Today my heart is singing because of God's goodness to me! It's October 20th and today is our first family birthday. Last year on this day, Cooper was officially adopted from foster care and our family began. We have so many reasons to celebrate and praise God for his faithfulness and mercy in our lives!
When I think of the journey that The Lord has placed me on as a mother to Cooper, I am overwhelmed by His blessing! I don't know who I would be without Cooper in my life. I'd for sure be wealthier (as a teacher - ha!) but I doubt I would have the patience and dependence that God is teaching me through motherhood. I so believe that it is God's greatest earthly gift to me! When I first layed eyes on Cooper as a baby, I could have never dreamed that we would someday celebrate FOREVER as a family. Forever! I'm crying just thinking of how wonderful it is to know that he will always be mine...
Cooper is a special gift - he is affectionate and determined and bold. There is no one else quite like him and I love that his red hair is just the first of special things about him! Everywhere we go and nearly every day, someone comments on my beautiful boy (and especially that fiery hair!) In grocery store lines, at airports, and at the playground, I am able to tell the story of his adoption. I tell about Royal Family Kids' Camp and foster care and being a single mom. I tell about my mountain-moving savior that provides for and protects our family. I pray that as he gets older, we will tell it together and share God's goodness with strangers who are just curious about why such a little mom is carrying around such a big baby!
Today and on every Family Birthday, I will rejoice by telling our story as often as I can. I will tell the story behind the details - the story of my BIG God, who has plans for me beyond my wildest dreams and who provides for me in ways I sometimes can't understand. Cooper and I pray diligently that God would use our family's story to prompt the hearts of other believers to soften to adoption. We pray daily for the children who do not have families and are waiting for a forever family. We pray for godly families to adopt them and take them home. Will you pray with us, too?
It's solely God's GOODNESS that created Cooper and I to be a family. After all, I was just a single girl who wanted to help some foster kids for a few months... and I got this one FOREVER!
2 comments:
happy family day! the first anniversary of many!!!!!!!!
happy first anniversary! what a special day that was last year...it brings tears to my eyes to remember that special day and even more so, the many months leading to it! cooper is so blessed to have you as a mother and it makes me so happy to see how "in love" you are with each other. i pray that every child in foster care ends up in a forever home as loving as yours! kiss cooper for me...i hope to see ya'll soon!
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