SURPRISE!!!!

As promised... the rest of the story: When we decided to homeschool, I never imagined the twists and turns this year would take. I have suffered with endometriosis for many years, and we were looking at going ahead and having a hysterectomy or trying more treatment options. WELL, there was a little something that prevented any of those measures. Just a "little" something that would change our whole world. After 13 years of infertility, I found out I was pregnant! Even as I'm typing this I'm remembering some of the funny details that took place: calling my sister while I was buying my 3rd and 4th pregnancy tests, my husband not speaking for 3 DAYS, videotaping our parents' reactions to the news, laughing with pure joy in our Bible Study! God sure has a sense of humor! Well, it was a rough, high-risk pregnancy with many ups and downs during those loooooong 9 months, but we trusted and prayed a LOT along the way. After 32 hours of labor, we were blessed with our miracle- Elenore Kathleen Grindean (aka- Elie Kate)! She has brought so much joy to our whole family. It's like she was meant to be here all along.

As a young married couple so many years ago, we often pictured our lives with children. The journey of infertility is a heart-breaking (and sometimes desperate) one. When we trusted the LORD with our family, he sent us two beautiful gifts that we KNEW were from Him... two beautiful children that bring us joy every day! Adoption has become such a passion of ours. Only God can knit together a family that bridges races, ethnicities, and varying backgrounds. And, likewise, only God can open the scarred womb of a 34-year-old woman and bring uncontrollable laughter to her lips. He, indeed, is worthy of so much more praise than I could ever give Him!