Our Road to Adoption: The Story of our Family and the Great Family of God

Our path to adoption was a long and winding one. It was full of excitement, amazing news and quick moving decisions. It was also fraught with difficulty, waiting and at times sadness. We were never alone in the quest, our families, churches and friends were there in full support from the beginning.Our story is one of family, not the memories our family has created rather the memories of becoming family. For us the most important part of our story has been the journey of the adoption process, what we experienced and how we felt about those experiences. This is not a story about how to do the process, what the best practice is and which forms to fill in, rather it is a story written in real time with the emotion you'd expect from the ups and downs of the process.Our story is not the only one shared within these pages, there is a great family of God who is written about consistently throughout the Bible. Journey and the meaning of a name are often part of the Biblical story. I've attempted to tell the story of family and the thread of adoption by starting with Abraham and following all the way to the letters of the Apostle Paul. Dave Perry (Bible Teacher and Author) says... "There are tears before there is joy, but this is not a depressing book. It is a story about ordinary people trusting an extraordinary God." Carolyne (Occupational Therapist and Adopter) says... I felt like I was sitting in a comfy armchair with a cuppa in a room with Earl and Rebecca, listening to their journey towards parenthood. It is such an encouragement and honest account of the joys and challenges that adoptive parents face in trying to become a family. Highly recommended for anyone who needs reminding that God sees and knows, even in the waiting; We are chosen and we can trust in Him for all things. Maybe you are on the road to adoption, are thinking about it, you know others who are, you're interested in a perspective from the Bible, or you enjoy a story with a fabulous ending. I invite you to enter into our story which you'll understand our through the blogging of our experiences and following the story of the family of God found in the thread of adoption throughout the Bible. I hope, pray and trust that you will find our story together with the Biblical story a more complete picture of family and how special it is to God.