Family Trying to Adopt Nephew

Help this family become whole.  After losing both of her two sisters in very unexepected ways, Mary and her husband Blake are trying to legally adopt her nephew, Madden.  He was 7-months old when his mother passed away and has been with Mary and Blake since that night.  He's only known them as his parents but legally they aren't.  Even though Madden's biological father has never been in the picture, there is still a fear of when someone will try to take him.  Please consider donating to help cover the financial cost of official adoption.  

Read Mary's story in her words below...

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On June 11, 2012 our lives changed forever. I was at work when my boyfriend at that time called me and told me "grandma found Kolby unresponsive."  All I remember was I started screaming and crying and thinking Lord not again!  How could I lose another sister!  When I got to Grannys I knew it was real.  I got Madden, Kolby's 7-month old son and from that moment I knew what I had to do.  I called an attorney and got guardianship that next day.  Though dealing with the death of my sister we made time to go to court and sign papers.  We continued to stay at Granny's for a couple of weeks as to not abruptly change Madden's routine even though obviously it was changed forever.

We moved him to our apartment in July and on July 13th, Blake proposed to me, even though I gave him every chance to run.  We met with the attorney as we had a hiccup with the guardianship and we decided to move our wedding date up as it was the best interest of Madden.  We were married on August 4th.  As we dealt with being parents over night and getting married and adjusting to eachother, we decided it was time to buy a house.  We moved September 28th to my Granny's to save and buy a house and in October, we started the process of building a house.  Madden turned 1 on October 19th and a week and half later I found out that I was pregnant.  Major shock and lots of crazy emotions!  I was so scared that Madden would think that we didn't want him or didn't love him but at the same time Blake and I were so excited :)  


We spent the next few months just continuing to adjust and in February we found out that we were having a little girl, Isabella Ravyn Nicole.  At this time we had been going to our "house" and watching the progess with little knowledge that on the financial side NOTHING had been done.  I was in the last months of pregnancy and the stress of this caused my blood pressure to be high.  I was put on bed rest with Pre-eclampsia and delivered early at 37 weeks.  At this time we were still planning on our "home" but it didn't pan out and we got out of our contract.  So, we were stuck at Granny's, which was the absolute best thing for us really with the kids being 20 months apart.  


We continued on our guardianship path with talking adoption but the financial part of the adoption hit us dead in our tracks and we've had to continue the guardianship only. :(

We finally found a home in May of 2014!!!  Yay!!!!! However, our paychecks instantly became smaller with everything that comes with owning a house.  Through all of this, our plans of adopting Madden have never changed.  I think of my sister every day wondering what she would be doing, how her life would be with Madden and all I want to do is give him the life she would have wanted for him and that he deserves.  

We have to make it official! I want to wake up in the morning and not worry "what if today is the day someone tries to take him away".   I know my sister would want the best for her son.  Blake and I want the best for our SON AND HIS SISTER!   So, I ask that if you feel it in your heart to donate to our adoption fund and help us end this tragic yet beautiful chapter of our lives and Madden's, we would be forever thankful.

And if you can't please pray for us that this is a quick process.