I have a notebook that we have kept over the past 9 months where we have written all that God has spoken to us about our baby. One of the first things was that it was last December when I started feeling like God was talking to me about baby #3. I didn't know if we would adopt or I would get pregnant. I was not ready for baby 3 at that point, so I really tried to ignore that inner voice telling me it was coming. When I could no longer ignore the voice, we began praying about whether would adopt or try to get pregnant. It was in March, after much prayer, that we decided with certainty that our next baby would be adopted. And Jeremy and I began to pray together at this point - March 2011 - that wherever our baby was, that God would protect Him, that he would grow perfectly ... we began praying for his health and life and destiny, and we began thanking Him for our son that we knew was somewhere and would one day be with us. And we now know, that it was in March 2011 that our baby Isaiah was conceived ... both in his birth mother and also in our hearts ...
This is how God works.
And during this whole process, God spoke to us so much. It was like being on a highway, and you see signs that you are headed in the right direction ... a few miles later, you see another sign confirming you are still headed the right way ... And that is what the past 9 months have been like. There are several incredible details that we want to share at some point, and I will post them here on the blog, but today is just a day of thankfulness.
Last night, Jeremy and I were talking about all that just happened. How surreal it is and how big God is. How God put people in our lives that have been praying for us and over us. Friends that have given such support ... that have loved isaiah with us even before they have even met him. We have literally been blown away and so humbled by the love that we have received and the love that people have shown our son. People are amazing. We have the greatest friends. We have even recieved love, support, help from people that don't even personally know us.
And over the past 2wks, our family has been strengthened and connected at a whole new level. Its like God took the four of us, added one more, and totally joined us in a whole new way. And every single time we faced opposition, He just tightened the bond between us. Its been so amazing, and such a time of growth for our family, our marriage, and our walks with God.
Wealth is a funny thing. People tend to think of it as being associated with finances and possessions. However, wealth really has nothing to do with money, but everything to do with love. Love is the currency of heaven. People are the treasures and hidden riches (Isaiah 45:3). Life is all about love and relationship. Wealth has nothing to do with finances. And we truly feel like the wealthiest people in the world. We are so thankful for the people that God has placed around us. We are so thankful for family and friends that have supported us and encouraged us as we have walked this out. We are so thankful for our beautiful new son and our beautiful girls that love so big. We are so thankful for our marriage that God has strengthened in such an amazing way over the past 2 wks, and our family of 5 that he has knit together with such love. We are so thankful for Isaiahs birth parents and for the way God has enlarged our hearts to love them in a way we didn't even know would be possible.
God is in the details of life ... it literally leaves me in absolute awe. There is so much to be thankful for. We are so blessed and life is so beautiful.
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