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Hi, 'Lookingatadoption'. I know you posted a while ago, but thought I would share our story in hopes you check this again sometime. I have a similar story to yours. My husband and I have been married for 11 years. We had our bio boys 18 months apart without 'trying' and tried for 4 years to have more children. Even before the boys were born I felt led to adopt. My husband did not. Through lots of prayer (and lots of me nagging) I finally got him to attend the informational meetings. He came around once he realized I was truly feeling God's hand in this. Going through the classes was very scary. Some of the stuff you hear is not pretty. I ended up questioning what God was doing and began praying that I would become pregnant. Well, I did, but lost the baby very early on (I learned the hard way to 1- don't question God and 2- pray for a healthy child NOT just the pregnancy part -- I can laugh about it now). Anyway, looking back I am so thankful for the blessings He has brought us. The children we currently have and hope to adopt are worth all the trials and tribulations. They are not perfect and came with a boat load of issues that we did not expect, but we love them none the less. We would not have thought we could deal with some of the things we have been forced to, but with God on our side we know we can do this.
We attended several different open houses for adoption agencies when making our decision. We are foster to adopt through the state so have not had to pay out of pocket for anything as far as home studies etc go. There is even some reimbursement for attorney's fees if you adopt through your state.
Hope this helps you in some way. God bless.
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