Happy Birthday, Asa!

Well, today is just such a special day on so many levels!!!!! First, our first son, Asa, is 5 years old today! Five years ago today God placed Asa in our arms and I cannot express in words the overwhelming love I had for him that moment!! We had been infertile for five years, crying out to God for a child. God took us on a journey in those five years: one of definite faith! During those five years we were asked by God to trust Him with multiplying our family. In short, we stopped fertility treatments and took heed to His voice and started praising Him for the children he would give us even though we could not see it with our natural eyes how He was going to do this. Through the meeting of the woman who birthed him and going through the emotional highs and lows of "are we actually going to get to adopt this baby", God stretched our faith like it had never been stretched before! We were present throughout the entire pregnancy and on April 8, 2003, we experienced God in action! Words do no justice in describing the miracle of adoption and the beauty of finally holding our son!!!!! I have birthed and adopted and I promise they are both miracles!!!!!

Happy Birthday, Asa! Your name means Healer and God knew you came as His promise to heal our broken spirit of desiring a child!! I know and continue to pray that we were just the first God used for you to heal and we can't wait to see the many others He has chosen for you to bring His healing to!!!!! You are such an amazing little boy and you bring us so much joy! Thank you, Lord, for this most precious gift! Thank You that You heard and answered! Glory to You, Lord Jesus! You alone are so good!!!!!