Have you ever met someone without meeting them? Talked to someone online and just known that they are a wonderful person? Well I have met someone like that. Her name is Kathleen. I have talked with her practically every day for the past 3 or more years. She is one of the kindest people I have ever met. Sadly though Kat has been longing for something that only God can give her. She is longing for a baby. Her and her husband Eric have decided to go the adoption route. Today was a hard day for our dear sweet Kat. Yesterday she received a call saying she had a 50% chance of bringing home her sweet baby today. Unfortunately, the birth mom chose another family. Although I know in my heart that there must be a reason Kat didn't get her baby today, I can't help but grieve along with her. So today, I am making a wish. Christmas is a magical time of year, and miracles happen every day. Every year people wish for material objects and spend hundreds/thousands of dollars on things that in time will mean very little. Well this year I wish and pray that Kat and Eric will get their baby before the new year. I don't care to receive any material possession, I simply wish for her to be able to hold a little baby, to have sleepless nights while her child cries, to see that babies first smile, to hold him/her when they are sick and to be able to comfort him/her. So tonight when you hug your children, and kiss their beautiful little heads good night, think of the women like Kat who desperately long for a child of their own. If you are at all thankful for the unconditional love you have for your child, I encourage you to say a little prayer for my dear kathleen that her prayers of feeling that love will be answered soon.
Ben & Jess - Married July 21, 2018
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9 comments:
OH MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH OUR DEAR SWEET KATHLEEN AND ERIC! I will post your words for everyone to read that i know! Thank you for writing such a GREAT piece about them!
Sha (from JM)
awww Jenilee, what a wonderful post. Prayers for her. You are a good friend!
Dalia
Awwwwww I hope so much that they get not only a Christmas wish, but what sounds like a wish they have been longing for for quite some time.
Terri
My heartfelt prayers go out to your friend and their Christmas wish for a child. I know all too well about longing for a child. Afer many IVFs and heartaches we have our miracle baby. I hope so much that everything works out for your friend.
Praying for her Jenilee. Hope so much that she gets her wish...you are a great friend.
-Anna'smommy
Hey Jenilee!! I KNOW just what you're friend is going thru. We went thru the same thing. For 13 years I went thru every fertility proceedure possible and then decided on adoption. We waited for quite some time and then my husband and I decided that maybe we just weren't meant to have children. So I was supposed to call the lawyer and put everything on hold. Well I had an unexpected business trip that I had to go on and postponed calling the lawyer til I got back. Well on my way back from work I meant to call the lawyer but someone called me and I got distracted and forgot to call. I'm NOT kidding you, but one hour later my phone rang and it was the lawyer telling me that a baby was born that morning and asked if we were interested!!!!! HONEST!!! We went and met the birthmother a few hours later and then brought our Zachary home the very next day from the hospital. So PLEASE keep the faith! IT WILL HAPPEN!!
One other piece of news....years ago I was told of some medication that might help me get pregnant. Its called METFORMIN. I asked the dr about it and was told "No No No. You don't have PCOS so that medicine won't work" Well last February my husband and I went on a trip to Mexico and we went to a pharmacia to pick up some tylenol before we came back over the border. Well I saw a sign for Metformin and decided to buy a bottle just for the heck of it. It was only $20. Well let me just tell you that as of tomorrow I will be exactly 6 months PREGNANT!!! I'm NOT saying that this medicine works for everyone but it DID work for me after 16 years and MANY MANY infertility treatments. I have talked to many nurses and drs recently and have been told "Isn't that medication GREAT!?!? We hear that story all the time of people taking metformin and all of a sudden they are pregnant!" PLEASE PLEASE understand that I have been given hope to see it taken away soooooo many times myself thru this process but everything happens for a reason when it does happen.
My thoughts are with your friend Kathleen! Best wishes. IT WILL HAPPEN!!!
Tracy Shorter
oh Jen what a touching story!! I will most definitely pray for her, and thank you for the reminder of just how precious and priceless our children are!! <3
as a friend of others with the same sadness, I join you in prayer for Kathleen and Eric and ask you pray for all those we know and love that haven't been able to hold their own baby yet, may it happen and soon!
THis is such a touching post. Brought tears to my eyes. I most certainly will be saying a prayer.
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