When I was pregnant with Taylor, we loved our life as a family of three, and at the time, it was hard to imagine what life would be like as a family of four. I remember vividly that on the night that I went into labor that I called my friend Kerry Crockett, who was living in Scotland at the time. It was the middle of the night for me, but I knew that with the time change, she would be awake. She was so gracious and prayed for me on the phone that "God would expand our hearts as He was expanding our family." That was exactly what I needed to hear, and we experienced the way that our hearts made space for Taylor as we were bursting with joy the next day when he did arrive.
I
have been thinking about this a lot on this trip because Kenya is like my
firstborn and India is like my second. The relationships that developed from my
first trip in 1994 to Kenya led to the birth of Children of the Kingdom.
Each year, more names were added to our growing list of students being
sponsored, and then it seemed time to expand our hearts to India in 2010.
It
is hard to describe the joy that I have had in getting to see some of these
children that we have invested in over the last two years here in India.
Our family's journey in considering adoption a few years ago ended up
being a closed door in adopting a child into our family in a traditional sense.
But it did end up being a confirmation of the work in Kenya and in India and a
growing commitment to the children whom God has entrusted to us through this
program.
My
friend Mary Young is going to Uganda this month to meet the children they are
adopting. When she called to tell me the good news, we talked on the phone and
remarked how sweet it was that I too got to come to this month to meet
"my" children here in India.
I am
thankful for the fact that God gave me the gift of being a mother to Anna and
Taylor. And He has been very gracious to give me the gift of family here in
Kenya and India too...
overflowing
with thanksgiving....
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