5 years ago....

On this day  5 years ago after much prayer and discernment from God we stepped out on a journey to adopt a child.  God made it very clear from the beginning that it wasn't actually about finding a child to adopt....it was about finding our child. And so the search began....

And it was beautiful.

 And it was hard.

And  when we found him....

 It was magical.

And as we prepared for him...

With each step it became more and more real that after 8 years of struggle we would have our dream come true at last.

Carseat!

And next thing we knew it was time.

And the first time I held him in my arms, I knew every step, every second had been for him.

And although the adoption took time, the love arrived instantly.

And from that first moment I knew I would protect him, provide for him, and love him forever.

And we've celebrated birthdays, Christmas's, and Halloweens.

 And honestly its still like a dream. I constantly cannot believe he's real. Because he is everything we ever wanted and yet hes so much more than we ever imagined.

And not everyone understood or believed but we always knew 

He was our missing piece.