Completely full and that meant we would need to sign up for the last class of summer. The next set of classes wouldn’t start up again until the fall. I was so excited to finish, I didn’t want to wait any longer.

We were assigned to complete a marriage class in order to complete our Annulment process. What married couple doesn’t want to partner in a relationship class for marriage? Having a divorce behind me, I love enriching myself as much as I can in the Lord teachings.

We showed up ready to learn and participate. I knew a lot of the answers, which felt awesome. Chris also participated, we quickly became friends with our table buddies. Everyone in the class was participating in the Annulment process or getting married. The class went by fast, I couldn’t believe it was ending.

The last night of class was bittersweet. I didn’t want the class to end. As we were listening and learning, I got a craving for dessert. I briefly left the class to grab a slice of cake, provided for us. Little did I know one of the teachers left to take an important call.

The class had ended and we received our Now & Forever marriage class certificate. We made friends and the wealth of knowledge was amazing. We brought our teachers a bouquet and giftcard for their loving honesty and great teaching style. They were blown away with gratitude. We gave long hugs goodbye and blessings to all the couples.

Chris likes to get my door, which is sweet and I love it. Tonight as Chris got my door, he mentioned a prayer request that I had missed while getting cake. Chris said, “There is a local college student who is abortion minded and planning to get an abortion very soon, our teacher asked for the class to pray for her.” My instant response,”What, are you kidding me?” “Chris please go tell the couple we will adopt her baby.” Chris responded,”We will?” “Yes Chris, we will.”

Four days later the birth Mother told our teachers that she wanted to meet us. I was balling on my knees to God, giving Thanksgiving for this meeting. I called Chris at work, then my Mom. It felt like Christmas. Not the Christmas filled with gifts but the birth of Jesus kind of Christmas.

As we drove to her campus to meet her, we prayed. We were excited, open and optimistic. We walked into the Campus Ministry house. Our teacher met us at the door, we started talking and laughing. I didn’t know the birth Mother was in another room listening. If you know me, my laugh is slightly loudish. I then quickly prayed that I didn’t scare her.

As we started to walk towards the birth Mother, I could see her shyness immediately. We hugged each other, she met Chris and we started to talk. We all warmed up and the conversation flowed easily.

The birth Mother was amazed with us. She couldn’t understand how 2 people could love her baby more than she did. The birth Mother was shocked that we didn’t care about what she looked like or the gender of the baby. We told her all of that did not matter. When I looked around I saw smiles and tears. We connected and the birth Mother agreed that we could adopt her baby.

By the time our meeting was over she pushed her hair back around her ear while sitting next to me. And what appeared was a sign for us, a 3 heart earring. I was filled with absolute joy and gratitude. I asked her if I could take a picture of her ear, she said yes.

After we left, we decided to get dinner out. We shared our excitement with our server. The server was excited for us. And I said,”And if we don’t get to adopt the baby, it will be because the Mother will keep her baby.”

God thank you for providing us with the desires and details of our hearts for you. Thank you for allowing us to be connected with you, so we can be disciples. ~Amen

The story is not over. This blog will have a part 2.