Saturday, August 9, 2008

The Holland's Adoption Journey

Welcome, our names are Dean and Janie and we formally began our adoption journey on June 10, 2008 with AWAA. Four years ago God gave us a beautiful little girl named Lilliana after more than 6 years of trying for a second child. We also have a beautiful 18 year old daughter Lindsay. With Lilliana's birth came the birth of an overwhelming desire to adopt another child. Of course, we questioned the desire for a good four years as we were and are very happy with the family we have. When we did consider the idea of adopting, we always thought we would adopt a little girl from China, but as we drew closer to actually submitting our application we felt strongly to adopt a little boy from Kazakhstan. So here we are: formally beginning our home study this Tuesday in Franklin, Tennessee August 12, 2008.