Every journey through adoption will look wildly different. There are so many unique pieces to every story, different souls blending together from different walks of life and experiences. However, what I find to be a commonality in such a diverse experience is that every person looks back and thinks, “This looks nothing like I thought it would.” With that being said, there is a demand for a level of trust that is hard to relinquish. Trust in perfect strangers, trust in the process, trust in professionals, in each other, and as believers, in the God who puts together the pieces of those unknowns. Robbie & Erin put their trust in all of the above as they walked through their journey to their son. It really all started from a simple job interview, where they met and the Lord spoke. And that interview eventually led them to the sweetest day of meeting their son. Their journey together didn’t look like they thought it would, but the trust they had led them their greatest gift. I hope you find encouragement wherever you are today. Maybe nothing looks like you thought it would, but that you find the strength to trust in the seen and unseen. We began the process in April of 2022. What we thought would be quick and easy home study, ending up taking many months due to government documents and background checks getting backed up. When we were finally approved and ready to began presenting, it was a relief to check off the "paperwork" box of our to do list. The first situation we received was on Erin's birthday. She had taken the day off of work and spent time setting up the nursery so it was perfect timing to truly start wrapping our heads around the thought that we would have a new addition soon. On this day, we also realized how much we didn't know what we were doing and how incredibly thankful we were to have MacKenzie to walk us through the situation, what to look for, and generally just be our cheerleader! We presented to that situation and after many weeks of waiting, got notified we didn't match. After that, several months went by and we started to feel a little discouraged. After a few pep talks from MacKenzie, we decided that we needed to do something for ourselves and took some time for a vacation and to enjoy the holidays. Shortly after the new year, we presented to another situation, but didn't match. A month later, we were up late watching a movie one night and got a phone call from a number we didn't have saved in our phones. It was an agency with an immediate placement to pick up from the hospital the next day. We told them we wanted to present, and an hour later, received a call that we were matched. We quickly got as organized as we could, knowing we had to hit the road just a few hours later. We arrived at the hospital late in the morning to meet the most precious, little 3 day old baby boy. There were several divine coincidences during the whole process but one of our favorites was the location he was born. We had seen and presented to situations all over the country. The hospital baby boy was born at was 30 minutes from a town we had just moved from a year and a half prior. One of our best friends was able to drive up and see us at the hospital while we waited and helped get us some supplies we had forgotten. We are so thankful to have had the peace that comes with familiarity on a day filled with so much emotion and uncertainty. God’s biggest teaching moment through this process was that his timing and plan are perfect. No matter how hard you try to control the scenario or you personally think this is the child for me, God knows better. He had our promise waiting and knew the joy that he would bring our family. The first time we held him in the hospital is a moment that we will never forget. Without a second thought, we knew he was our child and were beyond blessed that his birth mom chose us to raise her baby! - Robbie + Erin MacKenzie JulianeAdoption Consultant, Mama.
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