Memories on Monday

Today, I wanted to take time to reflect back on a Monday eight years ago.

Eight years ago (except the actual date was the 18th) on Monday, we brought home our precious daughter Mari Cate. Frank had found out on Friday that there was a baby girl that needed to be adopted....immediately. So after we prayed about it (obviously very quick prayers!), we got an attorney to arrange temporary paperwork for us over the weekend and we brought home a beautiful 4-week old baby girl that Monday evening. I can remember calling my parents, who lived out of town at that time, and telling them they had a new granddaughter--you can just imagine the shock in their voices!!


God does work in mysterious/funny ways sometimes though. I had told everyone before this time that I probably wouldn't go through another adoption, just because of the stress involved, but if God decided to "drop a baby on our doorstep" that I definitely would take the baby!! Well, that is about as close to our doorstep as you can get I think!! : ) Mari Cate has been a true joy and blessing in our lives and I can't imagine not having her!


The other really neat thing about that day is that it was Frank's Dad's birthday, so he got a really neat present that year!! That is something that Mari Cate enjoys remembering too...she was Poppa's birthday present!

So I thought it would be neat to remember what a special day we had eight years ago today!

My how she has grown!!

With Grandmomma and Poppa--what a neat birthday present!

Wasn't she just adorable??

And what a beautiful young lady she is growing into!!