Well, that's that

I think I've mentioned before that we've been struggling with the idea with a third adoption. Each avenue we turn down seems to have a detour of some sort. Domestic, international or otherwise...each program has hurdles that just seem more daunting than we are comfortable with and we simply haven't felt the pull in the same way we felt pulled the last two times.

So I've been praying my heart out for direction. Which program? Which agency? Now or next year? Special needs? Should I go back to work to acquire the funds more quickly? Are we even meant to adopt again?

In this most recent novena to St. Therese, I asked her intercession for giving us direction. I'm willing to open my heart to just about anything. I know from experience that God will provide the grace and the means.

We started noticing some cracks in our living and dining room walls which I patched and painted over a few months back. The cracks have reappeared and seem to be growing bigger. This last week, we had 3 foundation specialists out to inspect and give us estimates on the work needing to be done.

The result?

They all confirm that the front of our house is sinking into the clay soil the house was built on 40 years ago. It will only get worse and it needs to be addressed and remediated before we could ever hope to sell.

The cost to drill down to bedrock and support the foundation?




$20,000.




Wasn't quite the direction I was hoping for, but it's direction nonetheless. Sometimes God answers your prayers in ways you can't understand or imagine ahead of time. But this pretty much settles it. There's no way we can afford an adoption simultaneously with this kind of work. I'm not happy, but at least I can stop wondering.

Onward and upward...