Saturday, March 12, 2016

Mahi Called It.

Today we found out what Cook Baby #2 will be.

It was probably 2011 and we were at dinner with our friends. Their daughter Mahi(maybe 3 or 4 at the time)looked at me and said, "God is going to give you a son".  We laughed at her and she replied, "I am serious!"

Well, Mahi called it.


I didn't grow up with boys and I am not sure what to do with them. This will be a new adventure and God has surely surprised me. This is the first boy in our family!

A boy! A son!

Crazy!

Thursday, March 10, 2016

One Year.


I can't believe it.  My baby is one. The baby I doubted would come is here and turning more and more into a big girl each day. 
On top of the immeasurable blessing she is, I am pregnant with a baby I REALLY thought would never come. 

Driving to Emily's party, I couldn't help but feel more blessed than I deserve. 
All those tears. All those angry shouts at God. All the while He was just arranging all i have to fit His timing.

The adoption wait can be grueling. It can break your heart.  
These days my heart is broken for a different reason. 
I am broken before a God that would choose to love me so deeply. 
With all my doubt and all my fear, He still gives such good gifts. 

If you are waiting for a child through adoption or pregnancy, don't lose hope. 
It will happen and it will be a blur and the next thing you know you'll be singing Happy Birthday.