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Our adoption story started in 1984. We went to see a movie that gave us a desire to want to give a child a home that does not have a home. The movie was not about adoption but for some reason it gave us a desire to adopt. I am not sure why it affected us like it did, but it left us with the desire to help children through adoption.<\/p>\n
We had been married a year when we decided to go to an information meeting with social services about adoption. We came away with the realization that adoption was very difficult, and that the children who needed homes the most we could not adopt because we were not the same race. The laws were different then and the system did not allow cross racial adoption to take place. So we did not pursue it at that time but kept it in our minds as a desire for a later time.<\/p>\n
When we had four children we started thinking about it again. We thought this was something God wanted us to do. However, we thought we had too many children, not enough money, were too old, didn\u2019t have a nice enough house, etc. When our youngest child was ten, we decided to give foster care a try. We went to the MAP class. We did everything they required. They came to the house, and they said we passed. Then they called back and said we didn\u2019t pass after all because some work on our house was needed. I had told the social worker ahead of time that we were renovating our house. After conversations back and forth, we decided to withdraw our file. We were discouraged and did not know what to do. About a year later we went to a church meeting on adoption. We met a private social worker there. She said that what happened to us was not right, but that the foster care system is very strict. So we decided to step out on faith, have her do a home study, and try to adopt a child from foster care. We passed our home study and began submitting it for children. Our social worker found out about two little girls with an agency. The agency did not have a family for them, and they needed to be placed within a month. So we submitted our home study. The mother chose us. The only problem was the cost. We thought about not moving forward because of the money, but we finally decided that we should not let that stop us. We trusted God to supply the money if this was what He wanted. And He did in a very special and miraculous way! We brought home two beautiful little girls ages two and five at the time. They became a part of our family very quickly and naturally. I know that does not always happen, but it did for us. The oldest had gone to kindergarden for a couple of months, but we began to homeshool her. At first she missed school and being around a lot of kids, but she quickly came to like being homeschooled. I would say to anyone who feels like God is leading them to adopt, to step out on faith and let God lead you. And he will bless you beyond what you can imagine.<\/p>\n
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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nWendi and her husband, Virgil, have homeschooled for twenty years. She served on the NCHE board as region 7 director for eight years.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_sidebar area=”et_pb_widget_area_18″ admin_label=”GREENHOUSE Sidebar” _builder_version=”4.6.6″ global_module=”19006″]<\/p>\n \n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_sidebar][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 1 Jan 2014 C\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n nh\u1eadn con nu\u00f4i c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1eeb n\u0103m 1984. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i xem m\u1ed9t b\u1ed9 phim khi\u1ebfn ch\u00fang t\u00f4i n\u1ea3y sinh mong mu\u1ed1n mu\u1ed1n cho m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 nh\u00e0. B\u1ed9 phim kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c nh\u1eadn con nu\u00f4i nh\u01b0ng v\u00ec l\u00fd do n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, n\u00f3 khi\u1ebfn ch\u00fang t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n nh\u1eadn con nu\u00f4i. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ch\u1eafc t\u1ea1i sao n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i cho ch\u00fang t\u00f4i mong mu\u1ed1n gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 tr\u1ebb em th\u00f4ng qua vi\u1ec7c nh\u1eadn con nu\u00f4i. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i k\u1ebft h\u00f4n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t n\u0103m th\u00ec quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh tham gia m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c h\u1ecdp th\u00f4ng tin v\u1edbi c\u00e1c d\u1ecbch v\u1ee5 x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c nh\u1eadn con nu\u00f4i. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn ra r\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c nh\u1eadn con nu\u00f4i r\u1ea5t kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb c\u1ea7n nh\u00e0 \u1edf nh\u1ea5t m\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 nh\u1eadn nu\u00f4i v\u00ec ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f9ng ch\u1ee7ng t\u1ed9c. Lu\u1eadt ph\u00e1p l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00e1c v\u00e0 h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng kh\u00f4ng cho ph\u00e9p vi\u1ec7c \u00e1p d\u1ee5ng gi\u1eefa c\u00e1c ch\u1ee7ng t\u1ed9c di\u1ec5n ra. V\u00ec v\u1eady, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng theo \u0111u\u1ed5i n\u00f3 v\u00e0o th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0 gi\u1eef n\u00f3 trong t\u00e2m tr\u00ed c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t mong mu\u1ed1n cho m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian sau n\u00e0y. Khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f3 b\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ee9a con, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ngh\u0129 l\u1ea1i v\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u Ch\u00faa mu\u1ed1n ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u00e0m. Tuy nhi\u00ean, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f3 qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u con, kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7 ti\u1ec1n, qu\u00e1 gi\u00e0, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1eb9p, v.v. Khi \u0111\u1ee9a con \u00fat c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u00ean m\u01b0\u1eddi, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh th\u1eed nh\u1eadn con nu\u00f4i. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u1edbp MAP. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 h\u1ecd y\u00eau c\u1ea7u. H\u1ecd \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua. Sau \u0111\u00f3, h\u1ecd g\u1ecdi l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng th\u00ec ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng qua \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00ec c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i s\u1eeda sang l\u1ea1i ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i tr\u01b0\u1edbc v\u1edbi nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111ang s\u1eeda sang l\u1ea1i ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Sau khi trao \u0111\u1ed5i qua l\u1ea1i, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh r\u00fat h\u1ed3 s\u01a1. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i n\u1ea3n l\u00f2ng v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec. Kho\u1ea3ng m\u1ed9t n\u0103m sau, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i d\u1ef1 m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i h\u1ecdp \u1edf nh\u00e0 th\u1edd v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c nh\u1eadn con nu\u00f4i. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i t\u01b0 nh\u00e2n \u1edf \u0111\u00f3. C\u00f4 \u1ea5y n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng g\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra v\u1edbi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00fang, nh\u01b0ng h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng ch\u0103m s\u00f3c nu\u00f4i d\u01b0\u1ee1ng r\u1ea5t nghi\u00eam ng\u1eb7t. V\u00ec v\u1eady, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u01b0\u1edbc ra kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u1ee9c tin, \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f4 \u1ea5y h\u1ecdc \u1edf nh\u00e0 v\u00e0 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng nh\u1eadn m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb t\u1eeb c\u01a1 s\u1edf ch\u0103m s\u00f3c nu\u00f4i d\u01b0\u1ee1ng. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc t\u1ea1i nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1eedi n\u00f3 cho tr\u1ebb em. Nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra hai c\u00f4 g\u00e1i nh\u1ecf c\u00f9ng c\u01a1 quan. C\u01a1 quan kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 gia \u0111\u00ecnh cho h\u1ecd, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd c\u1ea7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1eafp x\u1ebfp trong v\u00f2ng m\u1ed9t th\u00e1ng. V\u00ec v\u1eady, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 n\u1ed9p nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u t\u1ea1i nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ecdn ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. V\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 duy nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 chi ph\u00ed. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c kh\u00f4ng ti\u1ebfn l\u00ean v\u00ec ti\u1ec1n, nh\u01b0ng cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 ng\u0103n c\u1ea3n m\u00ecnh. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i tin t\u01b0\u1edfng Ch\u00faa s\u1ebd cung c\u1ea5p ti\u1ec1n n\u1ebfu \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u Ng\u00e0i mu\u1ed1n. V\u00e0 Ng\u00e0i \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch r\u1ea5t \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t v\u00e0 k\u1ef3 di\u1ec7u! L\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 mang v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 hai b\u00e9 g\u00e1i xinh \u0111\u1eb9p, hai tu\u1ed5i v\u00e0 n\u0103m tu\u1ed5i. H\u1ecd tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a gia \u0111\u00ecnh ch\u00fang t\u00f4i r\u1ea5t nhanh ch\u00f3ng v\u00e0 t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean. T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng x\u1ea3y ra, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra v\u1edbi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. \u0110\u1ee9a l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i h\u1ecdc m\u1eabu gi\u00e1o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0i th\u00e1ng, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u cho n\u00f3 h\u1ecdc \u1edf nh\u00e0. L\u00fac \u0111\u1ea7u, c\u00f4 \u1ea5y ngh\u1ec9 h\u1ecdc v\u00e0 xung quanh c\u00f3 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u tr\u1ebb em, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f4 \u1ea5y nhanh ch\u00f3ng th\u00edch h\u1ecdc \u1edf nh\u00e0. T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i v\u1edbi b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 ai c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y nh\u01b0 Ch\u00faa \u0111ang d\u1eabn d\u1eaft h\u1ecd nh\u1eadn con nu\u00f4i, h\u00e3y b\u01b0\u1edbc ra kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u1ee9c tin v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 Ch\u00faa d\u1eabn d\u1eaft b\u1ea1n. V\u00e0 anh \u1ea5y s\u1ebd ban ph\u01b0\u1edbc cho b\u1ea1n ngo\u00e0i nh\u1eefng g\u00ec b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng. Wendi v\u00e0 ch\u1ed3ng c\u00f4, Virgil, \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecdc t\u1ea1i nh\u00e0 trong hai m\u01b0\u01a1i n\u0103m. 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