God is Good!!!!!!

Well the day has finally come!! We had our adoption committee meeting on Thursday September 27th and our meeting went well:) We were recommended for approval. The whole experience was very nerve wracking and uncomfortable, but with God we endured the trial and have now come out on the other side. God is so amazing. Even though we fall short, he always comes through even though we don't deserve it. I am super proud of Eddie. He did so well. He was able to share his testimony with the committee and how God changed his life. It was awesome to be sitting with him listening to him pour out his heart and giving God the glory for changing his life. It was truly one of the moments that I will never ever forget. After the meeting we had a waiting period in which we were waiting to hear what the verdict of the committee was. At about 2pm we recieved an email that stated we had been recommended for approval. We were so excited. We have been through so much as a couple and it was one of those moments when God showed who he is. Only by his grace and by his hands was this even possible and we give him all the glory!!!! With this process now complete we are able to begin enjoying the adoption process. Our application has been submitted to Talahassee for a signature and then it will be sent back to the agency for a final signature and the matching process can begin:) This takes approximatley between two to four weeks. I am so thankful for the great friends that God has placed in our lives to walk with us through the process. I would't even consider these people friends I would consider them our family. We are so blessed that God put these people in our path to walk with us through life and to make us chocolate cake to celebrate the day:) One thing that stuck out to me about the entire process was the fact that we all have a story. Some of them may not be something that we are proud of but those stories are what makes us who we are and what God will use!! If we keep our stories to ourselves out of embarassment or a fear of showing weakness, we are telling God that what he did to change our lives wasn't good enough. We put him and what he did on the back burner. We should rejoyce in telling our stories because it shows how BIG God is and how he still performs miracles in people everyday. I can not wait until the day we bring our child home!!! It will be more proof that God works miracles everyday!!!!!