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Mae Day
If you would have told me three weeks ago that I’d be putting our daughter to bed in her own room tonight, I’m not sure I would have believed you.
But that’s exactly what has just happened.
The phrase “God works in mysterious ways” just touches on the miracle that’s taken place in our lives over the past few weeks. We thought we had an idea of what our adoption journey would entail. God obviously had other plans. And we couldn’t be more delighted, excited and absolutely blessed.
Word of a precious, 4-month-old baby girl came to us three weeks ago. She needed some parents and a stable home. We were thrown for a bit; we had not signed activation papers with our agency yet and thought we’d be matched with a pregnant birth mom in another US state. We thought it would take a few months. Yet something about this baby girl intrigued us. She was older than a newborn. She was biracial. She was absolutely gorgeous. She was local. And something about this just felt so meant to be.
So a few weeks ago we started down a road that led to confirmation after confirmation that this indeed was the child that God had prepared for us. Everything worked out so smoothly, all of the what could-be complicated details were smoothed out. Doors and windows just seemed to fly open. And we agree with the many who have said, “it’s just a God thing,” as this adoption process has been very fast and nearly seamless.
So it was with great joy today that we were given temporary custody and got to bring home our little gal. Her adoption should be finalized in six months, via Missouri law. As her adoptive parents, we’ve chosen to give her the name of Mae Brooke. While the idea for her name originally stemmed from our love of music by one of “our bands,” the name has come to symbolize so much more. Mae because it’s the month we married, and it means new beginnings and family for us. Brooke because we dearly love both of our siblings, and we wanted to carry on their names with our kid(s). I pray that she can always look up to her aunt, Laura Brooke, and love and know God through the example she sets.
We are still in awe and pinching ourselves just a little bit. But we’re over the moon excited for this new chapter in our lives, and the plans God has in store. We couldn’t be more thankful to the big, loving God we serve. We’re so honored He gave us our Mae Day today.
Enjoy some pics…
I’m Published! (and how to order…)
I'm Published!
This Semicolon is now PUBLISHED!
Today is an exciting day! With us breaking the family news this week, I’m also excited to announce another exciting bit of information: I’m a published author!
I had the opportunity to write a few devotionals for the new book, “101 Facets of Faith.” This is a moving devotional book that includes entries from several other Christian authors who also tell their personal stories of trying times that have required deep faith. The book features stories involving…
Deep Loss | Sickness | Tragedy | Hard Times
It tells the tales of those who give thanks, display courage and receive amazing answers to prayer. I personally have three entries in this book and wrote devotionals touching on my cancer, infertility and trying to keep an overall positive outlook on life.
PURCHASING THE BOOK
Purchasing a book is easy!
Because I can directly sell the books as one of the authors, all proceeds from each book will go into our Burgess Adoption Fund. (now you see why we waited to announce the book!)
If you’d like a copy of 101 Facets of Faith for yourself or a friend (devotional books make GREAT gifts!), follow the “Buy Now” button below to pay with your credit/debit card via PayPal. One flat fee of $20/book will cover the cost of the book and all shipping/handling costs, and again, all will go toward our Burgess Adoption Fund! I’ll get your books in the mail to you as soon as the payment is processed!
(You DO NOT have to have a PayPal account to order online. Simply follow the link and click the “Continue” link on the bottom left-hand side of the page.)
(Sorry for the inconvenience, but PayPal can only process one book at a time. If you’d like multiple copies, you can email me at semicoloncommunications@gmail.com and we’ll get you hooked up!)
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