A few years ago the owners of an adoption agency began to attend some of our fundraisers across the country. They had been so very impressed by the quality and character of the Sacred Selections families [over a hundred] they had met over several years. “They’re all such good people” Kelly said. Kelly and her husband Adam who is the Business Manager were simply fascinated by how all this worked. Adam, told me in a phone conversation, “Kelly and I decided to carve out some time to attend as many of your events as we can this year to learn more about how Sacred Selections works.” We replied, “That would be great” and went on to say as we always do, “It’s all God.” I know what Adam was thinking, “Nice cliché” but we really want to understand how.

Trevor and Cyndi [not their real names] each saw Dana’s email to the Sacred Selections waiting families within minutes of each other. They shared the same immediate reaction, “I don’t think were ready yet…but this is so heartbreaking.” Trevor called first dialing Cyndi’s cell phone, “Did you see that Sacred Selections email this morning?” “I did” she answered Trevor heard the emotion in her tone. “That is so sad. What a terrible position to be in”, she continued. Trevor paused for a minute, “What do you think?” “Babe, we’ve talked about this but as sad as this is, I don’t think we’re ready, I mean it’s just not the right time yet”, Cyndi reflected recent conversations about being ready for another adoption. Two years ago they adopted a child with help from Sacred Selections and had continued to follow and support this work. They knew and planned for another but a lot was going on in their lives at the moment. It just wasn’t quite the perfect or convenient time.