The MIRACLE of ADOPTION

Hello friends,

I can't help but to look in this sweet face each day and feel so much
LOVE.

I can't help but to thank God everyday for the
miracle of adoption.

Our adoption journey was a relatively smooth process with very few bumps in the road . . . yet it was a constant lesson in patience and trusting God's timing as we waited to bring Allie home. And although I longed for Allie to be home in my arms, our wait was filled with hope, grace and lots of prayer.

I will never forget the moment Allie was placed in my arms forever.

At that moment, she was my daughter. And as I looked at her sweet face and held her against me I loved her instantly - with all my heart. That powerful, overwhelming feeling of love was no different from the way I felt about my boys the moment they were born and placed in my arms.

LOVE.
I once read that is the true miracle of adoption . . .
how we are not a family by blood,

but by LOVE.

And adopting Allie has helped me understand a little more deeply how God loves us -
for we are all adopted children of God.

"God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure. So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son."
Ephesians 1:5-6

Adoption has been such a blessing in our life.
We are so thankful for this miracle . . .
this gift of love and life to our family.


"We witness a miracle every time a child enters into life. But those who make their journey home across time and miles, growing within the hearts of those who wait to love them, are carried on the wings of destiny and placed among us by God's very own hands."
~Anonymous~

Many people have asked us about our adoption experience . . . and well, I can never fully express how adoption has affected our lives in such a positive, wonderful way. Allie could not be more perfect for our family and we could not be more in love with our baby girl. She has brought so much joy and laughter into our home and I feel so incredibly blessed to have her as my daughter.


I understand that adoption is not for everyone . . . and I know that adopting is not an easy process. Adoption is a leap of faith . . . it is trusting God in the darkness . . . it is praying for your child who is thousands of miles away from you . . . it is aching to hold your baby . . . it is hoping that your child will come home . . . it is believing that truly LOVE will conquer all . . . it is Fully-Relying-On-God! Is it worth it?
ABSOLUTELY!
And I would do it again in a heartbeat!



"Only those people who are led by God's Spirit are his children. God's Spirit doesn't make us slaves who are afraid of him. Instead, we become his children and call him our Father. God's Spirit makes us sure that we are his children. His Spirit lets us know that together with Christ we will be given what God has promised. We will also share in the glory of Christ, because we have suffered with him."
Romans 8:14-17

Yes, everyday I look at this beautiful little girl -
with arms reaching out to me,

and my heart just melts and
overflows with LOVE.

And it is just an amazing feeling to think that God looks down on us and
loves us more than we can imagine
when we reach out to Him.

Adoption is such a beautiful thing!
It brought Allie into our family . . .


and it brings all of us together as brothers and sisters in Christ!
And makes us children of God for all of eternity!

"And we believers also groan, even though we have the Holy Spirit within us as a foretaste of future glory, for we long for our bodies to be released from sin and suffering.
We, too, wait with eager hope for the day when God will give us our full rights as his adopted children, including the new bodies he has promised us."
Romans 8:23

Thanking God for the miracle of adoption,