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| Of course we could not leave Marley out of any pictures with her little brother :) |
I'm soooo excited to join 400 other adoptive moms from around the US at the Created for Care retreat this January. These mothers are either in the process or have have already adopted domestically and/or internationally. It was SUCH a blessing to be a part of this retreat last year as we were waiting on our little blessing. Andrea (one of the founders/organizers of the retreat) has been a personal blessing to me through the ups and downs of our adoption journey. God has truly blessed her with the ability to clearly communicate His love and truth.
I want to apologize that our adoption story has been so broken up...but, I most definitely want to finish writing about our journey...So, here goes...
After a long day of waiting, an emotional goodbye, and a three and a half hour drive ahead of us, we finally returned home around 1:30AM... to our sweet dog...
and our amazing friend....
who were awaiting Baker's arrival...
We viewed the nursery that our sweet friends worked on while we were away...
And spent time gazing at our beautiful new son...
...Marley had to get a closer look as well... :)
We had one more feeding...
...before settling him down to sleep in his new home...
All the while this verse continued to play over and over in my mind...
"But I trust in you, O Lord; I say, 'You are my God.' My times are in your hands." Psalm 31:14,15
His timing for our family was perfect...and He chose the perfect child for us. Baker was definitely our unexpected blessing---but, we cherish him so much and wouldn't have things any other way. I know it has only been (almost) three months--but, I really can't imagine life without him.
...So, today, we are thanking God for His perfect timing and perfect little gift...
I just so happened to stumble upon your blog, and could not HELP but follow you! Your story is amazing, and brought tears to my eyes. God truly does work in amazing ways! I wish nothing but endless happiness and smiles, for you and your new little family. Baker will definitely be swarmed with love :)
ReplyDeleteThis gave me chills. God is so good and that little boy is absolutely precious. I am so happy and excited for your family!
ReplyDeletejust so you know.... I cry everytime I read one of your posts! Tears of pure joy for y'all. He is absolutely adorable!! We are so happy for all of you. Blessings abound!!
ReplyDeleteSuch a wonderfully stitched together family....he is absolutely adorable and lucky to have you both!
ReplyDeleteSuch a sweet post! Yall are a beautiful family.
ReplyDeleteSo glad that Baker was God's plan for you!
Found your blog & I thank God I did! What an encouragement reading this blog entry. He is good and His ways are not our ways...and that's a good thing! God bless you and your sweet family!
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