If I had gotten to choose, I would've been pregnant 2.5 years ago. My Ways
God had different plans.
Instead He made me wait and wait and wait....
while He stirred our hearts and showed us the depraved indifference that had taken root.
And we said YES with open arms...
- to an orphan
- to our lives being turned upside down and rearranged
- to yearning to hug someone we've never even met
We rejoiced and you joined us in celebrating!
Now, for some reason...God has said enough waiting and opened my womb to grow and nurture a baby again. His ways.
And we rejoice again!
Now we find ourselves adopting AND pregnant! (Maybe that should be a new reality show title? No? Call me TLC! I'll let you fund our adoption 🙂 ) In all seriousness, we are ecstatic!
After the initial shock wore off, we realized that not much had changed for us. We are still adopting. God called us to adopt one of His children. We know that with every fiber of our being. We still say YES...with open arms! Thankfully, the adoption agency will let us continue with paperwork and let us pause when necessary.
And it's kind of fitting don't you think? That while a child grows within, a child grows in my heart. Double the love!
Giveaway Bash Day Seven:: Stitches by Sara!
Monday 3rd of November 2014
[…] All of the proceeds from Stitches by Sara help with all the expenses involved with bringing their new little one home! {Sara is also expecting a brand new baby very soon! More on that *surprise* here!} […]
How God Used Others to Provide for Us {Adoption Update} | Happy Brown House
Thursday 12th of January 2012
[...] kinda foreign feeling to me that I have a 4 month old baby and we’re in the adoption process. His ways with us have really blown me away this past year. (Hmm…now that I think about it, this is the [...]
Adoption FAQ #5: Boy or Girl? | Happy Brown House
Tuesday 5th of July 2011
[...] We originally said we were open to either gender. How could we choose? It felt like if we were to pick a gender, we were taking control of things instead of letting God work…and as we’ve already established, God is in charge of building this family regardless of our input. [...]
Jonah Says… | Happy Brown House
Wednesday 23rd of February 2011
[...] our adoption journey has only begun. It will be a while. Plus, there’s this whole surprise pregnancy thing we’ve got going on. Yep, it will be a while, but the wait is so worth [...]
Jenni Saake "InfertilityMom"
Friday 4th of February 2011
I'm seeing this kind of late, but THRILLED to read your news of these wonderful double blessings! Praising the Lord with you today! P.S. I'm sorry to hear about the HG. We lived through that with our oldest living son too. I didn't have the pump (in fact, my doctor refused to treat me at all, even though I was throwing up 20-30 times a day and bruising my face as a result), but I did more recently spend 5 months with a PICC line in my arm, so I can relate to all the medical care stuff a bit too. {hug}
Sara
Friday 4th of February 2011
Thank you Jenni! We are thrilled!