A Close Call

We experienced a little bit (understatement) of excitement this week on the adoption front. I will make a long story short by saying that we learned of a potential adoption situation and were getting ready for the possibility of bringing a little baby boy home. Ultimately, his birthmother chose to parent. We never got the opportunity to meet either of them, but they are in our thoughts and we are praying for them. This is not an unusual occurance on the roller coaster ride of adoption, but it is still disappointing and our hearts are a little heavy. However, we are not discouraged and still know that our little one will come to us soon.

It made me think of a Cherie Call song that I love called "No". (Check it out -it's on the playlist below). In fact while we were waiting for word yesterday, I pulled up our blog and that very song started playing! The song talks about how sometimes we pray with all our hearts, our souls, our very beings to our Father in Heaven and still He says no. And that there are all kinds of "yesses" that our Heavenly Father wants to give us and how He can make miracles happen, but still sometimes He chooses to whisper "wait". Finally she sings about how she prays that the storm clouds above will go away so it won't ruin the big game - but she doesn't stop and think about all those who have prayed for rain. And as the sky opens up, she feels abandoned because her prayer wasn't answered the way she wanted. But if we ask Heavenly Father if He's ever overlooked us, or ceased to love us so, He'll say.....no. When our prayers aren't answered the way we would envision, that is sometimes the hardest part to remember - and the part we should never, ever forget. We are never forgotten, we are always loved. He just happens to see the big picture, that's all.

So we continue to pray, we continue to wait. I do want to mention how all this came about so quickly. A colleague of ours was at her son's softball game when a woman who had been talking on her cell phone called out "Does anyone know anybody who is looking to adopt a baby?". Laura sprang into action and called my BFF Stephanie (another adoptive mommy) who immediately got in touch with us. So many adoption stories are just like that - someone overhears an offhand comment, a conversation is struck up with a stranger - or someone shouts it right out at a softball game. We ask that you continue to keep your ears open and don't be afraid to speak up. It could make all the difference. We love you all, Team Miracle, and thank you for all of your support. Maybe next time, it won't be a drill!!!