#second adoption

[mysterialflora]

[caxholloway]

Take Cover

Transparently, everything feels so much different this time.

When we adopted Victoria, we were coming off of two years of hard, hard things. I remember those years. I remember the brokenness.

I like to sit in the car on my way to work and recount the story of Victoria’s adoption. I like to remind myself over and over how clear God was with us - how every detail meant something. And I get emotional about it when Mother’s Day starts to roll around. Because all of those complex emotions come to the surface.

Two years of hard things.

I remember Gravel leaving and us cautiously walking toward adoption - with my only prayer being for God to make it clear. Over and over, “Make it clear, Lord.”

It’s no coincidence that I was sitting in a Starbucks in Tigard, Oregon specifically praying for God to show me my kids. To show me when and where and who they were. It is no coincidence that in the moments I was uttering that prayer, my daughter was being born.

It’s no coincidence that two weeks before we received her referral, I asked Josh about the name Victoria and if it could be our daughter’s name, discarding the name we had picked out for several years. I vividly remember saying, “I know we have a name, but I don’t want it anymore. I want Victoria.” It’s no coincidence that two weeks later we received the profile of a little girl named Victoria.

It’s no coincidence that in my most broken moments of May 11, 2014, I was comforted by our caseworker with hope that the next Mother’s Day would be better. It’s no coincidence that our caseworker with a Christian Adoption Agency, closed on Sundays and sensitive to the fact that it was Mother’s Day, would call and tell me about a little girl who looked like Cindy Lou Hoo and that she thought she was our daughter. That Mother’s Day began in grief and ended with rejoicing.

It’s no coincidence that a high school friend wanted to hang out after years of not seeing each other, and handed me a wad of cash at the end of the night. I remember you.

I remember you who said that you had been dog-sitting and that the Lord had prompted you to give the money to us.

I remember you: who was pied in the face, who begged your co-worker to make her famous dessert for us to sell, who designed our t-shirts, who donated your home to host our yardsale at, who loaned us your tables, who bought the curtains hanging in her room, who donated your clothes, who wrote check after check and said, “I know we’ve done it before, and we’re doing it again.”, who had so little and gave so much. You who had so much and gave so much. You who bought the popcorn and the drinks and who handed us money after we were home with her and said, “There’s always something you’re going to need when you come home.” You who showed up at the airport in the middle of an ice storm. You who risked your lives driving my car to the airport. You who showed up with bags of toys and clothes.  You who showed up with the last donation who told me that it was always the plan to be the last. You who prayed us home. You who liked every status and sent every good thought and prayer our way. 

You were always part of the story - and we carry you with us.

He made it clear.

It has never been a mistake. It’s always been worth it.

And God reminds me of that over and over as I tell myself the story of Victoria.

And I’m about to lose it as I think of where we are now. Pursuing what God has made clear to us again.

And that He’s always come through - that He’s never made a mistake - that His plans have always been worth it.

Specific prayer prayed over two years. Specific answer.

And I love to watch the pieces, the most random, off-base, completely unexpected pieces come together at just the right time, even at 2:30 in the morning. I love that He’s good to us. To all of us.

My boss asked me today (and I love that she’s super curious about this whole process) how fundraising was going, how I was doing. Exhausted. Humbled. Trusting. I didn’t really want to talk about it, because honestly - waiting on the world to change is hard. But I told her that God brought in the 41k before. He’ll do it again. 

And in two weeks, you guys have helped us bring in 4% of that already. And we don’t deserve it, and we haven’t earned it - we’re just a family with a story to tell. And with every donation that comes in, you become more and more apart of the story.

I can’t wait to tell you the beginning of the story. 

And if you want to financially be part of this, you can here:

https://www.youcaring.com/cathrineholloway-813187

[caxholloway]

Love Is A Good Thing

Sit tight. 

Hold your breath. 

Poland.

Again.

Several months ago, we announced to the world that we were pursuing foster care. We filled out paperwork, we went to a few classes, we scheduled physicals, were fingerprinted and watched training videos. We bought beds and mattresses and moved every piece of furniture around in our home. 

And a text message followed by a sob-filled phone call stopped us in our tracks.

It was a beautiful phone call borne out of years of prayer and hope.

Because when the Lord tells you something, even if it seems so off-base and so impossibly specific, you believe Him and you take Him at His word.

And we closed the door to foster care and to the bedroom housing two beds and began praying. Praying for mountains to be moved and for those beds to be filled in ways that seemed so impossible and out of reach.

Poland.

Again.

My hope is to be much more specific with you in coming weeks. For right now, I have to be as vague as I can and provide you with as many facts as I can at the same time.

On December 16, 2016, a, for lack of a better word, corrupt adoption agency was debarred and was ordered to cease all adoption work in several countries, including Poland.

On January 17, 2017, the number of accredited adoption centers in Poland was reduced from 3 to 2. In short, the number of adoption centers authorized to issue referrals of Polish children for international adoption was cut by 1/3.

On March 6, 2016, Poland announced that it is restructuring its international adoption process, prioritizing domestic adoption with named exceptions.

Tough waters to navigate. But there is purpose and there is hope. There is also red tape and more waiting.

But God has been very specific with us. And we believe Him.

And we need 

You

Again.

We have contacted our caseworker to initiate a home study and we hope to have our paperwork in country as soon as we possibly can.

$41,000.00.

That’s what this is going to take.

Again.

Will you pray with us?

Pray for finances. The immediate need is roughly $14,000.00. This covers dossiers, post-placement visits, agency fees and so. many. other. things.

Pray that the beds that lie empty behind a closed door are filled with the ones they’re to be filled with. My mama heart grieves every day they’re empty.

If you feel led to support our family financially, there is a PayPal button to the right. 

You may also donate via our YouCaring page: https://www.youcaring.com/cathrineholloway-813187.

Here we go.

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