Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Adoption Meeting

So we had our meeting with Bethany last night & well...lets just say...we are.....more confused & lost on what to do then ever. :)

We really have no clue what we are going to do......There are just a lot of things to think about...and not all the information on the Bethany website was accurate....so like it said they were on an income sliding scale for the pricing of adoption...but that changed & so now for everyone its a solid $25,000. And that does not included your lawyer fees...so when all is said & done it would be around $28,000to go through them...and we just don't know that, that is the best way to honor God with our finances [for us]...WHEN there are other options & other agencies that you can get a baby for $5,000....

So then there is the other option of doing embryo adoption...which I was totally closed to, but this meeting opened my eyes to that route...and I am more open to at least researching it some more...that would only be $8000 which is TOTALLY doable for us....do you know what that is? I'm not sure if you do....so I'm gonna tell you :)
Embryo Adoption is from the people who do invetro & then have all these left over fertilzed eggs & they are just frozen & you can adopt them...because if we truly believe life begins at conception...then there are 500,000 embryos needing a home to grown in (me) :) In most cases people come to adoption as a last resort because of infertility issues....so I probably would be able to carry an embryo no problem....only thing with that, is....they don't just put one in you....they do at least two...which means i could end up with twins...which is a whole new ball park! :)
SO
all that to say...there is a lot of thinking to do....and we have no clue what to do & are exploring all options....so yeah. Skies the limit for us! May we honor you, God in our journey!

1 comment:

Christina said...

Hi, dear friend. Have you called Laura? She might be a good resource for info since they have done two adoptions and getting ready to adopt embyos...there are some things she can tell you to help you make a decision, I think. Praying for you.

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