He had a family ... and then he lost them.
He was left in China.
For the second time in his life. 😥
Read moreA Real Princess Ending for Never-Ending Joy
It’s been 17 months since we’ve seen the girl with the sparkly extra chromosome who turned our worlds upside down.
After hosting Joy for a month at our home in the United States, we kissed that then 7-year-old firecracker goodbye and spent the next 14 months praying over her, crying over her and begging Jesus to move some major mountains on behalf of her.
We couldn’t even imagine a life where the girl who danced like no one was watching didn’t have the opportunity to dance on the stage of life inside the protection and security and joy and LOVE of a forever family.
Jesus, we prayed over and over again, PLEASE JUST CHANGE JOY’S STORY!
We waited days.
We waited months.
We waited through agonizing situation after agonizing situation just begging the God who loved Joy more than we ever could to work some miracles and bring this deserving girl a forever family.
And oh sweet friends, how He did.
Read moreThe Journey to Jason: An Adoptive Father's Perspective, Part 6
Our sweet friends the Whirleys hosted and advocated for Jason, a then-12-year-old orphan from China, in December 2016. In March 2018, this family traveled to China to bring this now 14-year-old boy home forever. We asked Hunter Whirley, an amazing tell-it-like-it-is Army combat veteran, to share with us the journey to Jason from an adoptive father’s perspective. Warning: This is not yo' mama's travel log. This is Hunter's [sometimes spicy, sometimes sassy but always straight-up] story. We're so grateful to him for sharing his unique perspective.
Read Part 1 HERE.
Read Part 2 HERE.
Read Part 3 HERE.
Read Part 4 HERE.
Read Part 5 HERE
Read moreThe Journey to Jason: An Adoptive Father's Perspective, Part 5
Our sweet friends the Whirleys hosted and advocated for Jason, a then-12-year-old orphan from China, in December 2016. In March 2018, this family traveled to China to bring this now 14-year-old boy home forever. We asked Hunter Whirley, an amazing tell-it-like-it-is Army combat veteran, to share with us the journey to Jason from an adoptive father’s perspective. Warning: This is not yo' mama's travel log. This is Hunter's [sometimes spicy, sometimes sassy but always straight-up] story. We're so grateful to him for sharing his unique perspective.
Read Part 1 HERE.
Read Part 2 HERE.
Read Part 3 HERE.
Read Part 4 HERE.
The Journey to Jason: An Adoptive Father's Perspective, Part 4
Our sweet friends the Whirleys hosted and advocated for Jason, a then-12-year-old orphan from China, in December 2016. In March 2018, this family traveled to China to bring this now 14-year-old boy home forever. We asked Hunter Whirley, an amazing tell-it-like-it-is Army combat veteran, to share with us the journey to Jason from an adoptive father’s perspective. Warning: This is not yo' mama's travel log. This is Hunter's [sometimes spicy, sometimes sassy but always straight-up] story. We're so grateful to him for sharing his unique perspective.
Read Part 1 HERE.
Read Part 2 HERE.
Read Part 3 HERE.