Welcome!

Thanks for visiting with me today. We are starting this site to document the process that we will go thru during the adoption of our additional "true blessings". I say "we" but it will most likely be me posting to this site. I thought I would start with some history about myself and how I got to the point in my life where I am now - - in love with a wonderful husband, raising a beautiful daughter, and above all a faithful believer in God.

I've always been obsessed with having a family. My plan (back when I was still in high school) was to get married young and have my first child when I was 21...I thought that was the perfect age because that was how old my mom was when she had me and since we have such a great relationship, I thought it was the perfect age difference between me and my 1st child. Little did I know at that time in my life that God already had a plan for me and already had my road laid out right in front of me. But as God presented me with the fork in the road, I took the road to the left, rather than His road to the right. The road to the left led me in a direction that was difficult and full of obstacles but now, as I look back upon that time of my life, I am glad that I went thru that period because it has shaped me into the person I am today.

After 6 years going down my own path, God once again showed me the way and I finally chose to go in His direction. I know for many people September 11, 2001 is a day that is filled with horrible memories and while it is the same for me, I find that when God closes doors he opens windows. I was supposed to be on a flight September 13 to come home for a long needed "get-away" from the then current relationship I was in. I was taking a trip home to visit my family, by myself, and was staying for a long weekend. Instead, the flight was cancelled and rescheduled for the end of the month. At that time, I was able to go home for 10 days instead of 4. It was during that time that I got connected with an old friend from high school who later became my husband.