Adoption story - Matt + Caroline


Matt and Caroline signed on with me in late January of 2017, and immediately jumped into their home study preparation time.  
After becoming home study certified, Matt and Caroline bravely presented to several cases with me after we designed their beautiful profile book, but didn't find that magical connection until one day in September, one of our agency partners in their home state called them with a stork drop situation!
A baby girl would be arriving imminently.  Were they interested?  
Although there were still some unknowns due to the quick nature of the placement, Matt and Caroline bravely said "YES," to being presented, and jumped into the full adrenaline of a "stork drop" placement.
The very same day, they met their beautiful daughter Allison, about 8 months to the day after going active with CAC.

.... in the hospital







Finalization Day....  (I love that Baby Girl has the judge's gavel  :))

I asked Caroline to share some of her thoughts for those considering adoption, and for those still waiting.  


When we first started trying to have a baby, we knew nothing about adoption. However, after having a couple of miscarriages, God started leading our hearts down this path. Although it was not our original plan, we now can’t even imagine our lives without adoption and our amazing baby girl! Through the process, we learned that we are not in control; God is in control, and he knows what is best for us. We only have to trust in him.
We knew nothing about domestic adoption when we initially decided to start the process. After a recommendation from a previous teacher (who I just happened to see at Walmart while visiting my parents in my hometown-God works in mysterious ways!), we were led to Christian Adoption Consultants. Gretchen was wonderful, and we can’t even imagine doing this without her help. She taught us everything we needed to know, and she helped us with every aspect of it. I’ve had several people ask for advice on adoption, and I always recommend going through CAC. 

While the adoption process has many ups and downs, the end result makes it all worth it. 
One of the best pieces of advice we got during the process was: It’s not a matter of if you’ll have a baby, it’s only a question of when!

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