Waiting for the Newest Morris...

The Morris family has an announcement we would like to make.  We are going to be adopting a new baby!

FAQ

1. What kind of adoption are you doing? We are working through Lutheran Social Services of the South to have an open adoption for a domestic infant. (That's legal speak for a newborn in Texas)

2. What will an open adoption mean?  It means that we want to have contact and a relationship with the birth mother long after the baby is born. Both her life and ours will forever be changed with this event, and we want to make sure to do this right.  Her child will want to know where they came from and hundreds of more questions that she can answer.  And she deserves to know how her baby is growing and changing throughout the years. The type of connection varies greatly between different cases.  We are hoping for phone calls, e-mails, picture exchanges, and then see how the relationship grows from there.  

3. What has happened so far? We started talking about this in January, pre-applied in March, went through training in May, completed the applications in July, and were officially approved in August.  Now we are on a waiting list with other approved couples.

4. What happens next? We wait and work on our patience.  When a potential birth mother is 6-7 months along, the agency will help her find a match. She looks through photo albums/scrapbooks we've made that show our lives and who we are.  She's the one that picks us, so we have no way of telling how long this will take.  We hope to be matched within a year though.

5. How can you afford this?  With costs totaling over $18,000, we can't.  But we have been overly blessed with gifts from family and friends that will make this dream a reality.  We will forever be grateful to those who have donated. How do you properly thank a person who has helped change your family and your future?  We have longed and hoped for another child for over 4 years, and now loved ones are making this dream a reality.  

6. Why are you adopting?  We have tried to get pregnant for the last 4 years, but have not been able to conceive. We both feel called to have more children, so we're entering the adoption process to open another avenue for God to bless us with a child.  

Please keep our family in your prayers as we walk through this journey!