[Lisa1]

I am writing this to express how brokenhearted I feel right now. My husband and I had wanted to adopt a child. But, we were both divorced twice (before we began to take our faith seriously), my husband if 59 years old and I am 43 years old, and he has a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. Between his age and his diagnosis, it is very unlikely we will be able to adopt. I am so brokenhearted! Is there anyone else out there who is "disqualified" from adopting? How did you cope with this news? We have had a very stable marriage for 7 years, his bipolar disorder is controlled on medication, and all that other stuff was a long time ago. I am so angry and hurt! You would think that with all the homeless children in orphanages and foster care in this world that someone would give a rehabilitated couple a look at least! Yet God is still on the throne of heaven and of our hearts-we're just hurting.