Journey to Waylon Michael: Part 9 – Our Story
I totally believe that God always has a plan for our lives. If you would have told me 10 years ago that my basketball teammate from high school would end up handing me our Waylon, I would have laughed. There is a reason that God places things on our heart and there is always a
Journey to Waylon Michael: Part 8 – Coming Home
The day I knew Michael and Waylon were finally coming home seemed like the longest day ever. Michael flew with Waylon from Florida to St. Louis. Then he had a 2-hour drive home. He got home in the evening and we were finally all reunited and the girls got to meet and hold Waylon for
Journey to Waylon Michael: Part 7 – Michael’s Traveling Experience
What an experience today. I woke up in Sarasota, Florida with a 2-week old by my side and tonight we are home for good. The little guy did amazing and I got to see the good in people all day today. We had a 2-hour car ride to the Orlando Airport, 2.5 hours at the
Journey to Waylon Michael: Part 6 – Traveling & Florida
We had decided that the best and easiest plan for our traveling was to both travel down together, then I would leave on Sunday to get back home to the girls. Addi and Lucy started school the day we left for Florida. That was so hard. Addi was starting her first year of kindergarten, so
Journey to Waylon Michael: Part 5 – Meeting Waylon
I wish I could properly explain the feelings Michael and I had as we were driving to our adoption agency, CFS. We were so nervous – our stomachs were in knots. Jasmine told us baby boy wouldn’t be there yet because the Cradle Family had stuff going on, so we thought we were going to
Journey to Waylon Michael: Part 4 – The Call
The girls and I had just walked into Aikman’s Wildlife with my friend Melissa and her kids when Jasmine starts calling. Now remember, Jasmine and I have been texting and talking on the phone for months now. So, I assumed this was just another call to catch up and talk for a while. I told
Journey to Waylon Michael: Part 3 – Waiting
If you have gone through the adoption process, you must be patient. One thing I am not good at is being patient. We knew that CFS could call us at anytime saying that there is a baby for us. There was the scenario where birth mom picks us, and she is due in a few
The Journey to Waylon Michael: Parts 1 & 2
Part 1- The Beginning For as long as I can remember, Michael and I have always wanted to adopt. After I had Lucy, I started researching and reaching out to people who had adopted. There are many ways to go about adoption. You can adopt internationally, go through foster care, or adopt within the United
