Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Being a single woman, I could have never adopted alone without my community. I wouldn't have even dreamed of the idea if God hadn't blessed me with you all - my friends and family. Your dedication to caring for me, your unending support through finances, time and encouragement have made all the difference.

Please see my blog post entitled "Little Girl Ewing" to learn about my second adoption. 


1st ADOPTION:

Psalm 68:4 says “Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation”. Since the passing of Marcus in 2010, I have known fully our Lord’s protection and care for the widow. He has given me abundantly through my family, church, and community, allowing me to experience joy and peace that I never thought possible after Marcus’s death. It is from the abundance I have been given that I will give to my child. Through my suffering, the Lord opened my eyes and my heart to the suffering of others, specifically children in need of a loving family. The brokenness in this world that caused me to be a widow has caused a child to be without a family. He placed an urgent desire on my heart to be that child's family. I could and would not make them wait. 

With much celebration and joy, I share with you that my son is home. 

This process has been different and quicker than I had imagined. Fortunately my daydreams have never compared to God's actual plans - He ALWAYS one up’s me. This time He has blown my wildest dreams out of the water. 

I submitted my dossier in August for a little girl with an estimated wait time of 12-18 months. I felt good, comfortable with that wait, but by Labor Day, I was asked to consider a little boy. The weeks that followed were full of so much information, even more questions, and prayer. I questioned my original expectations and found them to be unfounded. Then came months of waiting until finally the phone call saying that they had chosen me to be the mama to the cutest little boy I've ever laid eyes on. In July 2015 I traveled to South Africa to meet him. We stayed in country for 7 weeks - bonding, traveling, and waiting on paperwork. We were able to travel home the end of August.

Throughout history our Lord has used broken people and broken stories to bring about redemption. He truly makes beautiful things from ashes. I am humbled and overwhelmed with joy that he is allowing me to be this little boy’s mama.