God's Provision through the Journey

I have spent the morning reminiscing in preparation for a very important day in our family. Tonight we will be having a "welcome Home" celebration to honor ours and other families who have recently welcomed children. This is probably as close to a "baby dedication" as we will get and so we are very excited to share our story with other families walking this beautiful road to adoption! We have been asked to share a few words about our journey to adoption and how we have seen God's hand in the boys lives since they joined our family.

I cannot look back on our journey without an overwhelming sense of joy and gratitude washing over me! It was unexpected and unconventional, but it brought us our boys and for that we will be forever grateful! It started over a year ago in November 2008, just about the time our adoption ministry at church had their first meeting-this is definitely no coincidence! We have had the opportunity to be prayed for and ministered to by sweet families at exactly the time we needed it most. My prayer is that now we can do the same and really grow in leadership. Since it's beginning, the group which began with a handful of people considering, having already adopted, or pursuing adoption has grown and many children have found their forever families. It doesn't get much better than that!