[begaines]

My dh and I both always knew that we would adopt. But, we always thought that we would have a biological child first. But, after 3 1/2 years of infertility treatments we prayed and felt that God wanted us to adopt. So we did and that is what brought us our very special Abigail Elizabeth. She is truly a gift from God. Baby girls don't stay on a photo listing with agencies long. She was 6 weeks old when we accepted her referral. Well, while we were doing infertility I had this song that I constantly listened to. It was my prayer and I had faith that I would conceive but God had better plans for me. So, some of the lyrics are:

Sometimes I get discouraged while I walk this lonely road. I think that God has forgotten me. Then, he comes and speaks these words to my heart, If you only knew what's in store for you. You would understand while the wait is so long.

Well, I had not listened to the song in a while and we were driving down the road we decided to listen to the CD we had not listened to in a long while. When this song came on I started bawling and looked in my backseat to see my precious angel and I knew this was why the wait was so long. I began to think, that the last fertility treatment we just felt and knew and believed we were pregnant. But, I told my dh that we were but not in me but in my heart. Because it would have been the month her ** conceived her.

My husband was speaking at our church a couple of weeks and he was speaking about how sometimes we have faith that something will happen. Then, when it doesn't we think that God has forgotton us. Then, he used Abby as the example. He said "we knew we were pregnant, but God worked through this and still gave us a child. Because that was our prayer that we would have a child" He also said "if we had conceived we woud have never met Abby". Then, he played the song and came over and took Abby from me. He said this is faith. He said " I could never love a child more than I love this one and couldn't imagine not having her in our lives". Well, there wasn't a dry eye in the church.

Those of you waiting...I hope this will be encouraging to you. My prayer is that your babies will be home real soon.

I remember the day that we got out of PGN I gave the initials a new meaning Praise God Now.

[bardsanddog]

I love the new PGN meaning! And thanks for sharing your story! And thanks for the kleenex warning!

[~amy~]

This is a beautiful testimony!!! Thanks for sharing!

I love the PGN abbreviation, too! I'll think of this every time I see those letters, now!

[stepielynn]

Thanks for the story. It really touched me. I believe with all of my heart that God meant for us to adopt this specific child, she was always meant to be our daughter. Thanks again.

[kacmom1]

Such a nice story. Thank God for unanswered prayers! It's so amazing how things work out! That little girl was just meant for you and it was just a matter of time before you would be a family.
Congratulations.

[annelisa]

What a beautiful story. It is so neat to hear these stories and be reminded once again of God's goodness to us..........not always the way we want things to happen, but even better.
Thanks so much for sharing.
God bless.........

[drjeanne]

I agree...thanks for sharing your beautiful story! I loved it and it gave me hope!

J

[Deidre13]

I couldn't agree with you more! We had our fifth failed IVF on 9/27/05 but exactly 9 mos. later on 6/27/05, Ella was born so our baby really did come into being at that time, just not through me. I never lost my faith that we would be parents again one day. I'm glad you never lost yours either! Thanks for sharing.

[waitingforthem]

How beautiful! Thanks for sharing this wonderful truth! I loven to think of PGN as Praise God Now!! Abby is adorable! She is trully a wonderful blessing! We know how you feel!
Thanks again!
Sabra

[mrsrodger]

Well thank goodness I had the Kleenex handy

Thank you for sharing your story. It moved me because I also found out my second IVF cycle failed, when I was so sure and hopeful that it had worked, the same month our baby boy would of been conceived.
DH and I have had a very strong test with our faith over the last few years. However, now we believe this was all meant to be (as hard as it has been) so that we will have our little boy in our lives and us in his.

Thanks for sharing.

[NJRach]

Thanks for sharing your story. It's really sweet.

[Mariais5]

That's beautiful...I think all of us with our children home can relate that God's hand was in bringing us together as families ~ in His way and His timing...

[coachmom]

thank you for sharing... going through infertility processes myself, I just had the feeling God had another child for us. What I didnt know was that there was a little boy in Guatemala that was meant for us. Ater finally giving up on the chance of having another bio, I left it in Gods Hands and asked only that His will be done and not just what I wanted. 4 months later, Cody came into our lives and we will be forever changed. God didnt give me the opportunity to carry him in my womb, but in my heart and gave his birthmother the opprtunity to give him life. And for that, I am forever grateful to God. Thanks for your story..now I really need that tissue....
Doretta

[candkss]

Love the new PGN meaning. thanks for the story it has been a rough day for me.

[hprusia0414]

...for sharing your beautiful story.