Jarred and I have always dreamed of having children. As a little girl, all I ever wanted to be when I grew up was a mother. When Jarred and I started dating, some of our earliest conversations were about the dreams we shared to have a family. We were married on June 12, 2010, and not long after, we started trying to have a baby. Unfortunately, those efforts became a difficult struggle with infertility.
After four years of testing and treatment, we were emotionally, physically, financially, and spiritually exhausted, so we decided to take a break from treatments and committed to spend one year praying about our desire to have children. It was during that year that God began to confirm the path of adoption for our family. In 2016, we adopted our little girl, Selah. We were ecstatic to finally be parents! We were overjoyed (and overwhelmed by God's goodness) to welcome our little boy, Judah five months later to our family via adoption. Being their parents has truly been our greatest joy and privilege.
In 2019, I had to have a hysterectomy. Jarred and I both
grieved the loss of the biological children we’d never have, and it was
certainly a painful part of our journey. However, we have also experienced such peace and comfort
knowing that God’s plan for our family is greater than anything we could
imagine for ourselves. That grief has been turned into joy! Adoption is forever written on our hearts and God's perfect plan for our family.
Jarred and I have always desired a big family and a home filled with love and laughter. The past couple of years, we have experienced a growing desire for another child. Our older two children are at great ages to welcome a sibling, and we are excited to welcome another child into our family!
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