THIS IS A GOD THING!
HELLO, BACK ABOUT FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR I WAS IN A STORE THINKING ABOUT OUR OLDEST SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW. THEY HAVE BEEN TRYING TO ADOPT A BABY FOR QUITE A WHILE. I HAD BEEN PRAYING THAT THEY GET THE RIGHT BABY AND THE RIGHT BABY FINDS THEM. I FOUND THIS BABY PRAYER ON A PLAQUE. WHEN I SAW IT AND READ IT I SAID I'M GOING TO BUY THIS AND GIVE IT TO THEM WHEN THEY GET THEIR BABY. I BROUGHT IT HOME AND FORGOT ALL ABOUT IT.
THEN AT OUR BIBLE STUDY ON JUNE 18, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THEM AND WE PRAYED FOR THEM DURING OUR PRAYER TIME. IT WAS TWO MONDAYS LATER WHEN THEY GOT THEIR BABY. YOU CAN'T SAY THAT GOD DOESN'T ANSWER PRAYERS. AND WE'RE GIVING ALL THE GLORY TO GOD FOR THEM BECOMING PARENTS.
NOW TUESDAY OF THIS WEEK I WAS TRYING TO CLEAN UP SOME OF MY ROOM. LOL! IT'S NOT EASY CLEANING A SMALL ROOM THAT THINKS IT'S A BIG ROOM. ANYWAY, THAT'S ANOTHER STORY.
AS I WAS GOING THROUGH SOME BAGS I FOUND THIS THING WRAPPED UP IN A NEWSPAPER SO IT WOULDN'T GET BROKEN. I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IT WAS. I OPENED IT UP AND FOUND THE BABY PRAYER PLAQUE. I HADN'T SEEN IT OR EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT IT AFTER I BOUGHT IT. THEN THE DAY AFTER THEY GET A BABY I FIND IT. NOW THAT'S A GOD THING! IT COULD'VE STAYED WRAPPED UP SOMEWHERE IN MY ROOM UNTIL THE BABY TURNED 5 YEARS OLD. BUT FINDING IT THE DAY AFTER THEY GET THEIR BABY JUST PROVES TO ME THAT THIS BABY IS MEANT TO BE OUR GRANDCHILD AND IS MEANT TO HAVE THIS PRAYER PLAQUE.
THEN AT OUR BIBLE STUDY ON JUNE 18, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THEM AND WE PRAYED FOR THEM DURING OUR PRAYER TIME. IT WAS TWO MONDAYS LATER WHEN THEY GOT THEIR BABY. YOU CAN'T SAY THAT GOD DOESN'T ANSWER PRAYERS. AND WE'RE GIVING ALL THE GLORY TO GOD FOR THEM BECOMING PARENTS.
NOW TUESDAY OF THIS WEEK I WAS TRYING TO CLEAN UP SOME OF MY ROOM. LOL! IT'S NOT EASY CLEANING A SMALL ROOM THAT THINKS IT'S A BIG ROOM. ANYWAY, THAT'S ANOTHER STORY.
AS I WAS GOING THROUGH SOME BAGS I FOUND THIS THING WRAPPED UP IN A NEWSPAPER SO IT WOULDN'T GET BROKEN. I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IT WAS. I OPENED IT UP AND FOUND THE BABY PRAYER PLAQUE. I HADN'T SEEN IT OR EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT IT AFTER I BOUGHT IT. THEN THE DAY AFTER THEY GET A BABY I FIND IT. NOW THAT'S A GOD THING! IT COULD'VE STAYED WRAPPED UP SOMEWHERE IN MY ROOM UNTIL THE BABY TURNED 5 YEARS OLD. BUT FINDING IT THE DAY AFTER THEY GET THEIR BABY JUST PROVES TO ME THAT THIS BABY IS MEANT TO BE OUR GRANDCHILD AND IS MEANT TO HAVE THIS PRAYER PLAQUE.
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You are so right, it is a \"God\" thing, Your journal is so inspiring:-) Does the baby have a name yet?
Love you,
Lois
That is a wonderful story of faith; God bless your newest grandchild!
God Bless the blessing of the new addition to your family..
THANK YOU LADIES. OUR SON NAMED THE BABY HUNTER JAMES. HIS NAME IS JAMES. I\'M NOT SURE WHERE HUNTER COMES FROM. I\'LL HAVE TO ASK HIM THE NEXT TIME I TALK TO HIM. I\'LL HAVE TO REMEMBER TO ASK HIM THE BABY\'S BIRTHDATE. LOL! HE NEVER SAID THE EXACT DATE THE BABY WAS BORN. I\'LL KNOW MORE HOPEFULLY THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. HUGS, CHRIS
i agree its a God thing. awwwww awesome they got to adopt.
YES, IT TOOK TIME BUT THEY ARE HAPPY WITH THEIR SON. IT WAS REALLY A SURPRISE, EVEN THOUGH WE KNEW THEY WERE JUST WAITING.
Yes God does answer prayers. Congrats on the new blessing to the family.
THANK YOU. WE\'RE ALL EXCITED. CAN\'T WAIT TO HOLD HIM BUT I KNOW IT WILL BE A WHILE. THEY LIVE ABOUT 3 HOURS AWAY. THEY BOTH WORK-HE\'S A TEACHER AND SHE\'S A LAWYER. HE IS WORKING SUMMER SCHOOL. SO HOPEFULLY NEXT MONTH WE WILL SEE THEM.
thank you for sharing that blessed my heart... I know what it is to have a small room that thinks it is a big room I have a 895 square foot house that thinks it is about 2,500 square foot. like I said your very Rich my Sister.
Praise the LORD!
THANK YOU. I WAS INA BIG ROOM IN OUR MOBIL HOME AND THEN I MOVED ALL MY THINGS FROM THAT ROOM INTO A SMALLER ONE. MY HUSBAND SLEEPS IN A RECLINER IN THE LIVING ROOM. HE HAS A BAD BACK AND A HARD TIME SLEEPING IN A BED AND ALSO HE DOESN\'T LIKE BEING IN AN ENCLOSED AREA LIKE A BEDROOM. WHEN HE WAS IN THE SERVICE THEY WERE IN THE OPEN. ANYWAY I TOOK BEDROOM COLSEST TO LIVING ROOM SO I COULD HEAR HIM IF HE NEEDED ME. I DON\'T ALWAYS HEAR HIM ANYWAY. THAT\'S WHY MY ROOM IS SO SMALL. HUGS, CHRIS
Welcome Hunter James! Yes, surely this was a \"God\" thing, Chris. I\'m so happy for all of you!!!
Praying for health and strength for new baby boy!!!!
THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENT AND PRAYERS. I BELIEVE THAT GOD IS TELLING ME THAT HE ANSWERED OUR PRAYERS BY GIVING THEM THE BABY THEY NEED AND GIVING THE BABY THE PARENTS HE NEEDS.
I just smiled through your whole journal entry:-). What a wonderful story of how God answers prayers. If a prayer isn\'t answered, well then, it probably wasn\'t meant to be.
Wonderful story! Thanks for sharing.