"Blessed is the man whose quiver is full" Ps. 127
How God Created a Miracle in Our Family...
Most people look at our family and either say "you're crazy" or "what a blessing". It is that statement alone that sets people apart in how they view what happens in life. We were childless for 6 years before God blessed us with our third foster child, Isaiah, whom we adopted. Our tiny, three pound, adorable baby boy quickly became the love of our lives.
8 months after Isaiah was born, my father-in-law gave a woman a ride. That 4 block ride changed our lives forever when she told him she was pregnant and giving up her baby for adoption. Oh yeah...and she was due in 8 days! Well, just 5 days later, we had Makenna Shea!
3 months later, after Dirk and I had just prayed to have another baby when Makenna was about 1, that same birth mother called asking us to take her next baby. Isabella was born 1 week shy of Makenna's first birthday!
The funny part of the story is when we found out that I, the one who could never get pregnant, was pregnant! Ian was born 7 weeks after Isabella! God had given us 4 children all under the age of 1 1/2!!! We were thrilled! Such a work of God's hands it was.
This year we added to our clan when we were surprisingly pregnant again (so much for not being able to get pregnant). We now have 5 under 4! And I now wonder how mom's manage with all those kids so spread apart in age. It may be hard sometimes, but we love our life!
Psa 113:9
He settles the barren woman in her home
as a happy mother of children.
i was reading today and came across a scripture that i wish i had come across more when i was dealing with infertility! what a beautiful thought in hindsight as i now sit with 5 beautiful children. my youngest now 6 weeks old...
Time with this one is really flying! we are all so in love with him. I am so blessed to be able to breastfeed this one and what a joy it is. God certianly knew what he was doing. however, doing that with 4 other little ones is a real challenge. much more so than i anticipated. Meghan makes it possible, but there are times a bottle has been mentioned throughout a 60 minute feeding or two!!! Just wanted to share his growth at 6 weeks. he is so adorable. we are so blessed. At times i wonder why God believes we deserve such gifts in our lives, but all i can do is basque in the glory of it all. i hope and pray that we do the job we were given to do by growing them into wonderful men and women of the Lord.
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