Sean and Kelsey's Adoption
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Hello family, friends, coworkers and prayer warriors of Sean and Kelsey!
With the recent news of their disrupted adoption I know many of us have felt the need to do 'something more' for Kelsey and Sean during this time of grief and absolute heartache. Both Kelsey and Sean have brought us along in their journey and shown us their strength, endurance and deep rooted faith in God. We all have learned that adoption can be very messy, full of ups and downs, twists and turns and financial distress. The goal of raising this money is to surround them in love, support and help rebuild their hope. Most importantly have the ability to follow and lean into God's guidance as they continue on their journey in the adoption process.
Kelsey and Sean wanted to include some bible verses that they are leaning into at this time. Please continue to pray for Kelsey and Sean as they navigate through this season.
'Then he broke through and transformed all my wailing into a whirling dance of ecstatic praise! he has torn the veil and lifted from me the sad heaviness of mourning. He wrapped me in the glory garments of gladness.'
-Psalms 30:11 TPT
'"For I know the plans I have for you," says the Lord. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and hope."'
-Jeremiah 29:11 NLT
Information from Facebook of their journey:
"Sean and I have been praying for our “suddenly” as we awaited parenthood. We have been so open and vulnerable during our greatest ache of infertility. After 1,419 days of waiting and trying to grow our family, 5 “not yets” from other expecting families, and 48 negative pregnancy tests, we got the best news that we had matched with an expectant mother who chose us. We were entering our “suddenly.” We were filled with joy and unshakable belief that God was working on our behalf. “Suddenly” we were knee deep in endless paperwork, documents, wire transfers for thousands, airline tickets, work notifications, doggie plans, etc. Sean and I stepped into the greatest unknown surrendering everything we had down. Our hope, our finances, our faith, it was all yielded and expectant for a “suddenly” miracle. However, we did not get our “suddenly” miracle. 48 hours after baby girl entered this world our hearts were ripped open by four words… “I can’t do this…” After stepping into this wilderness so openly and lovingly we found out that the precious baby girl we watched be born into this word, nurture and care for was not ours. She never was ours. And that’s how messy adoption can be….putting your heart on the line, finances, and hope, that God is going to come through, only to find out you are no closer to parenthood than before. The heart wrenching cries, guttural flow of emotion, and emptiness in our hearts and arms will likely last for a while. Our losses are too much, our pain is too deep, our hope is so small. Friends, adoption is so hard and tangled with sorrow. It doesn’t always work with a beautiful bow tied up all pretty at the end. It is fickle, broken, heavy, and oh…so….messy. We don’t know or understand the why to our “not yet.” We are grieving the loss of the beautiful baby who we fearlessly prayed over for the last two months we knew of her and her mother. We are full of the ache of loss and ask that you please pray to intercede on our behalf, praying for Mama S, precious baby girl, and our hearts." -Kelsey
Thank you and God Bless.
With the recent news of their disrupted adoption I know many of us have felt the need to do 'something more' for Kelsey and Sean during this time of grief and absolute heartache. Both Kelsey and Sean have brought us along in their journey and shown us their strength, endurance and deep rooted faith in God. We all have learned that adoption can be very messy, full of ups and downs, twists and turns and financial distress. The goal of raising this money is to surround them in love, support and help rebuild their hope. Most importantly have the ability to follow and lean into God's guidance as they continue on their journey in the adoption process.
Kelsey and Sean wanted to include some bible verses that they are leaning into at this time. Please continue to pray for Kelsey and Sean as they navigate through this season.
'Then he broke through and transformed all my wailing into a whirling dance of ecstatic praise! he has torn the veil and lifted from me the sad heaviness of mourning. He wrapped me in the glory garments of gladness.'
-Psalms 30:11 TPT
'"For I know the plans I have for you," says the Lord. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and hope."'
-Jeremiah 29:11 NLT
Information from Facebook of their journey:
"Sean and I have been praying for our “suddenly” as we awaited parenthood. We have been so open and vulnerable during our greatest ache of infertility. After 1,419 days of waiting and trying to grow our family, 5 “not yets” from other expecting families, and 48 negative pregnancy tests, we got the best news that we had matched with an expectant mother who chose us. We were entering our “suddenly.” We were filled with joy and unshakable belief that God was working on our behalf. “Suddenly” we were knee deep in endless paperwork, documents, wire transfers for thousands, airline tickets, work notifications, doggie plans, etc. Sean and I stepped into the greatest unknown surrendering everything we had down. Our hope, our finances, our faith, it was all yielded and expectant for a “suddenly” miracle. However, we did not get our “suddenly” miracle. 48 hours after baby girl entered this world our hearts were ripped open by four words… “I can’t do this…” After stepping into this wilderness so openly and lovingly we found out that the precious baby girl we watched be born into this word, nurture and care for was not ours. She never was ours. And that’s how messy adoption can be….putting your heart on the line, finances, and hope, that God is going to come through, only to find out you are no closer to parenthood than before. The heart wrenching cries, guttural flow of emotion, and emptiness in our hearts and arms will likely last for a while. Our losses are too much, our pain is too deep, our hope is so small. Friends, adoption is so hard and tangled with sorrow. It doesn’t always work with a beautiful bow tied up all pretty at the end. It is fickle, broken, heavy, and oh…so….messy. We don’t know or understand the why to our “not yet.” We are grieving the loss of the beautiful baby who we fearlessly prayed over for the last two months we knew of her and her mother. We are full of the ache of loss and ask that you please pray to intercede on our behalf, praying for Mama S, precious baby girl, and our hearts." -Kelsey
Thank you and God Bless.
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Kelsey Knodel
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Fargo, ND