Monday, April 28, 2014
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Where it Started
Last year on Father's day I gave Jonathan a card. It said that I appreciated him and was grateful that he would be a good dad to our children someday. We talked that day about our sadness and our hopes... "God has a plan," we said.
The next day I got a phone call... A friend asked me, "would you be interested in adopting a baby girl?" As she continued telling me the details I sobbed quietly in my car... I couldn't believe how perfect this was...
Jonathan was not as excited as I was. His heart had not yet been prepared for the idea of adoption and he was still grieving the loss of our dream of having biological children. After two weeks of praying and talking, he agreed that we could move forward... And then the mother decided to keep her baby. I was heartbroken. He was relieved. We agreed that the purpose in all that, had been to prepare our hearts to start our adoption journey. So we did.
The next day I got a phone call... A friend asked me, "would you be interested in adopting a baby girl?" As she continued telling me the details I sobbed quietly in my car... I couldn't believe how perfect this was...
Jonathan was not as excited as I was. His heart had not yet been prepared for the idea of adoption and he was still grieving the loss of our dream of having biological children. After two weeks of praying and talking, he agreed that we could move forward... And then the mother decided to keep her baby. I was heartbroken. He was relieved. We agreed that the purpose in all that, had been to prepare our hearts to start our adoption journey. So we did.
A year later, we are finally certified, 'foster to adopt,' with a wonderful organization called Homes with Hope. We are hopeful, and not so patiently, waiting to get a call.
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