I am a truly blessed woman! I am always in awe of how God answers prayer! For those who don't know our adoption story, today is a three year milestone! My little man is three TODAY! I often think of his coming into our lives as a blessing for our faithfulness to God. Glen and I struggled for years with infertility, and sometimes still do. It was hard being in that barren land. We had always wanted to have children of our own. We also wanted to adopt - a big family was our dream. But man's dreams shatter and fall apart. It wasn't God's plan; it was ours. After seminary and settling in southern California, we began the adoption plan in earnest; we had looked into adoption many times before but never followed through. Eight months later we had our darling five year old little girl! Yes, we knew she had some emotional issues, but we weren't prepared for the months that followed. The rest of our lives had changed. Bonding as a family took a lot of time. Many times we were ready to give up on her and our dream of children. However, we never gave up at the same time. We stayed faithful. Then eight months later, we got the call that her little brother was born - another life changing call. Glen went to the hospital to collect our two day old son. Finally, I got to hold a baby of my own. We've had our struggles with adoption paperwork, etc. But I can say that today, both children are legally ours and life is enjoyable and blessed by the Lord!
Ephesians 3:20 & 21 - Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
And in closing, I am thankful for God's provision, for my husband, and children. Happy birthday, little man! Pictures to come later!
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