For This Child I Have Prayed, and The Lord Has Heard My Prayer

The Story of Samuel I have been trying to find time to write Samuel’s adoption story for several weeks, but I have a newborn (haha). He is 8 weeks old now and we are just so incredibly blessed. I recently looked through a photo album I am creating of him and several times I said,Continue reading “For This Child I Have Prayed, and The Lord Has Heard My Prayer”

The Calling

As you know, our babies went back to their bio mom last weekend after being with us for 7 weeks. It is hard because it seemed like a premature return given their current situation.  Today, I am washing our babies’ laundry. It’s a painful process- throwing clothes in the washer that they have worn manyContinue reading “The Calling”

The Best is Yet to Come

I usually only blog when I feel compelled to and I feel compelled to today. For the last 7-8 months, we have been on a journey to be licensed to foster to adopt. The process can look different from state to state. In Texas, foster care is privatized so you cannot foster directly through theContinue reading “The Best is Yet to Come”

A Longing Fulfilled is a Tree of Life

My last blog started with the first part of a scripture- “Hope deferred makes the heart sick…”. The rest of that scripture is “… but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life”- Proverbs 13:12. Sean and I have been together for almost 7 years (in 5 days) and 5.5 years married. We found outContinue reading “A Longing Fulfilled is a Tree of Life”