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Mike and I have been married 18 years and we have four children.
We met at a church softball game when I was a college student
and Mike was just out of dental school. We are blessed with a
strong marriage, and we thank the Lord for His Word which has
grown to be our source of guidance in every area of our life.
When we had our first born, Gracie, in 1992, we knew I would be
home to care for our child and any other children that we would
have. I had taught elementary school for 2 short years, and then
began my wonderfully blessed days of motherhood. Two years
later, Abigail was born and we were blessed once again. We knew
we wanted more children, but the years went by and we stayed
busy and content with the two daughters God had given us. We
knew that God had a plan for our family and we just wanted to
trust him. When Gracie was nine and Abigail was seven, we found
out that we were expecting another child. We also began homeschooling that year -- so it was a big year for us! Life was
sweet and we were so extremely grateful. Our desire for more
children continued to grow and two years after Evie was born,
Jack Henry joined our family. He and Evie have been so much fun,
and we are so blessed to have older children and now babies
again! I can't think of anything that I would rather be doing
than being a wife and mother. God has been so good to us! |

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So, how does
adoption fit into all this? And why, after having four children,
would we still want more? We believe that children are a
blessing, first of all. Also, we believe that God has a heart
for the fatherless. God mentions in scripture over and over
again His care for the orphan. He doesn't stop there, He also
wants believers to care for them as well. I can honestly say that I (Kim) have wanted
to adopt for as long as I can remember. It has been a part of me
for years! I never knew how it would happen, but I had prayed
over the years that God would work it out if it was His will.
Mike and I have discussed it often in the past few years, but he
never felt that it was the right time yet. He was right -- His
godly wisdom helped guide our family to where we are today. I am
very thankful to Mike for being such a wonderful spiritual
leader for me and our children! |
The
Doll
I remember as a child, God planting the seed of adopting
from China in my heart. I was seven or eight, I think, and
I picked out a doll from the Sears Wish Book Catalog that
I wanted for Christmas. Out of all the dolls in the
catalog this one was the most beautiful and intriguing to
me. She had almond shaped eyes and black hair. I received
the Chinese baby doll that year for Christmas, and I
played with her all the time. I remember that being my
favorite childhood toy and as a young girl, I wanted a
real baby like that one day. I asked my mom recently about
that doll when I was at her house one day and
surprisingly, she still had it! She was smelly, dirty, and
her hair was all messed up, but I was happy to have her.
So, now I have the doll as a reminder of the dream that
began as a young girl. My plans are to get the doll
restored to give to Lydia when we go to China. |
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"O Lord, Thou art my God; I will
exalt Thee, I will give thanks to thy name.
For Thou hast worked wonders, Plans formed long ago, with perfect
faithfulness."
Isaiah 25:1
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