God is Working for Good

I realized today that it's been around six months since we've posted anything here. That has been the case for a couple of reasons :  1. We've been SO busy being a family. What a great joy we've found in

A New Identity for Christmas

Last week, Emily and I took a huge step in an adoption journey that we’ve been on for a long time. We welcomed two beautiful little girls into our home on the week of Christmas. They’ve been an incredible gift

Grace Upon Grace

John 1: 16 - For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.A month and a half ago, I wrote a difficult blog post sharing how God shut the door on the adoption that we had been pursuing

Be to Me a Rock of Refuge

This morning I was reading through Psalm 71 and the words echoed strongly in my heart:1     In you, O Lord, do I take refuge;       let me never be put to shame!2     In your righteousness         deliver me

One More Step

Most of you have been following our adoption story for awhile, some of you for years and others over the last several months. Emily and I want to say a huge word of THANK YOU for your prayers for us

Are They Still Adopting?

If you’re reading this post right now, this question has probably come to your mind at some point or another - Are the Ainsworths still adopting? Unless you are in our missional community, a huddle with us, or involved in

Waiting is Not Easy!

Well it’s been quite awhile since our last post. I’m sure that many of you have been wondering what is going on in our adoption world. Truthfully, we haven’t posted in months because there really hasn’t been anything to tell.