Wednesday, January 24, 2018

A Letter to an Expectant Mother Choosing Adoption....from a Hoping to Adopt Couple



Dear Expectant Mother,

I am sitting here writing to you via my blog, but I really wish we were both sitting nice & cozy in my living room chatting about life while drinking a Diet. Dr Pepper and eating Chickfila. That’s my idea of a great heart to heart, but instead I will share my heart here, in hopes that this blog finds you in a moment where you can genuinely connect my heart to yours.

I’ll introduce myself to you, but first let me start by saying if I was really saying all of this I would be talking really fast and would probably be BRIGHT RED because I would be so nervous and so very happy to be introducing myself to you, the woman I have prayed for 4 years. So here it goes:

My name is Amy, but I can’t wait for the day that I hear Mommy more often than I hear my first name. I am married to the love of my life, Seth. He is the Associate Pastor of our church, and a Radiation Protection Inspector. He is a wonderful provider and goes above and beyond to make all of my dreams come true. I am a 3rd grade teacher and lead the Children’s Ministry at our church. We have a Golden Doodle, named Mr. Marley Marbles. We also love to travel the world and explore new places. I can’t wait to plan future family vacations with a new little one or ones. I have 3 brothers, who are the absolute most fun. We have a total of 12 nieces and nephews, between mine and Seth’s side. We also have a huge extended family with lots of aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents. I am obsessed with all the things Disney related. I love Disney movies, Disney world, and just Disney in general. I love to read, it’s a soothing relaxation tool for me. Anyways, enough about me. I want to talk to you about you, you are the woman we have prayed for. For 4 years.

We got married 4 years ago, we knew that infertility would be something we would face; but in our hearts we always knew that adoption was something we wanted to pursue, when the Lord told us the right time to begin the process. In July of 2017, we felt led to begin looking for an expectant mother who wanted to give life to her baby through the gift of adoption. This leads us to this letter that I am writing to you……

I think of you often. It’s weird to think that I can think about someone I have never met, but I do. I think of you more than I ever thought I could. I catch myself daydreaming about you. I wonder what you like to do for fun, what kind of movies do you like, what’s the song that you can never stop singing, what has your pregnancy craving been, what’s your favorite soda, do you even drink soda, do you like plays, do you like games, do you like sports, what is your favorite color, do you like alone time, or are you a people person, as you can tell my mind wonders sometimes, even in this letter I have gotten lost in a day dream wondering where you are in the world reading this letter….

I think about you so often, but as I often as I think of you, I pray for you. I pray for your heart. Your beautiful, precious, life-giving heart. I pray for your health, your physical and emotional strength, your mind, and your little one that you are giving life to.

My husband and I could never imagine what you must be feeling, experiencing, and thinking during this difficult time. Our hearts break with you, as you face this life changing decision for you and your little one. We think often that the happiest day of our lives could be the most heart-breaking day of yours. That image of your heart is not lost in our happiness, we see you. We see your heart. Please know that we, two complete strangers, are praying whole-heartedly for your broken heart. It will not go unseen. Ever. You would be giving us a gift that we cannot give ourselves. You would be giving us the opportunity to have a family, to fulfill our precious, longed for dreams of being called Mommy & Daddy. You are our hero.

With this little life that you entrust us with, we promise to fill it with love, laughter, adventure, and most importantly, the love of Jesus. We promise to raise them to know how loved they are by their Creator, Jesus Christ. We promise to protect them in this world. We promise to make memories in the little things and big things that life brings. We promise to show them the world and let them explore it! We promise to teach them to dream big dreams, and to chase those dreams. We promise to make sure our child or children know that they are always loved by you, the one who gave them life. We promise to tell them how brave of a mother you are for choosing LIFE for them. We promise to love them unconditionally through all things. We promise to be the people that we always said we would be. We promise to try and be the best Mommy and Daddy that we can possibly be.

I hope this letter finds you in a finds you in a place where you can see my heart. I love you, and I am praying for you from the time I wake up in the morning until the time I fall asleep. I hope we can connect soon and together we could be motherhood. Until we meet, know that you have us, in a small town in South Carolina praying for you!

With Love,
Amy D. 


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