you and Kevin — I said a prayer to St. Anthony (I’m Catholic!) that he ‘find’ that you get the call SOONER, rather than later. 😉 Also, it was very nice of you to tell the other lady’s lovely story first (re: the twins), before your own. Good karma is coming your way.
Best,
Gloria
Great news! Very glad to hear both adoption updates!
That is so awesome… Can’t wait to see how this progresses for you, what blessings.
Oh, congrats to you both! May God bless you three always!
FABBY
Gahhhhhhh!