"Let Hope Be The Anchor To Your Soul"
There is something extremely terrifying yet comforting at the same time about having hope. You can watch your wildest dreams come true or watch them crash and burn. You won't know the outcome until you take that leap of faith.
For me, I chose to jump and hold on for dear life and it has made all the difference.
Rob and I made the decision to adopt a baby in our year of hope and health. Since making this decision things have seemed to fall into place. We have started talking about our future again and all the exciting plans that come with welcoming a tiny human into the world. I've been able to start sorting through all of Olivia's clothes, toys and equipment, setting aside things her little sister will be able to use and enjoy. Our cabinets are filled with bottles, bibs and all things pink. The hope that wells up inside of us is almost too much to contain.
If you would have asked me four months ago if we would ever reach this point the answer would have been no. The world was dark and hopeless. Somewhere along the way we knew that in order to see the life we could have, and deserved, we needed to believe again. We needed to believe we would be parents, we would have our family and we would make sure to cherish every last second of it when it happened.
It gives us comfort thinking that God has a bigger and better plan for us in life. We are being handed the opportunity to give a baby a dream life she might not have had otherwise. We will be able to tell her all about her big sister Livie and how she is the reason we now to get to love her fiercely for life. We will instill the knowledge that everything happens for a reason and to never give up on your dreams.
Livie was the best thing that has happened to Rob and myself and she continues to bless us each day. We look forward to the day we get to welcome her little sister into the world and thank her endlessly for watching over us.
#LLFL
