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.