We Are Expecting

Via adoption that is!!

Some of you may know by now but we are making it official. The Schramms will soon add one more to their clan.

We are going to Hong Kong sometime next year to bring home our baby (well not exactly a baby) boy/girl. We are looking at a special needs child between the ages of 1 & 4. This particular program allows you to "pick" your child which has been really really hard.

So, why adopt at all? Isn't our life full enough without adding a special needs kiddo into the mix?The answer is simple. God called us and we are answering His call. There is nothing easy about this. Rewarding, yes but not easy. There are so many references in the Bible where God has called his people to do hard things. You can't really compare adopting a special needs child to Noah building the ark, but there are similarities.

God told Noah to build the ark, so Noah built an ark. Everybody around him thought he was crazy. I'm sure he looked rather foolish having this gigantic boat for a storm that no one could even imagine. Imagine the ridicule he received at the hand of non believers.

There have been questions as to why we are doing this that have been rather uncomfortable. If I say that I that God has called us to adopt, does that make me sound self righteous? Does it mean that I have this connection to God that nobody else does? Does He speak to David and me because we are far superior Christians to everyone else? Quite the contrary. I know I speak for both of us when I say that we are flawed beyond human repair.

I've never heard God speak to me but I have seen His provision in this process. My husband was completely against adopting. One night while we were talking about adopting (yet again) he said it was like somebody flicked him in the head. Just like that, he was ready to adopt. Wow!!! God didn't send me the Holy email complete with instructions on when and where to adopt but He put my husband and me in unison. That is how I know that this is what we are supposed to be doing.

I'm not saying that if David and I both agreed that robbing a bank was a good idea it would be God's calling for us. I'm saying that in God's word He demands that we care for the fatherless. That is clear. How you take care of the orphans is where it gets dicey.

An adopted child is no less a member of your family than a biological child. God shows us this in the Bible. He adopted us into His family. He weaves us into the vine, so to speak. None of us deserves it. It is by His grace that we are members are of His family. Adopting a child is a picture of what God does for us as His children.

David and I are blessed beyond understanding with our two children. We are going to be blessed again next year. Please be in prayer for us. Please pray for God's provision throughout this process.

If you've made it this far, God love ya! I'll be updating everyone via the blog on the adoption process. Check back to see what is gong on!