By 7:35 my phone was alerting me to a new e-mail.
An email titled, "We have the file!"
I have never experienced such a clear, bold, direct, and perfectly timed answer from God. If anyone has ever had ANY doubt that HE loves us and hears us, let me tell you right now, HE IS GOOD!!!
I'm not a good pray-er. My focus is easily lost. My flesh is weak. I am often burdened with doubts in the One who answers prayers.
But this is how I can know that He is good.
He works despite me.
Sometime tonight or tomorrow I will have my daughter's file. Do y'all know what that means? I get to introduce her to all of you!!!
Here she is: Samantha Love
This is the sweet little face you all have been loving and praying for. This is my daughter.
I have SO much more to tell you all, but for now, I'll just say thank you. Thank you a million times over for praying.
Love to you.
Praise the Lord! She's beautiful :)
ReplyDeleteThank you! And indeed, PRAISE THE LORD! He has been so good.
DeletePraising God with you today Grace! and I can't wait to see you tonight and give you a big hug! I cannot get over how beautiful she is and can't stop thanking God that she gets a chance at LIVING and LOVE with you and your family and our Calvary family!
ReplyDeleteI can't thank thank you enough, Ashlee :) You might win the award for "most excited" or "most informed friend" :) I love how supportive you've been, right from the start! You are blessing.
DeleteHe is such an awesome God. We are all weak Grace, that's why we have Christ praying for us.
ReplyDeleteYes He is! And thank goodness He uses us anyway, right? I'm certainly thankful He answers my prayers, weak as I am.
DeleteThanks for following our journey.
how wonderful!!! to HIM be the glory! Gah! So exciting!
ReplyDeleteThanks for praying and following our story, Kelli! You're Bethany's friend, right? I have a feeling we would get along well :)
DeleteAmazing (Samantha) Love.
ReplyDeleteLove this :)
DeleteGREAT IS OUR GOD! I fell asleep praying for her last night and I got a text first thing this morning from Katie telling me the good news :) I love to see God "showing off" when it seems impossible. She's beautiful, Grace. She has touched and will continue to touch so many lives. God has great plans for your daughter.
ReplyDeleteI love this comment because God really has been showing off lately? My adoption process was seriously at a point where there was nothing I could do unless God decided to act...and of course, He DID!
ReplyDeleteHilary, you are such an awesome prayer warrior and advocate. Thank you for adding me and Samantha to your prayers. We are blessed by you! He really IS good, isn't he?