Adoption is a gift that not many people will have the chance to experience. I have experienced more love, and support through this journey then I could have ever imagined. The blessing of being surrounded by people who are truly invested in your story is like no other. My cup has runneth over. The joy and tears expressed by so many over the gift of our sweet baby boy has been countless. I am convinced that this is God's sacred gift to mom's who adopt. Though you don't get to have your family in the waiting room while you give birth, you get to tell your special story of how God brought your family together in such a unique way to people over and over.
I was given the amazing gift of being allowed to speak at our church on Christmas Eve. Not many people get to privilege of being able stand up in front of 500 people and give God the glory for what he has done in their life. I cannot put into words how special this moment was to me. God spent the last four years of my life refining, stretching, and growing me. He took me from discontent and hopeless to full of hope and contentment, all without changing one single part of my circumstances. Now of course my circumstances have changed completely. I am a new mom. I have a new job. We are a working family of 3. I have a feeling the refining process has only begun. I am already being tested and grown. God is showing me areas of sin I didn't know existed. He is also allowing me to experience unspeakable joy.
God is so good and He is always faithful to walk with me through every step of my journey. Thank you for being a part of the infertility then adoption journey with us. Thank you for every word of encouragement, prayer, words of excitement and joy, meal, hug, and tear that you have shared with us. I could never put into words what those have meant to us. Levi has a very special extended family. I cannot wait to see how God uses Levi's story to bring joy and glory to His name.
