One Day At A Time

      Hello Friends, Family, and all those who have so genuinely opened their hearts to us!         First off, let me thank you all from the bottom of my heart for the love and support you have so freely offered! We have started the adoption process and things are going so much better than we ever thought possible. In an effort to expedite our ability to cover the things that will need to be covered, we have agreed to allow our friends to sponsor a benefit dinner and auction on our behalf.           Here's the lowdown; They have titled it "Madsen’s Adoption Auction".        Our event will be held on Saturday, September 10 th from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Rexburg Flight Museum, so please save the date.  (Special thanks to John Bagley and Glenn Embree for making this location possible.)        If you're up for some friendly competition, you are invited to sign up as a participant in a good old fashioned chili cook off. Prizes will be awarded to the top th

          I still can’t even believe everything that has happened over the past week! Nate and I walked into an adoption agency a week ago and began the process to become adoptive parents! We are so excited and we are already in love with the little one that is meant to be in our family. Some of you may be wondering how we have come to this decision so quickly, but to be honest with you, this is something Nate and I have planned on doing since before we were even married. When Nate and I were dating and discussing what we wanted for our future, I told him I wanted to adopt. He eagerly jumped on board and that was the very first step to get to where we are.            When Nate and I talked about adoption, we always thought it was something in the distant future. We would own a house and Nate would be in his career. We planned on having a couple of biological children first and then we would begin adopting. This changed after I miscarried for a third time. An exploratory surgery reve