Sometimes God says no because he has a better or a different plan.
Sometimes we go through life with plans of our own, only to realize that what we want, may not be what God wants for us. And not just in this journey, have we found this to be true.
Growing up, I always dreamed of being married, and having a family of my own. I would think about the man I would marry, the life we would live, and the children we would have. My plans for my life, were far from what God had in mind for my life.
Kevin and I both knew that having children together was not possible. So we chose to trust the Lord. We knew that He had a plan, and we chose to trust His plan. Little did we know that it would be almost eleven and a half years into our marriage before we would come to realize what he wanted for our lives.
Adoption.
It's not something we talked about often, or something we even really seriously considered. We heard that adoption was expensive, and risky, and we just weren't ready to face something like that.
But when God spoke into our lives last August, telling us that this is what He wanted for us, and this was the time it was to happen, we chose to obey, and to follow his plan for our lives.
We prayerfully jumped in, and the Lord made a way in even the very first steps we took. His grace was apparent through it all.
We first learned of Choosing Hope on August 28th last year. We had our first meeting with Angela, September 28th. Our first home study, October 4th. The second home study, October 18th. The third, November 1st, and the fourth and final home study, November 10th. We were notified of our Home Study Approval on December 15th.
Since being home study approved, we have been presented to two birth mothers. The first situation we announced to y'all, and asked for prayers. We got our first no, as the birth mother chose a different adoptive family to parent her child.
Our second call came just about 2 weeks ago. The baby had already been born, and the birth mother felt she could not parent her child. We were really caught off guard, as usually the call comes prior to the child's birth. We prayed, and said yes to having our profile shown to this birth mother.
And she also, chose another adoptive family.
And while the no's aren't easy; we are learning that God's "no" isn't rejection, it's redirection.
Please continue to pray for us, friends.
We knew this journey wouldn't be an easy one. We knew we'd go through an array of different emotions. And it's gonna be okay.
One day we'll look back, while holding the precious babe that the Lord has for us, and we will know. We will know exactly why we went through each and every no, before getting to the yes. The yes that will forever change our lives.
Thank you for being on this journey with us. Thank you for standing beside us, in prayer, and encouragement, in faith and in support. We are forever grateful for the blessing you've been to us. And we will never be able to thank you enough.
Love,
Kevin & Amber
Sometimes we go through life with plans of our own, only to realize that what we want, may not be what God wants for us. And not just in this journey, have we found this to be true.
Growing up, I always dreamed of being married, and having a family of my own. I would think about the man I would marry, the life we would live, and the children we would have. My plans for my life, were far from what God had in mind for my life.
Kevin and I both knew that having children together was not possible. So we chose to trust the Lord. We knew that He had a plan, and we chose to trust His plan. Little did we know that it would be almost eleven and a half years into our marriage before we would come to realize what he wanted for our lives.
Adoption.
It's not something we talked about often, or something we even really seriously considered. We heard that adoption was expensive, and risky, and we just weren't ready to face something like that.
But when God spoke into our lives last August, telling us that this is what He wanted for us, and this was the time it was to happen, we chose to obey, and to follow his plan for our lives.
We prayerfully jumped in, and the Lord made a way in even the very first steps we took. His grace was apparent through it all.
We first learned of Choosing Hope on August 28th last year. We had our first meeting with Angela, September 28th. Our first home study, October 4th. The second home study, October 18th. The third, November 1st, and the fourth and final home study, November 10th. We were notified of our Home Study Approval on December 15th.
Since being home study approved, we have been presented to two birth mothers. The first situation we announced to y'all, and asked for prayers. We got our first no, as the birth mother chose a different adoptive family to parent her child.
Our second call came just about 2 weeks ago. The baby had already been born, and the birth mother felt she could not parent her child. We were really caught off guard, as usually the call comes prior to the child's birth. We prayed, and said yes to having our profile shown to this birth mother.
And she also, chose another adoptive family.
And while the no's aren't easy; we are learning that God's "no" isn't rejection, it's redirection.
Please continue to pray for us, friends.
We knew this journey wouldn't be an easy one. We knew we'd go through an array of different emotions. And it's gonna be okay.
One day we'll look back, while holding the precious babe that the Lord has for us, and we will know. We will know exactly why we went through each and every no, before getting to the yes. The yes that will forever change our lives.
Thank you for being on this journey with us. Thank you for standing beside us, in prayer, and encouragement, in faith and in support. We are forever grateful for the blessing you've been to us. And we will never be able to thank you enough.
Love,
Kevin & Amber
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