We’ve been heads down the last month knocking out document requests, medical appointments, background checks (yes, one for each of the combined six states we’ve lived in), and having individual and family interviews with our social worker at Catholic Charities. Now we are finally there—our home study is complete! That gives us just enough time …
Here We Go Again!
As some of our closest friends and family know already, we originally started the adoption process in 2017, but put our adoption plan on hold when we became pregnant with our third child, A. Now that she's older, we're able to start the adoption process again! We are so excited for this journey and can't …
God Has A Plan
Big news today! We’re happy to announce that we are unexpectedly expecting BABY #3! While it’s commonplace and even easy to say, “God has a plan,” it’s harder to comprehend that His plan transcends our understanding of time. This new baby comes as a complete surprise for our family! Christine just gave away our last …
So Grateful
Our Christmas card announcement was a success! We are so grateful and blessed to have so many friends and family who reached out to us to say congratulations, sending prayers and well wishes for our adoption journey. Almost everyone was over-the-moon happy for us and, along with the excitement, we got a few repeat questions …
Our Christmas Announcement
For all of the crafty, creative people out there who do chalkboards on the reg - kudos to you! More stressful than a timed art history final. I was definitely sweating by the end of it. I'm amazed I don't have white chalkboard paint all over myself. We are getting ready for a Christmas card …
How we got here…
The decision to adopt doesn’t come quickly or easily, it doesn’t happen without challenging your brain and tugging at your heart, and it’s so hard to come to, you inevitably find yourself calling to God asking, “What am I getting myself into,” or maybe more poignantly, “What are You getting me into!?” One thing that …
The Grodek's Adoption Journey 