God's Timing....

It is hard to know where to begin today....first, I must apologize if this gets "rambly" or incoherent...I am working on very little sleep.(I was just too excited to sleep)  Secondly, as many of you know we had a meeting with a birthmother last night.  We original thought she would be meeting with us and one other family.  This was truly hard for me because this meant that one of us was going to be extremely disappointed.  I had been praying yesterday something would happen and they would back out, doubting that it could happen, but still praying none the less.  Well, when we got there our social worker spoke with us before we met with the mother and told us the other family had emailed her and said they were not ready to adopt right now.  Wow!  I should know by now that God hears and answers the desires of our hearts.
Then we were taken back and introduced to the birthmother and she asked us questions and we talked about ourselves....well mostly Matt talked about us.=)(it is specialty, talking that is)  We talked, cried and laughed with one another for about an hour.  She told us how she would like me, to go to the remaining Doctors appts with her, to be in the delivery room with her and be the first one to hold the baby.  We told her that we have had a  name picked out.  She asked what it was, we told her and she started to cry.  The middle name we had picked is her middle name, her mother's middle name and her adult daughter's middle name.  God is truly amazing. We talked some more and then at the end of the meeting she turned to us and asked if we would like to adopt her baby girl.
I am amazed at God and the gift that He has given us.  Matt and I expected to be given a newborn at the hospital a few days after it was born.  We never expected to be able to have the whole experience. But God knew how much we needed to have the "whole" experience and He knew the perfect woman who would and could give us that.
Matt and I are still a little shell shocked and still not really  living in reality yet.  I am sure that all the events of this week will slowly sink in, as we prepare to bring Stella Ann home with us.  I do know for certain that I am one grateful women for the way that God provides, for a woman who is willing to give us our family, and for answered prayers.  We are truly blessed!
In closing, I again want to share the verse that God gave us at the beginning of this long journey:

Jeremiah 29:11

¹¹ For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

AMEN!