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The story of this adoption process goes waaaay back..... 8 years ago to be exact! Wes and I were dating, but he was in the Army and stationed in Korea and I was still back in Indiana going to college. We chatted with webcam using instant messengers online. One day we were discussing the future and we discussed children. We realized that we both had a heart for children and felt that God was calling us to one day be apart of His highest calling.... to raise and minister to children. We agreed that no matter if we could have biological children, that we would at some point adopt as well. We were blessed with our son, Israel, 16 months after our wedding. After Israel turned 2 years old and he was still an only child, we decided to go to an Endocrinologist to get my health checked. The endocrinologist told me I have Insulin Resistance and PCOS. She was shocked to hear I had a 2 year old and called me infertile. Even though a doctor said it couldn't be done..... with God ALL things are possible! A few months after Israel turned 3 years old, I gave birth to our daughter, Rhylie. At a checkup appointment when I was first pregnant with Rhylie, I told my Obstetrician about my diagnosis. She exclaimed, "Wow. You beat the odds twice!" Our second blessing is now 2 years old. We are content without ever having another biological baby, but our hearts still miss children we have never met, yet we know we are meant to love.
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My husband and I also were called to make me a stay at home mom to fully serve the ministry that God has called us to do. This calling is definitely a hard and lonely process with lots of persecution by the world. Satan has told the world that the stay at home mom is a lazy person that eats chocolate all day and watches tv. The world goes on to encourage you to get a job and send your children off for someone else to teach them, so you can feel fulfilled in life by making money doing something the world tells you is a worthy profession. We can definitely see why there are so many confused and broken children as the world tries so desperately to keep our attention away from them.
"The disciples started talking among themselves. They quarrelled about which of them was the greatest person. Jesus knew what they were thinking. So he took a child and put him by his side.
Then he said, `If anyone takes in a child like this for my sake, he takes in me. And if anyone takes in me, he takes in the one who sent me. The one who takes the least or lowest place among you is the greatest.'" -Luke 9:46-48
I do not share this part with you to build me up, but to encourage more families to God's highest calling. It is not an easy calling to take in and raise children for God. It is a HUGE responsibility, but God gives you everything you need when you need it.
For the stay at home mom.... You are worth more than rubies! And though many think your job is worthless and persecute you for the job you have and for not making money..... You are doing what God has said is the highest calling and you have been hand made and selected by the King of Kings to do this to further His kingdom.
"The disciples started talking among themselves. They quarrelled about which of them was the greatest person. Jesus knew what they were thinking. So he took a child and put him by his side.
Then he said, `If anyone takes in a child like this for my sake, he takes in me. And if anyone takes in me, he takes in the one who sent me. The one who takes the least or lowest place among you is the greatest.'" -Luke 9:46-48
I do not share this part with you to build me up, but to encourage more families to God's highest calling. It is not an easy calling to take in and raise children for God. It is a HUGE responsibility, but God gives you everything you need when you need it.
For the stay at home mom.... You are worth more than rubies! And though many think your job is worthless and persecute you for the job you have and for not making money..... You are doing what God has said is the highest calling and you have been hand made and selected by the King of Kings to do this to further His kingdom.