Overwhelmed with Thankfulness

Somehow its been over a month since I have written.  There is SO much that I could write about and so much to fill all of you dear blog readers up on!

First of all, I have to say that as Thanksgiving approaches this week, I am overwhelmed with gratefulness for all that God has done and is doing in our lives. This morning, singing in church and tonight, when we had Thanksgiving dinner with our church family, I felt so overwhelmed by God's faithfulness.  We sang this song, "Never once did I ever walk alone, never once did you leave me on my own.  God you are faithful.  God you are faithful."

There have certainly been times in my life, most recently in the infertility journey, where I felt alone, but like I have written about here before, sometimes you have to remind yourself of the facts when you are having feelings that are not true.  Never once, never, did I walk alone.  God was with me at every doctor's appointment.  He was with us when we got our diagnosis and every night I cried myself to sleep, He was there.  And you know what?  He had a plan all along.  He didn't want my husband and I to wait and adopt in another 5-10 years, He wanted us to adopt now. He wanted us to be parents to our two precious children.  He is so faithful to lead and guide.  And now?  Now we cannot imagine it any other way.

Wherever you are tonight and whatever you are feeling, remind yourself of this fact, you are not alone and He has a plan, even if you cannot see or understand it now, He has a plan.

I am also overwhelmed right now that in a matter of weeks I will be meeting my children for the first time.  That's right, we received travel approval and very very soon we will be on a plane to Thailand!!

It has been a flurry of activity around here as we put the finishing touches on our kid's rooms and plan out our trip.  We have been busy purchasing tickets, booking hotel rooms, making gifts for our kid's foster mom, and putting away gifts from two wonderful showers that family and friends threw.


My heart can barely contain my excitement and will surely explode at some point from all the anticipation of finally meeting our sweet children.  I can only imagine how amazing it is going to be to look into their eyes and hear their voices, to see and get to know their personalities and interests.  Meeting them will be a moment I know I will never forget.