Greg and I had always known, even before marriage that we wanted children. After being married for several years, time continued to pass by with no baby and no end in sight for any kind of mental clarity. The desire to be a mother had been a dream for years, and Greg’s desire to be a father of a little boy playing in a baseball field was sometimes more than I could handle. We decided that adoption was definitely what God was calling us to do.
In early 2016, we began the process of adoption. In mid 2017, we matched with a baby girl in Florida, who was to be born in July, however this adoption failed. I have never felt so much emptiness in my heart. On a Wednesday night in August 2017, around 10:30, my cell phone rang and we had been matched again! This baby was ours, I just knew it. To my surprise after visiting this birth mother and father, they decided to keep this little guy.
The agency that we were working with was so kind and wanted us to match quickly. We soon matched with African American twin baby girls. We were in heaven and couldn’t wait to be the parents of these sweet girls, just a little worried after what had happened.
On November 15 the precious baby boy who we had matched with was born and the birth mother decided that she wanted us to be his parents. We knew that baby boy was ours and that God had been in this situation for the last two years of this adoption journey. We hopped on a plane and the rest is history! As for the twins, we stay in touch with their parents and they are absolutely beautiful! Their parents had been waiting for three years to get a baby!
So many details, days and nights of sleeplessness, and prayers that we thought were not being heard, I have left out. The bottom line is this: We would do it all over again in a heartbeat. The minute of seeing our precious baby’s face and looking back over the time spent during the journey, is indescribable. Our prayers were answered down to the tiniest details, all the way to his sweet little eyelashes. God’s Amazing Grace at Home is more than I can comprehend when I look at baby Luke. As I look back on our journey, I can see how God prepared me to be a better Christian, mother, and wife for Greg and Luke.
If you are thinking about adoption or are currently in the process of adoption and are overwhelmed, you are not alone! I have been where you are, along with so many others. We have helped others save time and money by providing advice, offering our services for Profile Books, love and prayer. Please email me for help! amazinggraceathome@gmail.com
