Tasha+Scott said:
That sounds really nice, luvthatduke! My nephew (on dh's side) is adopted but I don't know if they celebrate "Gotcha" day or not. I am sure they celebrate it in some form or fashion. Funny thing is I heard of "Gotcha" Day on a sitcom once but I thought it was just something they made up (the name anyway). I had no idea it was really called that!
Btw, how many years have you been blessed with your son now? How old is he?
As far as Dh's job, things are looking good right now. They are having a dinner/meeting at a convention center next Thurs., the 13th, to discuss how this will affect them in more detail. I will update when I know more. Thanks for all of the prayers!
Tasha, glad to hear of some good news re
H's job,
I'm sure we will all continue to pray for you and the others.
I must admit when there were multiple posts regarding job difficulties,
I looked over my shoulder a little.
But, I quickly realized what I was doing, had a time of
prayer/confession with God, and am continuing to trust Him
while DH and I go through our own storm.
Thanks for asking about my son
.
Hope you and the others don't mind if I expand on your question,
'cause it's my favorite story to tell!
DS is 2, actually a little over 2 1/2.
We call him our 3 day pregnancy, LOL!
The Lord was so good in His answer to our prayers,
here's a little background:
I was a volunteer for 7 months inside Ground Zero,
from Nov. 2nd to May 30th.
DH and I had then been married 7 years,
and were unable to conceive a child.
We went through fertility treatments during that winter,
but they were not succesful.
I prayed and prayed, and cried and cried,
and I began to pray specifically that the Lord would
allow me to have a child so that I could better understand
His relationship with me.
Of course my main desire was both selfish and loving,
I wanted to be a Mommy more than anything,
and I knew how much love I had to give to a child (or children).
But, I was compelled to pray that specific prayer, and often.
After my last day in New York (when the last beam was carried
out in the procession), the very next day
DH and I started educating ourselves about adoption,
then in the next couple of weeks we
settled on an agency after we compared state laws
and talked to several agencies,
and started work on our profile for the birthparent(s).
Long story short (well, not really!),
after getting my fingerprints lost by the FBI
and having to redo them and resend them,
every single piece of our paperwork to satisfy
the laws of
two states were all in order
and we were ready to be "shown" exactly 8 weeks after New York!
5 1/2 months after that, after prayers and nailbiting
and 2 disappointments (not agonizing ones, tho, thank the Lord),
we got "THE CALL" - I hope I never forget that moment!!
We met DS's birthmother 6 days later,
he was due 2 weeks after that,
but while DH and I were out to dinner 3 nights later
my cell phone rang and we were told she'd been induced and to hustle!
I was extraordinarily blessed to be asked by the birthmother to be
in the delivery room, so I got to be with her
while she labored for 11 hours,
and I held one of her legs while my son was born.
I can see his face now coming out, his little nose all squished *sniff*.
I cut the umbilical cord for DH since he was stuck out in the waiting room.
The birthmother held him first, of course, but gave him to me when he
was less than one minute old,
and he's been by my side (and DH's) ever since.
So the answer to your question is: 2 1/2 years - since birth
.
But getting back to the prayer I felt the Holy Spirit
led me to pray while waiting...
We are all adopted sons of God,
and He has answered "His" prayer, spoken from my heart and mouth,
in ways I would never have imagined.
I love my son more than my life, he's my joy - 2nd only to Jesus.
I never knew I could love someone as much as I do,
and the Lord teaches me every single day through my son
that this is merely a hollow glimpse of His Love for me (and you, and you...).
Thanks for asking, and thanks for listening
.
To DisneyCruiser, welcome!
Yes, I'm shocked and dismayed but not totally surprised.
I've been reading some of this for a few years now.
In a nutshell it's political correctness run amok - JMHO.
It is all the descriptions offered in everyone's posts, and then some.
Yes, we should indeed be praying that those
who seek the Lord will be led away from the darkness and into His Light!
God will pass judgement on everyone who teaches wrongly,
and that's not always only the people/groups we automatically think of.
We really need to pray for them, too, that they would realize
what they're doing and be convicted to seek the real Truth!
I can't imagine what she must be going through right now! I will keep her and her family in my prayers!
Just thought I'd share. It is wonderful that you got to watch your son being born though. That must have been an awesome experience for you. You and your son sound very blessed!
