Would we do it again?

People ask me all the time, "Knowing what you know now, that Liam would have been sick for a month, that it would cost as much as it did financially would you go down this road again?" My answer is a resounding "Yes!" For awhile I wasn't sure if I would, but then you have to look at it through my eyes, if we hadn't chosen adoption when we did, if Building Blocks wouldn't have been our answered prayer, if our wonderful social worker wouldn't have made the sometimes difficult questioning so easy, if Liam's birth mother would not have chosen us...you get the picture...I would not know this beautiful little boy and get the incredible and miraculous honor to be his Mother. Often times life does not make any sense, sometimes it drives us crazy and at other times things just fall into place. We took many steps to get to where we are now, but it was too perfect of timing, of things lining up and of circumstances presenting itself for this to just be some random occurrence. Every step of the way we prayed, sometimes more than others and some how everything worked out. Adoption was a full time job for me, I worked on our profiles, our books, our blog, I read every "situation" Building Blocks emailed to me every day. In fact it was the one "situation" we spent the most time agonizing over, was the exact one we were chosen for. If that does not cement my faith in God I don't know what else could.

I attribute every grace we have had on this journey to God completely. However, the journey God sent us on certainly lined us up with the right people for the task at hand.  Our journey began long before Building Blocks Adoption Service ever came into the picture, but once they arrived we never looked back. We always knew even when we were all the way down in Florida that we were not alone on this journey. From the moment I called in and spoke to the staff at Building Blocks I felt like I had a connection with these people. Building Blocks essentially facilitated the building of our family. If you are looking for an adoption agency I would totally recommend Building Blocks Adoption Service (www.bbas.org), but I would also advise looking into many agencies and finding the one that works for you.

Adoption has been our miracle and though we loved the journey we are so glad it is finalized and Liam is our Son legally as he has been in our hearts since day one.