your best friend jenny is being adopted and her new family lives about 15 mins. from your new home!!!! out of all the places you two could have ended up and you will be within a stone's throw. i wish i could be there when you find this out. i stand in complete amazement at the Lord's hand. i introduced us to the MAA yahoo group as several of them were asking 'who is misty's mom? please tell us!
and one of the moms wrote me because she had read that her new daughter and you were best buds. so we chat back and forth and i saw i am from indiana. she says 'me too'. where exactly? i say 'monrovia' and she writes back 'nooooo way'.
and the Lord said...'yes, way' :)
this is a journey to abigail. it takes us to the land of China. there has never been any question that she is our daughter because God spoke through something as simple, and yet as miraculous, as a mist.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Monday, August 24, 2009
the mist
so we went to our china reunion for sarah's travel group. perfect timing. being around all the other crazy for adoption families and throwing out that we were thinking about taking the plunge again. we left there pumped up and knowing it was going to happen. that was august 14-15.
the next week we wanted to get you and the other girl held for us while we had your medicals reviewed. you see you had a special need that we knew little about. and still don't, but that is okay for now.
MAA said they would hold both files and 'on hold' was put by your name :)
it was weds. afternoon and greg was home early from work with a stomach flu that was still holding on. he was on the couch and we were talking about both of you (the other girl was given the name natalie) and what we liked about each of you and we were going to have to pick and, and, and. we both were leaning toward you but didn't know exactly why (definitely could have been the smile :) and i needed to get ready for church so we didn't have time to finish the conversation. i went to take a shower and i prayed the whole time. prayed that God would show us which girl was ours. i needed to know. i didn't want to go through the process without a clear direction and peace that you were our daughter, not natalie. is it misty, Lord? make it very clear through the review of their medicals, through conversations, through circumstances, through something. and then i said or show me like with a mist. you know a mist for misty :)
i get dressed and was about ready to head out the door when sam comes running in the house telling me i have to come quick. i won't believe it. hurry. now. so i go outside and look to the basketball court where he is pointing. and there is the most amazing mist i've ever seen. sooo cool that sam had to get me to come see it. he had no idea i had just prayed that prayer. you see we had a thunderstorm go through. and then the sun had come out. and a huge beam of sunlight was spotlighting on the basketball court and a mist was coming up off the ground like you couldn't believe. i will never forget that image. i just started smiling. and i absolutely couldn't believe it. He does know the absolute desires of my heart. He knew i needed to know and so He showed me. that quickly. that completely.
and so now i have no doubts :)
the next week we wanted to get you and the other girl held for us while we had your medicals reviewed. you see you had a special need that we knew little about. and still don't, but that is okay for now.
MAA said they would hold both files and 'on hold' was put by your name :)
it was weds. afternoon and greg was home early from work with a stomach flu that was still holding on. he was on the couch and we were talking about both of you (the other girl was given the name natalie) and what we liked about each of you and we were going to have to pick and, and, and. we both were leaning toward you but didn't know exactly why (definitely could have been the smile :) and i needed to get ready for church so we didn't have time to finish the conversation. i went to take a shower and i prayed the whole time. prayed that God would show us which girl was ours. i needed to know. i didn't want to go through the process without a clear direction and peace that you were our daughter, not natalie. is it misty, Lord? make it very clear through the review of their medicals, through conversations, through circumstances, through something. and then i said or show me like with a mist. you know a mist for misty :)
i get dressed and was about ready to head out the door when sam comes running in the house telling me i have to come quick. i won't believe it. hurry. now. so i go outside and look to the basketball court where he is pointing. and there is the most amazing mist i've ever seen. sooo cool that sam had to get me to come see it. he had no idea i had just prayed that prayer. you see we had a thunderstorm go through. and then the sun had come out. and a huge beam of sunlight was spotlighting on the basketball court and a mist was coming up off the ground like you couldn't believe. i will never forget that image. i just started smiling. and i absolutely couldn't believe it. He does know the absolute desires of my heart. He knew i needed to know and so He showed me. that quickly. that completely.
and so now i have no doubts :)
i just knew...
misty - i am writing this for you. i don't want to forget how you came to us. it is our story for now. others will know soon.
i knew if we adopted again it would be an older girl. several years older than sarah so she could look up to her and not close enough to feel like they were competing. and phoebe needed to stay the baby. i hoped for someone between thomas and sam's ages. the boys i didn't think would be phased by having a 'girl' in the midst of them, just as long as their pecking order wasn't upset :)
and i never quit reading blogs. about adoption mainly. and then i found madison adoption associates on one that linked to their special needs site. i quickly filled out an application to be able to view their files. and i started praying in earnest that God would get hold on greg's heart. i knew he would have a harder time breaking away from the world's view of we are too old and have several kids anyway. and God did it again. He turned my king's heart just the way it needed to be.
one night i just kinda half-joking threw out that i was looking at some kids up for adoption. he came over to the computer and started asking questions :) always a good sign.
and then MAA posted pictures of you from the camp ox in july. your smile overwhelmed me. you radiate. when i talked with the agency coordinator, she described you as always smiling. wanting a big family with absolutely no fears of being adopted and coming to the united states. there was one other girl that we also carefully looked at. but greg and i both kept coming back to you. you were intriguing. and you seemed just right for our family.
how could we know for sure?
i knew if we adopted again it would be an older girl. several years older than sarah so she could look up to her and not close enough to feel like they were competing. and phoebe needed to stay the baby. i hoped for someone between thomas and sam's ages. the boys i didn't think would be phased by having a 'girl' in the midst of them, just as long as their pecking order wasn't upset :)
and i never quit reading blogs. about adoption mainly. and then i found madison adoption associates on one that linked to their special needs site. i quickly filled out an application to be able to view their files. and i started praying in earnest that God would get hold on greg's heart. i knew he would have a harder time breaking away from the world's view of we are too old and have several kids anyway. and God did it again. He turned my king's heart just the way it needed to be.
one night i just kinda half-joking threw out that i was looking at some kids up for adoption. he came over to the computer and started asking questions :) always a good sign.
and then MAA posted pictures of you from the camp ox in july. your smile overwhelmed me. you radiate. when i talked with the agency coordinator, she described you as always smiling. wanting a big family with absolutely no fears of being adopted and coming to the united states. there was one other girl that we also carefully looked at. but greg and i both kept coming back to you. you were intriguing. and you seemed just right for our family.
how could we know for sure?
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