365 Days Ago

About five or six years ago, Jon and I were
blessed with infertility.

Don't get me wrong, at the time, it wasn't a blessing.

From the moment we married, we knew that we

wanted kids. He wanted four, I wanted six.

You get the idea. We wanted a family.

God had other plans for us.

Once we found out we couldn't conceive, we decided

to adopt. Initially, we were going to adopt an

infant from China. We decided to do our

home study through a local foster

agency. It was during that time that we learned about

foster care, and the number of siblings that are

separated and are not adopted together.

We both knew that siblings were our

calling. I will never forget

the night that we learned about our children.

We came home from work to a message from a social worker

in Boston. She told us about a brother and a sister

who needed a home. We had time

to think about it, but to tell you the truth,

our minds were made up that night.

We waited almost two months to meet our children.

I will never forget the first time that we saw them.

We went to a park, walked to McDonald's, and spent two

hours just meeting them.

From that moment on, they were our kids.

For six months, we traveled back and

forth every other weekend to Boston.

We had so much fun getting to know them.

We counted the days until they would come live with us.

They were ours.

After they moved in, we counted the months, then

years until they were adopted.

Although it seemed to take FOREVER, there

was never a doubt in our minds that The Big K. and

Doodles were meant for us.

We were a family.

One year ago today, our adoption was

made final. What we'd always known,

the law finally recognized.

K. and Doodles were ours.

They will always be ours.

We are a family.

Happy Adoption Day Anniversary.

You two have made Daddy and I happier than

you will ever know. There are no two

children in this world wanted as much

or loved as much as the two of you.

I'm so sorry that you had to lose so much

before you came to us, but I am so happy that we gained so much

when we got you. We love you.

Happy Adoption!!