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adoption story - erin + clayton

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Erin and Clayton were so kind to share a part of their adoption journey with me. Their son just turned "one," and they are looking back at God's gracious hand on each part of their journey, especially during an unexpected medical crisis. Here's an excerpt from Erin's personal journal.  Thank you so much for sharing your heart with us, Erin! ******    **** *****   *****   ******    **** *****   *****   ******    **** *****   *****   ******    **** *****   ***** The idea of adoption had been on my heart for many years. I felt the call strongly in my college years, so when Clayton and I began to plan and start our life together, I made sure to communicate this desire to him, and he was supportive. We hoped we would answer this call someday, but we were not quite sure when that time would be.  As we began trying to grow our family, we faced unforeseen fertility issues, but God graciously allowed us to conceive our first son, Jude. A few years later, we felt re