The Day I Found Out!

THE DAY I FOUND OUT!! J

June 8^th, 2012-Friday

The day started out just like any other summer day, except for Charity, my sister, was coming to stay the weekend with me.  I was looking forward to spending the weekend with her, but I knew there were a few things that I wanted to get done in the house.  Papa was going to come over and texture and paint the guest bathroom.  When Charity arrived we just hung out, but I knew I needed to go to Lowe’s to make sure I had everything Papa would need to complete the bathroom.  While I was there I got the most exciting news that I had been praying for, for so long!!! The news that Amayah had been born and I would be receiving pictures and information on her very shortly!! Oh my goodness, I could not believe it!!!  I started crying right there in Lowe’s because of all the joy I had in my heart and I thanked the Lord for bringing her into my life.  So the phone calls were made to family and friends that she had come into my life, and let’s just say the Lowe’s trip took a lot longer than I had intended because my thoughts were only on AMAYAH! J  After leaving Lowe’s we had to run a few other places, which one was to see a girl that Charity and I had coached.  As we pulled up to where she worked, I looked at my phone and noticed I had a new email. IT WAS THE EMAIL! I could not wait to see Amayah's face!!!  I opened the email as fast as I could and I finally saw her face for the first time.  I stood and stared at the picture for a long time and shed some more happy tears.  It was Amayah, the one I had prayed for and dreamed about for so long.  It didn’t take long for me to send those pictures on to family and friends where we all admired my precious new little girl.  I found out that she were born on May 30, 2012 and I found out that she was my little girl on June 8, 2012 (Papa’s Birthday).  She already brings so much joy to my life just through seeing her beautiful face. 

Since I was a little girl......

Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord...."
This is a verse that I absolutely love and thank the Lord that He is in control of my life.  I know there are times when I think I should make the decisions that best suit how I feel about the situation, but it is Him who truly knows what we need to do in our lives.  That's why this journey that I am on is no doubt the will of the Almighty God.  It all started when I was a little girl.....

I remember being a little girl talking in my room with my twin sister about being a mom to a little one from Africa.  As we sat there talking about adopting, it always felt so real to me.  Although I was only a little girl, the emotions I had for the kids who needed homes was so strong.  I would hear stories from people or watch things on TV and just cry because I felt so bad for them.  I knew that this would be a part of my life forever in some way.  Even though I talked about it so often when I was young I had no idea that God would make sure that it would play out. Oh how God is simply amazing!!

So.....God began his journey of me adopting a little one from Africa a long time ago and made it real in January of 2012.  I started looking into agencies and where in Africa I felt that the Lord was leading me to. The Republic of the Congo was where I felt I should adopt from and the agency "A Love Beyond Borders" had everything that I wanted in an agency.  Well, I was still in basketball season and I knew that I couldn't really start the paperwork until the season was over.  February 5th the journey to get Amayah began with LOTS of paperwork to get done including a Home Study which scared me more than anything!! Well, the homestudy and paperwork were all completed and the Dossier packet was sent off to the agency in May. YAY!!! The journey to really find MY little girl could truly begin.