The first time God pricked my heart to adopt was at the age if 16. Actually, he planted a dream in my heart to run an orphanage. I was working at Chick-Fil-a and had met Truit Cathy, the owner, at a function I had attended. He talked of the Ranch he owned that helped boys with no families. I remember boldly going up after and telling him I wanted to run an orphanage. I don't remember what he said or if he said anything. I just remember knowing in my heart of hearts I was called. And I had no clue what that looked like or the timing or the how.
So I tucked it away and let it rest until I was 20 and was dating the love of my life. Standing outside in my parents front yard...talking of our future...children...how many? Boys? Girls? I said 6 kids, he laughed and said 2. I said adopt? He stood there an second and truthfully told me he couldn't see himself ever adopting because he didn't think he could love a child who wasn't his own. And to my surprise the Lord gave me such a peace about it that I never gave it a second thought.
Now fast forward 10 years....married ,with three biological kids later, the Lord gave this husband of mine a dream. A dream that matched mine. A dream so opposite of where he was years before. A dream of a sweet baby girl in China. A dream so vivid and real, he was instantly in love. And so my dream became our dream. My heart's desire became ours.
The journey started in a young girls heart....but it sure didn't end there. It's amazing how God made everything come together. I never had to say a word. We started our journey to adopt our daughter in May 2005. And what a wild adventure it has been.....
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