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I have gone through wanting childrenw when my husband didn't - twice!
First when we got married I wanted kids straight away - he wanted to wait 5 yrs!! I kept on and on at him until one day we were in a prayer meeting and I prayed to God - "I can't take this anymore, I really want to have a baby but my dh is the head of the household so i pray you will show him what your will is and if it is not to have a child at this time, please take the desire away cause I can't handle it" - as I was praying this my husband was at the front being prayed for (nothing specific) and when he had finished, i went to him and asked him what God had said - he said "it's time to have a baby" - I almost fell over!!
The second time was a couple of years ago. After our son was born, we have never been able to conceive, and after 8 yrs, my heart was led through volunteering I was doing and a lifetime's interest in fostering (my mum and dad were foster carers when I was a teenager) that I would like to foster children but my husband was opposed. He definitely was not interested in adoption and I amn't either and when I asked him about fostering, he wasn't interested either. We did have a detailed conversation about it - but he wasn't budging, then a few months later the subject came up again and he agreed!!
He definitely doesn't like the government system and their continual failings but i tend to handle social workers, meetings, etc as he works full-time anyway, so I keep that part of it away from his as much as possible.
So God can change their feelings if this is God's will - just keep praying, broach the subject again when your teaching contract comes up but let go and let God - cause he will work it out if it's his plan!
PS I keep praying to God about another bio child for us but so far nothing - he did say to me very clearly 5 years ago "not yet" - so whether it is still to happen or perhaps one of the foster children that come along may capture our heart and become permanent who knows - at least whilst we wait we are helping to give love to these little ones who have been so badly hurt!
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