Isn't it spectacular how when we finally let go and just let the Lord guide our paths we are blessed beyond measure? I always knew that adoption would somehow be apart of my life. Four and a half years ago when we found out it would be difficult to conceive I had this reassuring thought once again. It was a year ago I had a very candid conversation with my grandparents about adoption and how I thought we were ready. It was 10 months ago my sister called and told us about a prospective birth mom that was confident she wanted us to raise her baby. We spent the next 7 months dreaming about being the parents to a little baby girl, and building a relationship with a woman we still think highly of. The terrible news that it wasn't going to work out broke our hearts, we spent the next month going through the actions and looking for answers. We attended the temple and once again had to let the Lord heal the wound, we decided if this was going to happen it was going to happen on the Lord's time and we turned it over to him.
A few short months later (I am positive this was all the Lord's work) we were contacted by the person who has proven to be one of the greatest blessings in our life. We are so excited for what the future has in store for us! There is definitely something tangibly different with her. It's been so easy for us to respect and truly empathize for her in this process. She flies here next weekend and we are so excited to spend the weekend with her, which will be the first of many times we hope to get together!
That being said, we are so excited to continue our dreaming of what it will be like to be the parents of a healthy baby girl! Yes, yes, we could keep it in and live risk-averse to the opportunity, or we could live in the moment and so that is what we have chosen to do. We know there is always the risk of it not working, but we feel so blessed to have met her that this doesn't seem to cross our minds. We are excited for the next 20 weeks as we prepare to expand not only with the addition of a baby girl, but the addition of a whole new family that possesses so much love they are willing to let us become apart of them and who they are! Birth-moms are the most amazing women and we have been fortunate enough to have been contacted by this one. Her desire to do what she feels is right and what the prophets have instructed brings us peace. We know she will be truly blessed for this decision and we hope we can be a blessing for her.
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