Adoption Story
Our adoption story began in 2019. My husband, Joey, and I had prayed for a child since 2012. After several doctors’ visits and tests, we learned I had some physical issues hindering our ability to get pregnant. My doctor treated the problem, but said it might take longer and be more difficult to conceive. If this procedure failed, the next step would be in vitro fertilization. As a woman, I was upset. It made me angry to see my friends get pregnant, and angry as I watched the mothers who already had children. I had wanted a child for so long. During this time I prayed, asking God, “Why is this 32 treasure
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happening to me?” Selfishly, I made the situation all about me, and it took a while to get out of that mindset. Soon I started praying, “Lord, if it’s your will, please bless Joey and me with a child, either naturally or through adoption.” I prayed this every day. And one day, the Lord began to answer when I was approached by Allana, a close friend and church member, and our local elementary school principal. She knew about a little girl in foster care who was new to our community and enrolled in four-year-old kindergarten. She asked if we might be interested in adoption, not knowing that was precisely what we had
