I felt called to teach when I was a freshman at Northern, wandering the campus after a rough day when a small boy at the campus day care told me to "have a great day."
I felt called to coach when the position opened up at the opportune time and my former cheer coach told me about it.
We felt called to buy our house after looking at no other houses, when we met the couple that lived there before us.
But called to adopt? We hadn't exactly felt that feeling quite yet.
Remember when I wrote about the power of prayer? Yeah, let's revisit that. I distinctively remember praying in the shower one morning (sorry it's where I do my best thinking) and crying out to God "where do you want me? where do I need to go from here?" Like I said before, it was the first time that I had truly surrendered everything to Him.
And guess what? He called us...He rang loud and clear and said THIS is what I want you to do!
It's such an amazing feeling to hear God speak to you. If you haven't heard Him speak, or haven't heard Him in a while, I would encourage you to surrender your thoughts and troubles to him and be still. He will answer.
So here we are, knee deep in this "adoption thing" and I can't imagine us being anywhere else. I feel such a profound sense of peace and understanding at where I am supposed to be in life.
Do we have everything figured out? No way! Are we scared to death? You betcha! Major finances, wait time, placement, and our home study still lie ahead of us. But guess what? God's got this and we are so ready for this amazing ride!
Here is our official announcement! It was so much fun telling our family and friends! I am working on a fun video compilation of some of the pictures and videos I took when we told them. Stay tuned!
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