Please keep Heidi and me in your prayers over the next few weeks. Heidi will be flying next Thursday to Salt Lake City, Utah to stay with my parents and await the birth of our soon-to-be adopted son. His official due date is Friday, May 24. Heidi will be leaving right after the end of her last day of school so that she can be there when the birth mom goes into labor. Once the labor begins, Heidi will call me and I will catch the first flight I can get to Salt Lake. Hopefully, I can make it in time for the birth.
This news may come as a surprise to many of you. To be honest, this whole process began only six weeks ago, and we are even surprised by the speed with which this whole thing has happened. If you are only finding out for the first time, please know that we intentionally kept this under wraps until the decision to make us the parents had been made. Adoptions can be very uncertain and emotional ventures and, in an effort to guard our hearts, we decided not to go public until we had the final confirmation.
We know that many of you have been diligent in praying for us as we journey through our battle with infertility. Your prayers and ours are now being answered in the life of this precious gift, and we look forward to embracing him with open arms. Thank you to every one of you who have been praying for us. We cannot express enough how grateful we are to know that you have been lifting your hearts to God on our behalf.
The whirlwind story of our last six weeks is too long for me to explain right now. Just know that God has shown us tremendous power and unending grace through this, and that we are truly humbled by the experience. I will be sure to give you more details in the next week or so.
In the meantime, please keep the last leg of this process in your prayers. Specifically, please pray for the birth mom, Nichoal. She is 17 years old and has an opportunity to set a rather rough life on the right path after this adoption. She is a new Christian and has been working hard to follow God’s leading. Pray that she can have people come into her life (us included) who will encourage her to continue to fight against her crummy home life and change her future for good.
Thanks again for your prayers and your friendship. We are blessed beyond measure to know each of you.
Love,
Michael & Heidi
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5 comments:
Michael and Heidi,
We're excited for you guys as the Lord has opened this door. We'll be praying for you both, as well as the new baby Gray!
Greg and Lori
Michael & Heidi,
What awesome news! Amy and I are so happy for you both... We will definitely pray for God's continued grace and strength in this "last leg" as you put it. We love you guys and are ready to rejoice with you...
The Waltho's
We are so excited for you guys and this precious new gift. You are in our prayers as well as Nichoal.
Hey guys, we love you and are praying for you both, and we are so freaking excited for you guys and baby Gray!
We were so thrilled when we heard your news. What an amazing blessing for you and your new little one- that's one lucky baby! We can't wait to hear an update and see lots of pictures. We love you guys and know you are going to be amazing parents! Hugs to all three of you!
Fernando and Eileen
P.S. Let Harrison know we've got a girl all picked out for him- and boy is she cute!!! :)
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