Guest blog by Justin Briggs :)

First of all I want to say that this month has been incredible for me.  I started out wanting to post something about adoption everyday to raise awareness and in the end it has helped ME probably more than anyone.  There have been so many times this month that I have been overwhelmed with the burden for adoption and like my husband says...peace that this is our family's calling.  I have never been more sure of it.   I have also been overwhelmed at God's grace and mercy towards me.  I am constantly letting Him down, but I am still part of His royal family and that will never change.  I have a place to call home.  If no one has gotten anything out of my adoption post's this month...that is okay....because I have.  Some days I am so excited that it hurts to welcome someone else into our home, but I know that God's timing is perfect.  All that being said, I am also very thankful that God gave me a husband, a soul mate, and a best friend that also feels the same way about adoption.  I know that many times the husband is the one that needs convincing when it comes to adoption and that has not been my situation.  So....Here are a few words from his heart and how he feels about adoption. 



Adopting because He adopted me.

This is my first and hopefully last expose into adoption - But I felt I should say a few things about why I feel adoption is right for me and my family (besides, I couldn't let Ashley steal all of the limelight).

To start things off, my name is Justin Briggs and I'm 26 years old, happily married, the "daddy" of a little girl that holds my heart in her hands (unfortunately, she knows it), and I'm a born again christian. While each day I'm surprised by how much I truly don't know about life and making the right choices - finding myself always confronted with trials, struggles, my own bad decisions, etc.., Adoption has been different.

Since we started this journey, adoption has had almost a place of its own in me, in that I have never had anything but peace in knowing that this was something I needed and wanted to do. Of course that doesn't mean I'm not a bit worried about the struggles that assuredly will come with a new child, still I have peace.  Knowing that true peace comes from the Prince of peace, Christ Jesus, makes it all the sweeter.

Feelings aside - there are children in this world who need, what I take for granted, a family; more specifically, there is a child out there who needs my family, and all the love that it can muster. So with that in mind, I can't think of a single better thing for my family to be striving towards than the adoption of one of Gods children.

If you are thinking about adoption, I encourage you to pray and see if it's Gods will for your family; as I believe it's His will for mine.      -Justin Briggs

 

 

 

 

 

Seriously....I am so blessed.