Okay, so here is the scoop for those of you who haven't alreadyheard the news. Last January we were contacted by a Christiancouple who wanted to know if we would consider adoptingagain. This couple had done invitro to get pregnantthemselves and had some embryos left over. They are done havingchildren and had been praying about what to do with these other"children". Then they heard about embryo adoption through myfriend, Jessica Wolfram. She put us in contact with eachother andan adoption was done last spring.
Okay, but let me tell you some more of the amazing details....
First of alll, I have never been pregnant as most of you know, butever since I was a young girl I dreamed about the day that I wouldbe. I met Toby. We knew this would not be a possibilityunless God were to do a miracle. But deep down I wondered why Istill had such a desire to know what pregnancy felt like. Is thisfrom God or just my own curiosity? I had thought that Godwould heal Toby and we would be pregnant someday, but just last year Ibegan to get settled with the fact that that may not be God's plan forus. And to be quite honest, I had begun to not want it to happenbecause I decided that I would prefer all of our children to beadopted. I didn't want anyone to ever feel differentthan anyone else in our family. So...God came up with anamazing plan, that I am sure He planned long ago. I get to bepregnant and all my children will be adopted as well! Inever would have dreamed up such a plan!!
The next amazing thing is the nationalities of the couple whoseembryos we have adopted. As you know my husband is tall andwhite! So is the husband. I am not so tall andbrown...Hispanic, Black and White. The wife's nationality is ElSalvadorian and she is about my height. Is this God's design orwhat?
It is so amazing to us that with each of our children, God makes it so apparent that He destined them to be in our family!
Now our next big decision is how many do we want placed insideme. There are five embryos and they probably won't dethaw allfive unless they need to. We are really hoping fortwins. We have always wanted twins and what a perfect opportunityto try for them. Of course, God knows what is best, so we praythat we hear clearly from Him with all these decisions. So pleasepray for us, especially over the next few weeks and October 6th as thatis the day it all should take place. We find out less than twoweeks after transfer day if it worked! Which we are believingthat it will and we will have a very healthy pregnancy and a blessingor two or three next summer! We are not praying for triplets bythe way, in case you felt led to pray for us!!
So, that is our major news that has been happening in2005! Most of you probably already knew, but there are a few ofyou that I don't have your email addresses to keep you informed, sothis is probably your first time hearing about it!
Isaiah 54 was given to me a long time ago...the whole chapterwhich I memorized and just love, but here is a part that comes to mindtoday.."Enlarge the place of your tent, and let them stretch out thecurtains of your dwellings; do not spare; lengthen your cords andstrengthen your stakes. For you shall expand to the right and tothe left, and your descendants will inherit the nations, and make thedesolate cities inhabited."
