Believe

I don't know how many holidays, birthdays, mother's days, and father's days we've said "Maybe NEXT year we'll get to celebrate."  There comes a time when you just want certain days, especially Mother's Day and Father's Day, to pass quickly.  Sure you love YOUR mom and dad, and your grandparents and whatever mother/father figures you have in your life, but there is no other days that bring to the forefront that you are NOT a mother and a father.  This past year has been the craziest and most productive year for us, baby-wise, but I think because we knew we were getting close w/ the fertility doctor, we didn't so much stress "the days" this year because we truly felt that (for real this time) NEXT year was our year.  And let's be honest, we really don't know that it is, even now that we're officially in the process of adopting, we don't even know how long it will take to become final!  However, this year, we are truly feeling a sense of peace about the whole thing.  I was talking to my mom the other day and she said "Honey, that's because so many people are praying for you guys and that's the peace in knowing He's in charge."  I've been a Christian my whole life and a practicing one for a good portion of it (if we're being honest lol), but I have never felt more peace in a crazier situation that I do right now...and it's kind of exciting!!!

Anyway, back to the reason for this entry today lol.  So like I said, we kind of ignored (the best we could) Mother's and Father's day this year, but we were smack in the middle of the craziness of home studies, fingerprints, CPS clearance checks, etc around our birthday's and anniversary this year.  Now, me personally, I don't think I'm that hard to buy for...pretty much any pair of earrings, kitchen gadget or softball related item is guaranteed to make my day.  Chris, as per usual, up'd the ante, and in August THIS is what I unwrapped:

Chris knows I love pictures and picture frames and he ALSO knows what it's like to walk through Hobby Lobby with me and have me say a million times "omgosh how cute would this be in a nursery?" or "How cute would THIS be in our kid's room" as I fawn over a softball or football collage frame.  But he also knows that inspirational quotes and reminders get me ever time.  So he got me this...and if you can't read the note it says "Our future kid's face here...no matter how God blesses us with them."  SERIOUSLY?!  So now every time I look at the dresser, with this picture frame on it, w/ no picture and that note...it reminds me of a couple things: A: we're in this together, B: he feels what I feel (the good and the bad), & C: We WILL have a family one day...no matter how God blesses us with them.

Proverbs 13:12, "Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life."

Blessings friends!!
***J***