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The Backstory<\/strong><\/h1>\n

We’ve known that adoption was in our future for almost 10 years, but our journey started years before that. The dreams started when I was pregnant with our first child 15 years ago. I had no idea what they meant at\u00a0the time, but dream after dream have come through the years in which I gave birth to or was holding a dark curly haired, dark skinned baby girl. We first met someone with the name Hadassah at a church in the city which we were invited to come and speak about LIFE. The pastor and his wife were a black couple and they had a daughter whose name was Hadassah. I was giving the message that night and it was all about Esther. My husband Jeremy and I left and said to each other, \u201cThe next girl we have, her name is Hadassah.\u201d That was 8 years ago.<\/p>\n

Throughout this process every time I wanted to give up on this dream, every time I got discouraged, or thought it was too hard or maybe wasn\u2019t God\u2019s plan, I had a dream. In one specific instance, I had a particularly challenging day with the kids. I went to bed and as I was falling asleep I cried out to God and said this is too hard, the waiting is hard. Either come through or take away this desire. The next morning I had a message from a friend she said, \u201cI had a dream about you last night, in it you had adopted a baby girl.\u201d This has happened multiple times over the past nine months. God is so faithful! So many times I wanted to give up on Him, but He never gave up, He never left our side because He knew the plan He had in store. It\u2019s so much better than I ever hoped or dreamed it would be!<\/p>\n

Labor<\/h1>\n

Over the course of our marriage we have had many adventures! None have even come close in comparison to this! July 1st 2015 we sent in our first application and check to hire an adoption consultant. We also started praying for the momma that would carry our Hadassah. On November 20, 2015 we got the completed home study. I cried as I read that our family had been approved. It was time to begin applying to agencies!\u00a0On Friday March 11, 2016, just days after getting matched we were notified that we needed to get ready to leave our home state because birth mom was scheduled for a C-section Monday morning! That entire day is a total blur of packing, and phone calls with the attorney and the adoption agency. One thing that I will always remember about that day is the attorney asked me if we had a name picked out. I told her we had chosen the name Hadassah Joy. She said, \u201cOh like Esther in the Bible? Isn\u2019t there something coming up soon that has to do with that?\u201d Purim is a Jewish holiday commemorating what Esther did when she was used by God to rescue the Jewish people from Haman\u2019s plan to have them wiped out. This year Purim happens on March 23rd and 24th. If all goes smoothly we will bring Hadassah home during Purim.<\/p>\n

We had planned to leave early Sunday morning so we would be sure to be there in plenty of time. Saturday night Jeremy had a dream, he rarely dreams so when he has dreams that he remembers we take notice. In the dream he was leading a group of black children to safety and there were trees with low branches lining the path he was leading the children along. In the trees there<\/p>\n

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Leaving the hotel on Monday morning! Ready to meet Hadassah, and her tummy mommy!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

were men with small paring knives that would jump out and try to cut off the hands of the people leading the children. We prayed about this dream and knew that God was trying to warn us about some kind of danger. After a little more prayer and searching we discovered that the trees in the dream looked very similar to Myrtle trees. The root word of Hadassah is Hadas which mean Myrtle tree. We knew this dream had significance and meaning. The knives we believed represented word curses and cutting off of hands we felt was a warning that the enemy was trying to cut off the work of God\u2019s hands. We sent off a quick e-mail to a few prophetic friends and asked them to pray and call us and we were off. We got about \u00bd way to our destination and we got a call from a prophetic friend of ours saying she too had a dream that\u00a0night with Jeremy and I in it. She told us her dream and we talked a little about the 2 dreams and what they might mean. Her dream was that there was a home remodel happening but there were a lot of delays. And obstacles in the way of accomplishing the goal. We talked and prayed and felt that although the Lord was warning us that this wasn\u2019t going to be a walk in the park, He was also guiding us along the way and showing us how to pray through it. With that ammunition and faith boost in hand we continued to drive and pray. We had no idea just how challenging the week ahead would be.<\/p>\n

Birthday<\/h1>\n
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Waiting and praying.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Waiting for Hadassah to be born.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We arrived at the hospital Monday morning and right off the bat we were met with delay. The C-section was not going to be at the time we had been told, they were moving it back 2 hours. We were able to meet Hadassah\u2019s tummy mommy and she told us she chose us specifically because we had other children and she knew we would be able to take good care of her baby.\u00a0 This blessed my heart so much.\u00a0 The reason so many agencies had told us we wouldn\u2019t be chosen was exactly why she thought we would be a good fit.\u00a0 The nurse came and told her it was time to get ready for the C-section and we headed over to the Labor and Delivery waiting room to get ready to meet Hadassah.\u00a0 It would be 2 more hours until we actually got to meet her.<\/p>\n

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Those who sow in tears WILL reap a harvest of JOY!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Meeting Hadassah for the first time.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We finally got the news that she was born, \u00a0and we had more waiting until\u00a0we were told we could go in to see\u00a0Hadassah.\u00a0 What a glorious meeting that was! \u00a0She was absolutely perfect!\u00a0 The first time I held her I cried like a baby.\u00a0 It was so good to finally have this promise of God in my arms.\u00a0 Leading up to this day we had been praying for favor with the nurses and doctors.\u00a0 We knew that some hospitals are not very friendly toward adoptive parents and we had asked God to give us a staff that would be understanding toward us.\u00a0 He delivered in more ways than one!\u00a0 Hadassah\u2019s first nurse was amazing and she helped us have skin to skin time within the first hour after her birth so we could bond. \u00a0The entire nursing staff was very supportive and worked to help us navigate this dance.<\/p>\n

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The 5 Day Fight<\/h1>\n
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Hadassah’s first bedtime story.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We were so happy to have this promise in our arms but having been warned through dreams, knew we our journey wasn’t finished.\u00a0 It\u2019s such a delicate dance in an adoption situation.\u00a0 The adoptive family is in a place of absolute joy at the arrival of their much awaited blessing, but there is another mother who is grieving the loss of a son or daughter.\u00a0 As difficult as her life situation may be and as much as she may know that she can\u2019t raise this little one, it is still a hard path.\u00a0 After 2 days in the hospital Hadassah\u2019s birth mom was discharged.\u00a0 We were\u00a0minutes from being discharged from the hospital\u00a0when our representative from the agency came into the room and asked to speak with us.\u00a0 With tears in her eyes she told us that Hadassah\u2019s birth mom had changed her mind and didn\u2019t want to go through with the adoption.\u00a0 We were filled with faith that this wasn\u2019t over.\u00a0 We knew in our hearts because of the dreams we had, and the promise of God that this was an attack of the enemy on Hadassah\u2019s life that he desired to cut off the work of God\u2019s hands by taking her from us.\u00a0 He had given us too many signs along this journey for us to turn away without a fight.\u00a0 We called some dear intercessor friends we knew would stand and pray with us, and we set our hearts to prayer.\u00a0 We made the little room in the hospital literally no bigger than a closet, our prayer closet and we fought for this promise. \u00a0Psalm 126:5-6 has been the verse we have stood on during this journey, and we knew that God had given Hadassah to us as a harvest of joy. \u00a0So we held her and prayed and cried and asked God to intervene and change the situation.\u00a0 Then I left her there with Jeremy and went with our agency representative to talk to Hadassah\u2019s birth mom.\u00a0 I prayed the whole way there and asked God to fill me with his spirit and give me the words to speak.\u00a0 In the end we left that meeting with a provisional custody agreement giving us temporary custody of her until signing day.<\/p>\n

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Sleeping in the hallway Wednesday night<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Our room\/prayer closet<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I returned to the hospital.\u00a0 And found Jeremy sitting in the rocking chair with Hadassah.\u00a0 He told me the Doctor had ordered blood work to check her bilirubin levels because she had some jaundice, and that she wasn\u2019t being discharged that day.\u00a0 After that whole ordeal we were slightly traumatized and couldn\u2019t imagine leaving her alone at the hospital all night.\u00a0 We stayed in the room as long as we could and when they kicked us out at midnight we went and slept on the floor in the hall.\u00a0 Even that ended up being a way for God to show His kindness to us.\u00a0 Nurses brought us pillows and blankets, and<\/p>\n

everyone seemed to understand why we refused to leave without our daughter.\u00a0 We were shown such kindness by everyone it really is a testimony to the power of God.<\/p>\n

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Getting ready to leave the hospital!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The next day Hadassah was discharged to us and we cried.\u00a0 Her doctor was so kind and understanding with us.\u00a0 He was a gift from God!\u00a0 After the scare of birth mom almost changing her mind we still had to wait 2 more days for her to sign her relinquishment.\u00a0 Today, Saturday was signing day.\u00a0 We received a call from our attorney at 11:14 am with the good news that mom had signed and it was irrevocable.\u00a0 Hadassah Joy was officially our daughter.\u00a0 We have to wait a few more days for some paperwork to clear her birth state and our home state before we can go home.\u00a0 We are thrilled, amazed, and in awe of the awesomeness of God.\u00a0 His plans are so much higher than ours.\u00a0 We are also so very thankful for our friends and family who dropped everything on short notice to help out with our kids at home.\u00a0 And for our church family and our dear intercessor friends who stormed the gates of Heaven with us. \u00a0Hadassah is absolutely precious. \u00a0Her birth mom is an amazing, coureagous, and brave lady. \u00a0We love her and have welcomed her into our family as well. \u00a0We can’t wait to build a relationship with her from a far. \"2016-03-15<\/a> \u00a0We are in love.<\/p>\n

There are at least a dozen other amazing things about our story that we would really like to share, but we cannot. Hadassah deserves to hear many of the details we are not sharing from us first as she grows up, but we are amazed at the faithfulness and kindness of our heavenly father. He has woven together an amazing story for us with incredible intricacy. It is a pleasure to run after God and join Him in another amazing adventure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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