We went to meet our birthmom on Wed. She is very sweet. We were all nervous and not sure what to expect. We spent about 45 minutes with her and we were able to talk and learn more about each other. The birthmom seemed to like us pretty well, we really liked her.. of course for more than one reason. We could tell this mom was really wanting to allow her baby to have a better life than she did & does. We felt this meeting went extremely well and we want to let you know that God is amazing.

With out giving out too much of the birthmom's story, she did say that she originally wanted to have an abortion, but was unable. To me, this was a God thing!! Nothing in this world is a coincidence. So she decided to carry the baby, she also originally wanted to keep the baby. She said that she doesn't want to take the baby home because of things going on in her life. She has 3 kids already at home that she needs to be a mom to, and give them the attention they need. She is still not completely committed to adoption, but I guess I would rather have a mom who wasn't completely committed & changed, then one that was completely committed and changed her mind.

Our agency has been telling us that this mom is risky because she isn't committed. They tell us that we shouldn't expect to get the baby and we shouldn't get our hopes up or get too excited.. YEA RIGHT! We serve a God who is able to do so much more than they can even imagine. I finally emailed them & told them that we understand nothing is for sure until all the signatures are signed. But we serve a God of hope and faith. I told them I would rather have faith and hope that we will be bringing this baby home, and be devastated if it does not work out than to not have any hope at all!!

I really feel this is the baby God has for us, He has made everything so smooth, and is showing us so much. I know that only God knows what will happen to this little one, but that is who I am trusting in, a God who knows all and sees all!!!!!!!!!

Please pray for this mom, she is still unsure about what to do, she did say she liked us and was really glad we were family orianted and went to church. She feels she is abandoning her baby and feels guilty that she wouldn't be able to take care of her baby. I could see God working in her life, wether it was for our benifit also or not. She is due in January and its a girl, so we have a couple months of waiting before we really know. She did want to meet with us again. Maybe we will be able to meet with her again soon!

Birthmom update

As you know we have been praying for 3 different birthmoms and their choice of a family to raise their children. We got a call yesterday from our adoption agency.......we have been chosen by a birthmom. I am excited, but trying to not get too excited!!! God is so Awesome.. we know he can do so much more than we expect, but when we actually pray for it.. WOW.. thats all I can say.

This birthmom is due in January, and is having a little girl (what we have always wanted). This little girl will be either a caucasion or a bi-racial.. they do not know for sure. Anyway.... this mom is 75% sure she wants to give the baby up for adoption, but not every adoption is 100% until after the parents sign the release 3 days after the baby is born. That is when we can take the baby home and they are ours. This mom has a couple kids already and knows that this is the right thing to do. She wants to get her life turned around and wants to start doing the right thing. To me I can see God working in her even though I have never met or talked to her.

We will be meeting with the agency and with the mom on Wed. Nov. 19th. Please pray for that meeting and that it will go as God has planned. I am praying that when the birth mom meets us and talkes to us she can see that we are the family God has put into her life to raise her child.

God has answered so many of my prayer requests, and the most recent wasn't any different. I had prayed w/o anyone knowing that God would allow the right birthmom to see our profile and know we were the one w/o looking at any others.. that is pretty much how things happened.

I am in awe of God, even though I know he can do so much, I am always amazed at what he does each and every day.

Movie Time

I want to take a few moments of your time to talk about a movie. This movie has been out for a little while, but I went to see it for the first time last night, with my hubby. We saw Fireproof. What a great movie!! Fireproof has so many messages in it about marriage, God, and life over all. I came out of this move so amazingly in love with my husband. It made me rething thinks I have been doing and where my focus has been lately. I realized that I am so focused on adopting that sometimes, many times, I don't do things for my hubby like I should. I haven't cleaned the house, or given him my time as much as I should. I also realized that I have an addition to the computer. It is not things on the computer, just the computer in its self. No matter what else should be done I can always find some excuse to get on it and not do the things I should be doing.

God really opened my eyes to what I am doing and what I should be doing for my husband and my life. It is amazing what God can tell you through a movie!!

So.. in ending go see Fireproof today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you will be changed.

Awesome God

Wow.. what can I say.. we have an AWESOME God!!! It is amazing how blessed I feel and how I just don't know how to put it all into words. I got a phone call from our adoption agency yesterday about 2 more birthmoms that will be having babies the next couple months. Both of these birthmoms are having girls (what we would really like to have). Anyway, the agency will be sending our profiles out to them this week.

Then later yesterday afternoon, I received another phone call from a friend who is in social services. She has told me about a few children that are going to become custody of the state and need a place to live. I told her we were still waiting for a child and she said they would probably call again sometime this week.

God is so amazing and I just don't know which way to go with all this information and I know that God will lead us in the way he wants us to go!