One year ago!

We are lingering on the one year mark where we began seriously considering and praying about adoption as our first option to start our family. 

February 27, 2011 was when I first began to seek God in what had been impressed upon my heart. 

I remember praying that this nudge on my heart would be kept between God and I for the time being. That I would seek Him to know if it was something I should even share with Patrick. Since it had been impressed upon my heart, I wanted to make certain before speaking to Patrick about something so huge, and make sure it wasn't just a feeling or an idea that was suggested out of excitement. 

God continued to allow open dialogue and I prayed for several days about my heart, my intentions, the realities of adoption being a lifelong commitment, etc. Several days later I felt the nudge to seriously speak to Patrick about His leading, and now here we are one year later.

I remain hopeful, because as I look back on this last year it feels like it has flown by, as He has done so much in the past year in our hearts and in our journey to our first baby. It makes waiting even longer seem more doable at this point.

We prayed and discussed with our families and close friends from February 27th, until August 7th when we officially began our journey, and we told you all about it here .

If you would have asked me a year ago if we would be actually pursuing this, that we would be so very close to turning in our Dossier, waiting on one document, I would have thought you were crazy. If you would have said that God would provide nearly $22,000 for us through several different avenues, from personal savings to major financial sacrifices from friends, family and even strangers in the last 6 months, I would not believe you. $22,000 in 6 months - only God.

He is able to do abundantly more than we could have ever hoped for or imagined {Ephesians 3:20} and He isn't even close to being done.

We are blessed. He has been so gracious to us - in more ways than I can count. Our life is not perfect, but it's more blessed than we deserve, and with a relationship with Jesus, our lives hold more meaning and contain much more joy than they ever did without Him.

Here is to a year of hopeful, prayers in expectation for our little Baby Frost! I'm thankful for that February day, one year ago that God impressed a vision on our hearts, and we know He will be faithful to complete it.

Would you continue to pray with us and for us? We would be grateful beyond measure. Thanks for sharing in our journey, it means more than you'll ever know.