If you ever had the time to read through any adoption story, you would find that not one is ever like another. So many details, intricacies, personalities, and feelings. I like to think the Lord makes them extra special to share in glory and goodness from really tough and gut-wrenching places. Stories that start from the pits of hard, bringing two unfamiliar families together to love a single little being. Emily + Micah. Gosh, what a story. They have such a thirst for knowledge of how to do this whole thing well here on earth. How to uncover the broken pieces tenderly, hold space for the grief of a mama wanting desperately to give her baby the world, loving her well in the moments they didn’t know they would get to have, and setting aside their fears and comfort so she could experience that. Take a second to read their words, hear their hearts, and see the face of the sweetest little boy. Adoption is beautiful. In my experience, I have found that many people see adoption as a ‘Plan B’, however, I can say with confidence, that adoption was God’s ‘Plan A’ for us. Our goal was not to be pregnant, our goal was to be parents, and adoption is in no way inferior. I have been touched by adoption in numerous ways. Words cannot adequately express the full meaning this word holds. God grew my family through adoption, from many siblings and relatives to my son. Adoption has uniquely shown me more about God’s love for His people by choosing them to come into His family. He chose us before the foundation of the world. It displays His beauty, character, and is such a reflection of His love for us. God has used adoption to make more of Himself, and I am forever grateful for how it has changed me and my life and that we are not His ‘Plan B’. My husband and I started the adoption process with CAC in July of 2021 after miscarriage and infertility. We completed our home study by the end of August, and our home study agency told us that we were the fastest couple at getting in paperwork that they had seen in 20 years! We felt a sense of urgency, and looking back, the amazing birth Mom we were matched with found out she was pregnant with our son at this exact time. After presenting to multiple expecting moms, we felt discouraged. However, we knew that God was working all things out in His time and He would bring our baby at the right time. In January of 2022, we got a call that an expecting Mom picked us. We were so excited and began communicating with her. We had a virtual “pizza party” with her via FaceTime and got to know her better. She shared with us that she looked through a stack of profile books and stopped at ours. Something inside told her that we were for him. It was in that moment that the Lord melted our hearts together to be his parents. In March of 2022, we got a call that she was going into labor early. At this point, her baby boy was only 32 weeks gestation. After a 14 hour drive, we made it to the hospital. Being born at 32 weeks gestation is very early and the hospital staff wanted to prolong the pregnancy as long as possible. They wanted her stay in the hospital until he was 34 weeks gestation. We spent two weeks in the hospital with her. We made two 1000 piece puzzles and framed them. One for us to take home and one for her to take home. We played games, had movie nights, talked, and celebrated her birthday. It was such an amazing time and I am incredibly grateful for this time we shared. I will treasure it always. Finally, on March 29th, our precious bundle was born. It was a special moment shared between myself and my Sons birth Mom. I held her hand and told her how strong she is. We both cried together as we looked at the beautiful baby that had been born. I had the opportunity to cut the chord and my husband and I held our son for the very first time. Looking into his sweet face was miraculous. Every step of the way we saw Gods handiwork and how He orchestrated our son to come into our family. We are daily blessed by this wonderful gift. I can’t imagine it any other way!
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