We didn't even want to dream that this could be "the one", in case our hopes got dashed yet again. So as we sent off our family profile and homestudy, we pretended that it wouldn't matter if we weren't chosen, but deep down, we knew this was probably our last and final hope. Our entire future was riding on this agency's decision.
And then three days later we got "THE CALL"! The one that every hopeful adoptive family anxiously awaits, the one that changes their lives forever. Seven words....one insignificant little sentence...."If you still want him, he's yours".....and we FINALLY understood the Lord's plan. All the past heartaches & disappointments instantly made perfect and complete sense, for they were the tools He used to prepare our hearts to be ready to welcome our new son. We hadn't labored in vain after all.
The day we accepted baby Jaden into our hearts and home was one of the happiest days of our lives. Jaden has been such a joy to us all, and now we cannot even imagine how empty our lives would be without him. He has woven his lively and loving little personality into the very fabric of our hearts, and we love him as much as if we had given birth to him.
Only God could see the end of our journey before we had even begun. Only He knew exactly where we needed to go and how we needed to get there. Only He could make such a beautiful miracle happen. Only He could fill our hearts with laughter and joy.
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