Thanks God, I Needed That

Last weekend Mother and I attended the Created for Care retreat near our home.  I mention that it was near our home simply because most of the women there had to drive hours or even fly to come.  Me?  Less than five minutes from my house. 

 {It’s a conference lifting up and supporting adopting/adoptive mamas.  Totally amazing.  Go sign up for the March one.}

There were literally so many amazing things that happened I can’t even remember them all, it was that good.  I remember saying over and over again, ‘Me too!’ {and crying over and over again as mamas talked about adopting their babies}.

One of the coolest things that happened was the first night.  See, all along this adoption journey I have prayed one word over and over: peace.  Peace for our decision to adopt, peace for our wait, peace for our birth mother, peace for my soul during the hopsital stay…you get the idea.  Well, the first night’s speaker said the following {I kid you not}, ‘There are some people in this room that pray for peace.  God knows this and He is going to give you that peace this weekend.’

You got that right, sister!

I heard so many wonderful, PEACE-filled stories about birth mamas, open adoption, being in the hospital…God knew I needed that and He provided it.  Over and over as reassurance to me.

The retreat touched my heart, and changed my life.

In other news, here is Miss MM singing one of her school songs yesterday.  I love that she says, ‘Wait! Wait!’, as she tries to figure out which number/finger she’s on…and at the end when she holds up one finger in a not-so-polite way to count.  HA!

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