Where Fate and Faith Collide- Here we are!

Where to even begin? How did it all begin? I suppose it began when I met the love of my life in high school. His name was Jason. He was like no man that had caught my eye before. Some of that is good, and other wasn't though it worked out for good. He was tall, a little ungroomed, sweet and proper in every way, and a bit quirky as well! He was a "college boy" and I was entering my senior year. I got to know him and understand him. And three months into dating, I knew that I loved him like I had never loved before. It was only a short year and a half later that we "young pups" took the leap of faith and got married. And so it began-

We are now going on our tenth wedding anniversary. Ten short years that have flown by at record speed. Ten years filled with so much love. So many memories. Ten years or triumph and turmoil. But never a day without unconditional love and the blessings of Christ.

I guess I always knew that Jason and I would be happily married. I was young at only 19 years of age when we married, yet never once considered that our marriage would fail. There were many warnings that I was just naive, but in the end, it was right back then and it is right RIGHT now.

We found ourselves in the midst of a struggle with infertility only a few years into our marriage. At the time, we felt cursed. Now we feel blessed. Our struggles lead us to an amazing adoption agency and to our precious son, Cole.

Cole was delivered in November of 2004. He was born happy and healthy and remains the same. He honestly has the happiest disposition and is an easy going three year old for the most part. His birth mom is also amazing and has become a dear part of our family, along with his birth grandparents. We have welcomed them all and they have done the same for us. There is so much love surrounding this boy that it couldn't help but to flow out amongst the rest of us connected by him.

When Cole was only 5 months old, he was joined by our first foster child. Her name is Lexi. She was born early and in need of special care. All babies require special care, but this level of care was more than most. She was so small, and so fragile. And so AMAZING from the very beginning. She was also easy going. We were immediately in love. Her birth family was sorting out their "issues" and still is three years later which is leading us to believe that one day in the near future, we will get the amazing priveledge of adopting her, too.

And then again, thirteen months later, Lexi had a biological sister born. We call her Abby. Abby joined us at only 2 days old and has added that spice that our family needed. She was showered with attention from her brother and sister as well as the rest of the family. This is attention that she has learned to love.

So here we are today. Jason and I are now proud parents to 2 three year olds and a nearly two year old. Blessed to be surrounded by the love of family and friends reaching beyond bloodlines and into heart strings. We wake up knowing what a full day is ahead and close our eyes after thanking God with such a sense of joy and peace about all we have been entrusted with.

So Where Fate and Faith Collide pretty much sums it up. It was our fate and destiny to fall in love, find our babies, and tackle the struggles of every day life- all guided by our faith in our Lord above. Thus, here it is... written out for you and me to ponder over. Who would have thought that it would all look like this? And yet it does? Where will another 10 years bring?