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I love reading these stories. Such amazing journeys.
My husband and I were married 12 years ago. He had3 boys, 2 of which we were raising. Soon after our marriage I was diagnosed with lupus. We never used birth control, never became pregnant, and never sought fertility treatments. We had the boys and life was good.
I am a teacher and had a student in my class who was in foster care. He had a sister and I knew a great deal of their history. He suffered brain damage as a result of the abuse.
One day we were asked to bring them to our Vacation Bible School at our church. The lived less than a mile away and I didn't mind. She was 6 and charmed my husband right away. Soon, she was asking us if we had ever considered adoption. We never stopped thinking about them.
The next year or so we were looking to buy a cabin and being our plan of an empty nest. It was a 5 year plan. The night before buying we were talking about all the things we would do when we were alone. My husband said that he would like to have had a little girl,. and how it would all be put on hold if one fell in our laps.
The next day, she stopped by my room at school to give me an update.
She was free for adoption. The boy was sent to a home with specialized care and she was to be adopted alone.
We decided to pray about it and came to the decision that we had to try. It was a long road and we almost lost her several times. Finally, we brought her home 9 months later.
She has been home 2 years now. She is now 10 years old and she is a delight. Yes, there have been hard times. I have learned about foster care, attachment, and adoption more than I ever thought I would. I do love her and am so happy that we followed this path.
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