There are many things that happen in our lives that we will never understand, but I feel from the bottom of my heart that God completely revealed one of His plans to us on December 21, 2011. It's like my mind could go on rewind quickly through the previous years and truly see each and every heartbreaking and joyous moment in our journey unfold. Adoption is never a "you can always just adopt" or a second choice. It takes an extremely thoughtful decision from all involved. This verse was one that we kept going back to:
Ephesians 1:18
{I pray that} the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,
We are so thankful that God opened our hearts in this way and provided us with everything we needed.
One day our dream of a baby was a hope and continuous silent prayer in our hearts and the next day we had a son waiting for us in Springfield, IL. We had truly thought we would have a baby before Christmas so as the month was quickly unfolding we were disheartened. We never doubted God and His good timing but we prayed He would spare us any more waiting. Tonight I am sitting here thinking of how God's hands were working hard to put everything in place. I believe He answered the prayers of many who wanted the best for this child.
My mind is racing in anticipation of the weekend ahead that will be full of celebrations!
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