Miracle

Joel and I are so thankful for our 2 beautiful miracles-Garrett and Isabel. It is still very important to us that we continue to think about other couples who are struggling with the same things we struggled with-infertility. Joel and I struggled with unexplained infertility for about 3 1/2 years. During that time, everyone we knew, knew we were trying to have a baby. Unfortunately, not everyone understands the heartache and emotions that go along with it.

After dealing with infertility, we decided that it was in God's plan for us to adopt a baby. Boy was that ever in his plan!!! We now have the most beautiful, precious little boy in the world. Having him sure makes everything we went through worth it. God also had something else in mind...He knew that we were meant to be Garrett's parents first and then He would bless us with another child. We were fully prepared for Garrett to be an only child, but He had other plans!!! We were once again blessed with God's truly unending love and grace...we were given our precious Isabel Grace (thus where her middle name came from).

We have been on the end of things where we were happy for someone that had a baby, but we were also heartbroken about our own situation. It is very important to us that we continue to love, pray and support everyone that is going through the same thing that we went through. We know that God has a plan for each one of us, we usually don't know what that plan is until something else is brought before us. I know that we were given Garrett because He knew how much we wanted a child, and then we were meant to have another child. Most people will say, "That always happens...adopt a child and then you will get pregnant." That is not why we adopted Garrett, but we will take it. That doesn't mean that everyone that adopts will also be given the miracle of pregnancy. That doesn't mean that one couple is more deserving than another. Why does it happen that way for some couples...I don't know. The only thing I do know is that we are all truly blessed by His love.

Please click the link below and go through the infertility journey with all of us that have been there, or are still there.

www.tearsandhope.com/emptyarms_video.html