A Precious Child
“I know well the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a future and a hope.” (Jeremiah 29:11)
These were the words I clung to as my husband Steve and I embarked on our adoption journey. As desperately as we both wanted to have children it seemed at times like an impossible dream. I knew I was depending upon another woman to have the courage and selflessness to choose adoption for her baby. This was the only way I would become a parent.
Steve and I began praying regularly for whoever this woman might be. I imagined that she, like me, may be feeling frightened, confused and uncertain about the future. I knew she must also be going through a challenging and difficult time in her life. We prayed that God would bring her comfort and grant her the courage and wisdom she would need to make adoption plans for her baby. I prayed that the verse from Jeremiah would give her the hope that it was giving me.
One day we finally got the call that a birthmother had seen our profile and had chosen us to be the parents of her child. After meeting this special woman it was amazing to see how God had answered our specific prayers. Lisa* is one of the most courageous and loving souls I have met. She wanted to give her baby the best life possible and took great care in choosing who the parents would be.
Since meeting her initially we have grown closer not only as friends but as family. Together we admire God’s great and miraculous work in creating our daughter Jayna. We see Lisa every 3 months and keep in touch through emails and letters. It is always a delight to see one another and celebrate the wonderful life that brought us together.
Our daughter is a precious blessing to us and our entire family is so grateful and honored to have her in our lives. It is now difficult to imagine becoming a family any other way. We are thankful that we were able to have our prayers answered through the gift of adoption. We will always be so proud of Lisa and the courage she had to trust another family to love her baby as much as she did. She holds a very special place in our hearts and remains in our constant prayers.
We are thankful to God for answering our prayers to become parents and are honored that He chose such a special woman to bless us with a child.
- Renee, adoptive parent
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