#bringmercyhome

We are so happy to introduce the newest member of our family, three-year old (at the time of this writing in the spring 2016): Mercy Noelle. She was taken to a babies home in Uganda at 5 weeks old but is an orphan no more. We are honored to be her forever family and we thank all of you who have prayed and helped us ‪#‎bringmercyhome‬ !

I have posted about our time in-country here so I can reflect back on it and hopefully it will encourage other adoptive families, as well. I've said many times before that adoption is both beautiful and messy. You have to be a little crazy to adopt internationally and a lot crazy to do it more than once. Nothing about it is easy but in the end it is so worth it.

Adopting Mercy has grown our faith in ways we could have never expected and we could have never done this without God. We give Him all the glory!

Our Call to Adopt Round 2

Travel Preparations

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Homecoming

Our New Normal

Finalizing Mercy's Adoption

Adoption & Foster Care Resources

Here's a little video that our 13 year-old daughter, Abby, made with pics and videos she took while in Uganda. I think it's pretty awesome and of course it brings back great memories...