The Answer

We have prayed and prayed over the last week asking God to shut the door if it was not ours to walk through, and that He did.  We received our answer tonight, which was not exactly the one we were hoping for.  The birth mother chose another family to be the parents of the little one she is currently carrying and this coming Friday she will entrust the little life currently entrusted to her to another family.  We are certainly sad that the family she chose was not ours, however we rejoice that she has chosen life for her little one and now chosen a family to give him or her a life that she believes she can not.

Our hearts ache a bit, but only for a little while; His mercies will be renewed as we awake in the morning and we are still trusting Him to lead us through what HE has called us to.  Trusting God over the last week has revealed much about the weakness of my faith, but has strengthened it to new heights. Stephen and I are truly humbled that the Lord has entrusted two lives to us already and as we continue on this roller coaster we are repeatedly humbled at how He will entrust another to us in HIS perfect timing.

We are sad tonight, but trust the Sovereignty of the Creator to finish this work HE has started.  Thank you for holding the rope for our family as we have endured the uncertainty of this last week and thank you for your encouragement!  Words can never convey the amazing assurance your kind words, texts, and prayers have meant to us.  Walking this road with a team like you makes the disappointments more bearable and the excitements more exciting.

To God Be the Glory as He continues writing our story.  

The name of the game...WAIT

So, last Monday night we came to you asking you for your prayers as we decided whether or not to submit our profile to this particular Birth mother due this coming Friday.  We were absolutely astounded at how the Lord gave us peace and confirmation every step of the way as we sought His wisdom.  We did submit our profile and this dear birth mother has had our's and two other families' profiles in her hands since last Tuesday at noon.

Here we sit almost a week later still wondering what the Lord holds for us.  As of today there is still no decision.  Of course we (and by we I really mean me) are quite a bit anxious as we wait for a decision, but I am continually reminded of how hard this must be for this mother.  She has not only made the decision to place her child for adoption, but now she is deciding who his or her mother and father will be.  I can only imagine the emotions that come with that and the overwhelming uncertainty as well.

We have been fervently praying for her as we have waited and we will continue to do so.  My heart has been so heavily burdened as I try to put myself in her shoes day after day and as I consider what all this decision can and will mean for her.  I wish with all my heart that I could wrap my arms around her to comfort her through this process and tell her everything is going to be alright.  I wish I could affirm to her the selflessness in the decision she is making and encourage her to run into the arms of an amazing Savior waiting for her.

But for now, we will continue to wait.  I feel the Lord continuing to stretch my faith further than I ever dreamed possible; but knowing in the depths of my heart that He will see us to the end of this and with that I can rest peacefully and hopeful.

Thank you for praying dear friends, I beg you to continue.

To God be all the Glory for the great things he does!

Calling ALL Prayer Warriors!

We have been wading through a few situations and praying over specifics and even presented on a couple of the situations over the recent weeks; we have been overwhelmed by the emotions, logistics, waiting, and reality that comes with all of this and our faith has begun to feel much like a rubber band at its max capacity.

Nevertheless, we sit here tonight and ask that you would pray for our family.  Just today we have been presented with what seems to be a situation we can't walk away from.  It is not the original planned route we thought we'd take however it feels like the Lord has cracked this door open, and we have until 8 am our time in the morning to decide if we want to present on this situation.

Our hearts are beating rapidly out of our chests, however the Lord has given us much peace and rest in possibly moving forward.  If we are chosen by the birth mother as the parents of this precious little one, her due date is next Friday, November 1st.  It is more money that we currently have, it is far away, it is not with our original consultant, it is none of the things we thought it would or even should be.  However, God has been showing us over the recent months how big He is and how great and mighty His works really are.  We have witnessed him provide our family with $27,500 in 17 weeks for this adoption and obviously if He has called us to this particular child, He's not quite done with that part.

We are ready and willing to act on what we feel like He is opening the door to, and apart from His closing the door we will enter through it tomorrow and wait on the Lord to do what He wants to.  Please pray that we will trust God and that we will not move apart from His guidance and direction.  Please pray for this birth mother as she is about to make the hardest decision of her life.  Pray for all that are involved in the process of assisting her.

We wouldn't normally post this information so prematurely, but we desire MUCH prayer and trust that after reading this you will commit to doing that on our behalf.  Thank you for bearing our burden and holding the rope for our family!

To God Be the Glory!

The Kingdom of Heaven is like treasure, buried in a field, that a man found and reburied.  Then in his joy he goes and sells everything he has and buys that field.  Matthew 13:44

Doing things that have eternal weight sometimes change our view of what treasure really is.