“Whisper That We’re Coming”
Before nap time last week we were praying for our new family members on the other side of the world. When it was Eden’s turn, she prayed something neither Nate nor I had prayed before. She wasn’t mimicking our words. This was her prayer: Jesus, I pray that you would teach the little boy & girl from Uganda what it means to be a Hagerty and how to be a Hagerty. Whisper to them that the Hagerty’s are coming for them. Adoption was all... Read More
Guest Post on “We Are Grafted In”
I was asked to have my post, “God Doesn’t Need Me“, included on We Are Grafted In. This is an excellent up-and-coming adoption resource, chock-full of stories from families much more experienced than ours in adoption. And they just started a forum for those of us pioneering Uganda adoptions! Go check ‘em out! Read More
Why We’re Adopting Again
The decision process for this next adoption has been far more sobering than the last. Three years ago we were fueled by optimism and opportunity. We read books about the potential “side effects” of adoption and even anticipated fielding some of those, but the estimated cost seemed little. We were young and wild and free. The hardest part of Eden & Caleb’s adoption was the footrace to get them. We had our share of medical bills,... Read More
Here We Grow Again
My editor is gallivanting around a farm in Virginia with his college buddies, so in an effort to not expose the little man behind the curtain I’m going to limit myself to just a few sentences. The Hagertys are expanding. Sometime in the next year+ we will be welcoming two little Ugandans into our home. This wild ride just got a little more exciting (and petrifying). A regular part of Eden & Caleb’s pretend play is “getting little... Read More
