April 9th, 2009, I got up early, ate some breakfast and headed to the adoption agency with the complete adoption paperwork and Family Profile in hand.

In a matter of about two weeks, we had completed every piece of paperwork required from the agency, gathered every document necessary and put together a beautiful Family Profile!

My friend from church who had also adopted from this agency, gave me the contact information for K. I was really hoping to put our paperwork in K’s hands that very day.

I drove to the agency and parked the car a few feet from the agency door.

As I was about to get out of the car a woman with a baby in a stroller was walking out the door.

When she started locking the door behind her I scrambled out of the car and ran up to meet her.

For twenty months I had wanted nothing more than to see 2 pink lines on a pregnancy test signaling to me that my dreams of motherhood were about to come true.

As I approached the woman locking the door, I had no clue I was moments away from discovering my dreams of motherhood were going to come true in a matter of a few short weeks.

I wasn’t about to see two pink lines on a pregnancy test but what was coming my way was going to be just as much a miracle of God!

“Can I help you?”, the woman asked me.

“I have my adoption paperwork complete and was hoping to give it to K today.”

“I’m K!! Are you Elaine?”

While thanking God I hadn’t missed her I said, “Yes!”

K proceeded to unlock the door, push her stroller back through the door and invited me to come in.

I handed her the paperwork and Family Profile and standing there in the middle of the office K said, “We had an adoption fall through this week. If you want a baby girl in June, you can have one!”

to be continued…

- Elaine