Getting to Know Each Other

The last two weekends Rhett and I have had the opportunity to spend time with the birth parents. What a great time it has been. I am normally a shy, quiet person who can never seem to find anything to say around people I don't know. God has broken down those walls and just provided comfortable and enjoyable conversation. Now that is a miracle. Another miracle is the man God has given me to live the rest of my life with. Rhett loves people and people love Rhett. So even if I am unsure of what to say, Rhett is able to interact and genuinely love those around him. What a blessing he is to me and a good example of love.
The first weekend together we went to the Sacramento Zoo together. We were able to walk and talk and get to know each other. After, we went to one of my favorite places to eat, BJ's. Yum!
This last weekend we were able to spend Easter fellowshipping at her church. Their church meets in a coffee shop in Rocklin. The coffee shop is a ministry of the church. They have over a hundred volunteers that work different shifts and any profit made goes directly to free women from sex trafficking. I did not know this but Sacramento is number 3 in the nation for this kind of activity. What a ministry the church has been able to have through a simple coffee shop.
The message was refreshing. We also had the opportunity to meet some of her friends as well as her two boys.
I spent some time last night texting her and planning our next get together. She has invited me to her next ultrasound in May. I am thrilled and honored to go with her. So hopefully we will have some fun pictures to show you soon.
We are praying everyday for the birth parents, the safety of the babies, and the family God is bringing our way!

Abundantly Above All We Asked and Expected

I am numb, in a good way, as I sit here and write. I cannot believe all that God has blessed us with. On Monday, April 4th, Rhett and I met with birth-parents. As we walked into Mimi's Cafe, we felt a peace and our interaction was comfortable. We enjoyed getting to know them and felt a connection right away. We walked out an hour and a half later so excited for what God might bring our way. We heard from our social worker later that day. She confirmed that things went well and that the birth-parents were going to take a couple days and would get back to us soon.

Today, April 7th, while eating lunch at a dear friends house, I got the call. Come June we will be the proud parents of twin girls. It is still so unreal. The whole day has been filled with phone calls, texts, and reading sweet comments on Facebook.

We have just been truly overwhelmed at the love and support we have been given. During the times of waiting, I had people telling me that the waiting was killing them and they weren't even the ones adopting. I had friends who told their friends and they had their families praying for us. It has been so humbling to be loved and prayed for as much as we have. Thank you all so much for your excitment, tears, prayers, and support. We are truly blessed to have you a part of our lives and our two young ladies will be also.

The First of Two

We got the first exciting phone call. This past Thursday we heard from a social worker at Bethany that a birthmom wanted to meet us. We knew our profile was being looked at by her. After three weeks of waiting, we found out that she had chosen another family to meet with. We sought the Lord's comfort through that and then came the call. She met with the other family but still wanted to meet us. So we meet her and the birthfather this coming Monday @ 11:00. We are so excited to meet them and look forward to getting to know them. It is so comforting to know that the Lord is in control. If we are not the parents for these twins then God has another family for them and another child for us. What comfort to be able to trust in an almighty, loving God.