We have had people ask us in the past, "Do you really, truly think you can love an adopted child as you would your own biological child?" I can really and truly answer that question now. I honestly did not know you could love a child so much based on a sheet of paper and 3 pictures. I truly feel so attached and so much love for Nathan already. I literally look at his picture and cry just wanting to hold him and hug him. I have to constantly remind myself that "I am going to make it through this 16 month wait!" When people have been asking what to pray for our family, I tell them to pray for Jeremy to make it through this 16 months with me because I can't quit crying (tears of joy). ha! Only partially kidding! :)
We are so overjoyed at this point to be blessed with this sweet little guy! Please pray for our family that we are able to bring him so much sooner than 16 months. Below are some updated pics of Nathan we received this week:
Isn't he just so precious? I may be a little partial, but I think he is absolutely perfect!
As we have went through our adoption process, we have prayed like we've never prayed before! We have prayed for our family, the adoption, and our child that God has blessed us with, just to name a few. After we received the referral of our son, we began to pray and thank God for all the blessings he has given us through this process. I began to think this....What if how I prayed through all this, I prayed that way every single day for other people? What if I prayed with all my heart for my friends, my family, and for people in general? I can say that I'm guilty of saying the whole, "God thanks for all our friends, our family, and god thanks for our blessings...AMEN!" A quick prayer that I've said in the past. If I took the time and energy that I've done through our adoption and spent time praying for people like I've never done before, what could happen? Could I see the lives of people changed, just like I've seen God change mine? Better yet what if we all would pray with every ounce of energy we have in our body, every single day for something., what could happen? I have seen the power of prayer through our adoption. I know that God can do anything (Eph 3:20). I just want to challenge myself as well as my friends and family that when we say our next prayer, whether it's for ourselves or for friends or family members that we PRAY BIG and with complete confidence that God can do ANYTHING!.....written by Jeremy Romine
