How did we get here?

Many people believe that having a child or getting pregnant is somewhat simple and straight forward. Before we met I was diagnosed with Endometriosis, which left me with a 10 pound mass in my abdomen, a less than 10% chance of having a child, and a huge scar on my stomach.About three dates into meeting my sweet husband I decided I should tell him in advance in case he wanted to "bow out" while he could. His reaction was straight from the Lord, " Jason, my chances of conceiving a child one day are not good, less that 10%- his response," What you don't believe in adoption?" Words could have not rolled off a tongue any sweeter then those precious words.... ADOPTION! God had provided me with a Godly man of Integrity who had a heart for Adoption. After almost fours years of trying, crying, and "whying" (asking why ALOT) we decided that 2010 would be our year to move forward with adoption. After all, God ADOPTS us into HIS Kingdom when we are saved so why not adopt one of His own children? On January 9th, 2010 we started our first MAPP class through the Florida Baptist Children's Home. MAPP is a class designed to help couples who want to adopt, foster, or foster to adopt to gain knowledge about the children they may bring into their existing families. Going into the class Jason was calm and collective, while I myself was nervous not quite knowing yet was to come. After talking with sweet friends from church (they know who they are) I was told that this would be a time of healing, and that is exactly what I got only 5 minutes into the class. A devotional was shared at the beginning where we were reminded that delay is NOT denial- meaning that just because God has delayed a pregnancy it did not mean He was denying us a child. Quite the opposite, God has been preparing over the years for this exact moment in time...for the moment we get our child. Time, patience, and God's grace has prepared for this very stage our our life.