I woke up this morning thinking of what life was like for my friend, Rebecca, just one year ago today.

July 17th, 2011.

It was her last day as a mother to one little boy, but she had no clue that it was!

It was just an ordinary day as they were waiting for God to bring them their second child through adoption.

I can remember talking to Rebecca about the wait and how it is so hard to just wait and wait without knowing when it is going to happen!

But then.

The clock struck midnight and July 17th turned into July 18th and although Rebecca wouldn’t know this for two more days, her second son, a beautiful little baby boy born nearly seven weeks premature, entered this world.

July 19th Rebecca awoke and lived yet another ordinary day. Taking care of Micah while her baby lay in a NICU bed as his birth mother wondered who his mother would be.

July 20th. Rebecca awoke to what she thought would be just another ordinary day. She had a doctor’s appointment and while she was there the lawyer she had just spoken to for the first time less than 48 hours prior called her numerous times because she needed to talk to Rebecca as soon as possible!

The rest of the story is about life turning extraordinary in the blink of an eye and waking up one day with only one son and waking up the next with two sons.

And all in the beautiful name of adoption.

The lawyer, Emily, asked Rebecca if she and her husband would be interested in this situation. In a whirlwind of emotions and last minute prep, Luke, Rebecca and Micah were chosen to be this baby’s family and they began the journey to come meet their new son and brother.

And just like that, their time of waiting was over. God knew all along the difference July 17th and July 18th would make.

He knew all along that, from Rebecca’s perspective, July 19th, was the last day she would have to wait. He knew all along July 20th would be the day that would change their lives forever in the addition of their second son, Levi, to their family.

God knew. As we wait, He knows our appointed days. It is all written out before Him. Beautifully and perfectly written out. When the day comes for Him to reveal His plan to us, nothing gets in His way.

Today, if you find yourself waiting, I pray you will see the beauty in Rebecca’s story. That she too was waiting and on this day, one year ago, she had absolutely no clue her days of waiting were quickly coming to an end.

That in just four days from now, she would be in a different state sitting in a NICU holding a tiny three pound baby boy that was her son!

But God knew.

He is the keeper of our clocks.

And He is never early or late.

Life happens and the ordinary always turns extraordinary in His perfect time.

- Elaine