Expanding the Band (of Comptons)

Well, here we go!

Welcome, all family, friends and others who have wandered to our page.  This is where we are going to do something we don't often do: share our lives in a public way.  Don't get us wrong, we love to share our lives with all around us, but some things can be a bit personal, at least for LB, as Mike tends to over-share sometimes :).  All kidding aside, we want this to be the place where you can keep up with our journey (the ups and downs), laugh with us, cry with us, support us and pray for us.  What is this journey you ask? 

WE ARE ADOPTING!

That's right, we want to be parents and have figured out through various ways that adoption is the direction God is calling our family.  We have talked about adoption since before we were married.   Because LB is adopted, it is something that has always been on her heart and, in turn, Mike's.  We made the decision to pursue adoption in the last half of 2014 and have been looking into our options.  We have announced to our immediate family and close friends, attended a conference and recently spoken to a attorney practicing family law.  Our next step is a Home Study, which is right around the corner.

At this point in our journey, we have decided to pursue what is called private, or independent, adoption.  This means we are not going through an agency, but have decided to pursue this on our own accord.  The attorney we visited with will take care of all the legal paperwork and signatures that need to happen, but the rest is up to us.  We will need to independently find a birth mother who has decided to make an adoption plan for her baby and, in turn, chooses us to be the parents.

This is where you come in!

We are asking our family and friends (and really anyone reading ;)) to pray for us, the mother/family who will give birth to our future child and, of course, the baby.  We know that God is calling us to adopt, and has a child/children in mind for us already. So now it's up to Him as to when He wants to bless our family with a baby.  We will continue to pray for His guidance and we will also continue to pray for a baby.  We ask that you do the same.  This is going to be a journey, for sure, and we want to take you along for the ride!

There will be much more to come and we will probably need some supportive handshakes, high fives and hugs along the way.  We're hoping we won't need too many tissues, but we'll be keeping some handy, just in case.  Thank you, in advance, for your prayers and support and thank you for the time you took to read this.  We look forward to sharing more with you as our journey continues.

With Love,
Mike and LB Compton