Several months ago, I ran into a dear friend of mine. She told me about a family in South Carolina wanting to adopt a baby here in my area. She said that the family needed a place to stay during the time of adoption. I quickly offered our house to them.
Jeff and I were both very excited about having this family come stay with us. I remember getting all giddy inside, thinking about being a witness to this special adoption. We were told that the family would need to stay with us until they had paperwork allowing them to leave the state with the baby, which could take about 7 days. We weren’t sure when the baby was due, so we excitedly waited for their phone call for about 6 weeks. Finally, we got the call! They were driving up to NC because their baby had been born!
At the time of the call, Thomas was home on a visit from Greenville, SC and my mom also happened to be visiting us for a week from Washington State. Coming up from South Carolina, we had Chris, Shelley, their 3 children and 2 sets of grandparents. It couldn’t have been more perfect. Our kids played so well with their kids, + we had wonderful talks with the adults. I feel so blessed to know this dear, sweet family!
Here is a video their church made of Chris + Shelley…
Chris and Shelley Talbott Adoption Video from James Island Christian Church on Vimeo.
And here are some images during their stay with us…
Chris + Shelley, we absolutely adore your family! Your visit felt so right. It was as if we had been friends for years. We are beyond excited for Baby Silas to have such a LOVING family + for you to be blessed with such a SWEET, SWEET baby boy! He is ADORABLE!!! May the Lord continue to bless your family. And please know, you are welcome here ANY time!!! The kids all keep asking about you + telling wonderfully fun stories of when you were here. We’re looking forward to a reunion! 
The ladies I’ve mentored over the years are all VERY DEAR to me!!!
