Adoption Fiscal Cliff

So I work for the Government… as a contractor, an insignificant administrative assistant. Even though I do not consider myself political, the language of politics is one am comfortable conversing in… I do live in the nation’s capital after all – or close enough.

So while everyone at work is worrying about the “fiscal cliff”, it only seemed natural to think about my own dilemma in such terms. Our adoption is facing a “fiscal cliff”, not the first one, and probably not the last one. We have come to a point where the adoption agency will do no more work unless we give them more money. The second payment of $3500 was due to them when our homestudy was completed at the beginning of December. So it is past due.

We have some of it – quite a lot of it, in fact. We have in our savings just over $2000 toward this payment, and just need about $1500 more. We are hoping for Christmas bonus from Ian’s company, but they typically give them later on in the new year. I am knitting, knitting as fast as I can, to create little hats, scarves, etc. to sell as a fundraiser. I am even booked with knitting orders into the new year, thanks to some very generous friends. Some more friends, who know the ins and outs of adoption through their own journeys, have given, once again, very generously.

But we are still $1500 short.

The other day, I was pouring out my heart (perhaps you could read this phrase as “complaining” and come closer to the truth) to a close friend and she asked a very wise, pride-crushing question, “Have you told anyone yet that you need the money?” I stammered and said, “Well, yes, sorta.” She then said, “People want to help out; people want to give, especially at this time of the year.”

So I will swallow my pride and ask. Yes, I have not because I ask not.

If you are one of the people my friend was referring to – if you would like to help, if you would like to give, in this, the very season of giving, we would really appreciate it. We know that God will provide, yes, and are leaning on Him in faith. But we are also leaning on you, for we cannot do this on our own. 

Will you please help us? Every bit, little and big, helps bring our little one home to be an orphan no more.

We have a website set up to accept credit cards if you would like to give very conveniently. However, if you would like for your gift to be tax deductable, please choose the option to give via a check to our church orphan fund, All the funds will go to us but it will make your donation tax deductable. You can even buy coffee from our coffee fundraiser if you need a caffeinated way to give. Please check out the ways you can give here.

If you cannot give, please pray that God would help us with this “fiscal cliff” and that we would have peace and not give in to worry.

Thank you all – thank you very much!

P.S. We will be taking a break from the blog next week to celebrate Christmas with Ian's family! They are flying in on Christmas Eve and we are so excited to have them in our neck of the woods! So... until the new year, God bless and Merry Christmas!