Appel family update!
May 8, 2023
Almost 5 years ago we had an adoption fall through and it was messy and incredibly painful. The night after it all fell apart I had an experience with God where I felt his love and comfort more than I ever had before and I wrote a LONG Facebook post telling about that experience and the whole situation (it’s now a blog post here). Lots of people commented on that post and every comment was incredibly sweet and meaningful to us and we’ve read them through many times, but there is one comment that stuck out. Here’s part of that comment:
“I love the people willing to let their hearts be shattered for the chance that another’s would be healed and have a home. I love that you loved so hard that you are broken. I think that’s when we look most like Jesus... Don’t allow this experience to stop you and your gorgeous family from loving like this again - this is always worth it.”This stinkin’ comment has stuck with me, nagging me, buzzing in my head for the last 5 years. I can quote parts of it. I remember exactly who wrote it (hey Jen). I barely know this person and yet her comment has wormed its way into my soul.A child deserves to be loved. I believe a baby is born with that right. And sometimes, for a variety of reasons, parents are unable or not allowed to care for their kids, and that sucks, but it doesn’t change the fact that that kid has the right to be loved and cared for by somebody, even if just for a little while. So as the years have gone by, while I’ve had Jen’s comment ringing in my head, Lindsey has had her own journey of thoughts and dreams and prayers going on. And all the while, our love for each other and for our girls has grown and grown and bubbled over and we’ve both come to the same conclusion: that we have much more love to give. Even if it hurts.All this to say: We are going to start fostering newborns and babies next month. We have a home study in a week and are getting licensed for foster care way faster than we thought we would. We thought we were completely out of the baby stage, so we have a ton that we need and we'd love for you to partner with us in that. Here’s an Amazon gift registry link if you want to do that:https://www.amazon.com/baby-reg/tylerandlindsey-appel-may-2023-monticello/15EBTVE2XX9IV