dave and i have decided we want to document our journey to find our Caroline on this blog. we want to remember every step of the way. the ups and the downs. so that she knows how hard we fought to find her and how God intended for her to be a part of our family.
the following post is from a personal blog of mine. it was the first time i wrote about adoption. it was written on march 3, 2008.
i've been thinking of adoption lately. it's not in my head daily, but once a week or so. two weeks ago in our small group the question we were discussing was about God leading us in our lives. is it easy to hear Him? do we follow? i told the group that i felt lead to adopt a little girl. but, that i wasn't sure if it was my desire or if it was God's plan for me.
fast forward to tonight. there is a wednesday night lenten service at our church. that is where i shared my faith story last week (it went well by the way). tonight, a pastor from embury UMC shared his faith story. i knew him a little from our small group training, so i knew about his story a bit. the part i didn't know was that he and his wife had adopted a girl from china a while ago and are in the process of adopting another one now. after the service i went over to talk to him about adoption. i told him i felt called to do adopt a child also. i told him i was so compelled that we had already picked a name for her. he told me that his wife was an advocate for adoption and told me she would love to talk to me. he gave me her email address and then told me her name was caroline. tears sprang to me eyes and my hand covered my mouth. i was shocked. he told me a few more things and then i shared with him that caroline/carly was the name we had chosen. he took off his glasses and wiped the tears from his eyes. he said "wow". it was what paster john calls a God Shot, a undeniable moment where God talks to you. God does want us to adopt. it is his plan. he sent us a caroline to help us find our carly. it just blows me away. i needed clarity and this was it. i am freaked out. i still have no idea how long it will take or where she is or if she's even born. i have way more questions than answers. but, it is my path. wow.
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