[Jody M]

Thanks Shef for sharing your beautiful testimony honoring Life and your birth mother! I too am a miracle birth, in that my birth mother had cancer when I was born and was in fragile health- she was 32 and my birth father 50 years. With all their problems-alcoholism, marital problems, limited finances and my mother's fragile health, I would have likely been a candidate for abortion- but thank God that abortion was not legal then, and my birth parents chose LIFE! I thank them from the bottom of my heart for giving this adoptee the opportunity to have the priviledge to ride the wonderful adventure of Life and adoption. My heart overflows with gratitude and I know my adoptive parents, who could have no children, would have loved to have thanked my birth mom also!
Shef, I too know that God had a purpose and special plan for our lives, as He has with the many unborn precious babies who were conceived in crisis pregnancies.My identity is grounded in being my First Father's child, God the Creator. Though my birth parents made love, He chose to give me Life. I hope Shef that our lives are a light to show the world that God redeems the hard times and circumstances, and makes something beautiful out of them, precious lives for His service and pleasure!
God bless you today and all the birth parents who chose Life! You are my special heroes and I pray God will bless you in this life and the one to come!
Jody

[Jody M]

I welcome pro-life/adoption testimonies from other members of the adoption triad also- adoptive parents and birth mothers and birth fathers. Share your gratitude for the gifts of Life and adoption and thanks!

Jody

[wvamom]

I am not an adoptee, but I am an adoptive mom. I have told my story on other forums, but maybe it would interest some people here as well.

My husband and I had three beautiful children, all our biological children. When our youngest daughter started school, I began to feel a tugging on my heart to help a child who needed a family. In part it came from my heartbrokenness over the children lost to abortion; in part it was gratitude that God had given us so much in the way of resources and love that we could provide for another child. I believe the inspiration to adopt was entirely from God.

I think I would have gone out and found the first available child I could at the time to adopt (sometimes I can be very driven) but dh was totally opposed to our proceeding with an adoption. Now, he loves children, and in particular our children, but he felt that he was not getting any younger, and with our youngest in school, I think he could see a "light at the end of the tunnel" as far as being finished with parenting small children.

Still, I kept on praying for God's leading, that He would either remove the desire from me or would bring dh on board with adoption. This went on for four years, and various struggles we had. Then, in 2004, dh's uncle, to whom he was close, died of cancer. Uncle Steve had been adopted during the Depression, by dh's grandparents. He was a wonderful asset to our family. As the pastor was telling Uncle Steve's life story at his funeral, I think dh came to see how our family could be blessed by adoption as well.

So, he finally agreed that we could look into adopting a child. God had particularly placed on my heart adoption internationally (although I support providing a family for every child, no matter where he or she is). Dh agreed that we could proceed with adoption from Guatemala, and six months later we brought home our wonderful, amazing blessing #4--Joseph! Although our marriage went through a great deal of stress because of the issue of adoption, my husband has taken to this child in a way that I would not have believed, from the moment he first saw him! This to me is another indication that God was behind this adoption.

I am grateful to Joseph's mother that she made a plan to place him with a family who could provide for him. And I am thankful to God for the adventure He has given us, once again!

Carolyn

[Jody M]

Carolyn, thanks for sharing your beautiful testimony of adoption of precious Joseph and it is thrilling that God worked in your husband's heart and how he is drawn to your son! That is the work of God's hand and love! Blessings to you in your continued adoption journey! Hope others will share their testimonies, brief or long!
Jody

[shef]

Carolyn, Thankyou so much for sahring your heart about your children...all of them....you both sound like such great aparents.....and remind me fo wht my foster mum siad..she had boys of her own, but wanted to give a child soemthing they could call their own, when they had absolutely nothing....Gods word tell us taht he is the one who places the lonely into families......God bless you

shefalie

[Jody M]

Hi Shef and Carolyn and all, I too have heard Steven Curtis Chapman, best selling Christian vocalist and adoptive father also quote that verse- He and his wife who had 3 biological children went on to adopt 3 children. He and his wife have shared their beautiful testimony and love for children without parents- they have an organization for adoption called Shohannah's Hope- can be found on the internet. I interviewed Steve's wife in one of the more recent issues of Adoption Blessings Journal- we did an online interview on adoption and how their family chose adoption.
Blessings, Jody

[Jody M]

Any pro-life adoption testimonies from birth mothers and adoptive parents are welcome here too on this thread!
Blessings to all today! Jody

[mrbeansmom]

We are finalizing on the adoption of our daughter today!

It's bittersweet in that we were placed with her and her brother when he was newborn. After 18 months they placed him back with his mom in rehab, but terminated rights on our little girl. She misses her brother terribly an we are heartbroken beyond words. We pray for him daily and our little girl is convinced that he's coming home one day soon. He's been gone 7 months now. I was a basket case yesterday fighting tears that seemed to be welling up from the depth of my soul. I can't tell you how very much I miss that little boy.

For those of you who pray, please pray that we are able to keep the sadness over the loss of him from stealing the joy of adopting her. She is a precious little girl and we are blessed to have her. It's just that they look like twins and they were inseparable. They were only 12 months apart.

[Jody M]

Congratulations on your adoption finalization today of your precious daughter! I can hear the mixed emotions in losing custody of her dear brother and the void without him. It can be a comfort to know that God is with him and your prayers go out for him and are heard by a loving God. We truly do not always understand His ways and what He allows. My God flood you with His peace today that surpasseth all understanding! May the issue with her brother and that loss not rob the joy of today! Praying for you and asking God to bless your family and that God would be a loving and gentle Shepherd watching over and protecting this dear son day by day as He promises.
Thanks for sharing your joy and prayer request today!
Blessings, Jody

[Jody M]

Each and every day I am blessed to know that my birth mother chose Life for me and not abortion- A very difficult decision and one that was not an easy road for her. I honor her today and thank her for giving me the gift of life- I never met her before she died but I thank God for my birth mother Lucille who chose Life and adoption for me! May I speak out in praise to this and advocate for the many babes in the womb whose mothers are yet to make decisions for their future.
Hope others will share their pro-life, adoption celebrations through joy and sorrow.
Blessings, Jody
Editor, Adoption Blessings Journal

[ccurrycarla]

I too am most grateful to my birthmom that she didn't have an abortion. I was born in the late 70's and it was definetly a possibility. She had a daughter already who was four years old and then she conceived me by a different father. My birthfather wanted nothing to do with me or the pregnancy. So my birthmom decided to give me up and entered a maternal home several months prior to my birth. She told me that was the worst time in her life. She was away from my oldest sister during Christmas and there she was pregnant with me, a child whom she would never get to see or hold in her arms. But I do thank God everyday that He is in control or our lives. My birthmom didn't know at the time that she was a blessing to my adoptive parents. They tried to conceive for seven years before I came along. LIFE is the only choice. I want young mothers to know that if God has allowed you to conceive a child, He's already made provisions. Thank you Jody for this wonderful forum.




EPH 3: 20
Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

[Jody M]

Thanks Carla for sharing your wonderful testimony of your adoption, honoring your birth mother and sharing your faith journey! I LOVE what you said-"LIFE is the only choice. I want young mothers to know that if God has allowed you to conceive a child, He's already made provisions." How true- for you and for I and for many others. Though it may be a rollercoaster of a journey for many in adoption- God makes beauty from ashes and strengthens us if we allow him and do not choose bitterness. I only wish I would have shared my love and honor to my birth mom for her choices, face to face- she was deceased before I found- but I honor her today- thanks Lucille- for allowing me to have a beautiful life- may you be blessed for your selfless choice!
Blessings, Jody