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Little Miracles All Around

Wednesday I met my friend Jill for lunch at Zoe's. Jill and her husband Bob adopted baby Sarah at the beginning of October. To say that she fell into their hands would be an understatement. They had been working on adopting out of Kazakhstan for several months and that journey did not have much of an end in sight. They had begun thinking about domestic adoption and had not yet even finished the paperwork when news of a new baby girl found its way to them one innocent Friday morning and by Monday they were proud parents. I had prayed for months for Jill and Bob, and that they would be able to be parents one day soon. I leave town to run a marathon and I come back and holy cow! they are parents! Sarah is doing awesome an passing all her milestones with flying colors - even more amazing considering her birth mother tested positive for cocaine when she was born.

When I walked into Zoe's I saw a baby in the corner when I was looking for Jill and Sarah, but quickly spotted them, so I didn't look twice at the other baby. As soon as I sat down, Jill said "you know the blog Ok Corral? Well that is baby Rhys over there." What? Seriously?

Last summer I received an email from a running buddy that had been forwarding to her asking for prayers for this family. Twin boys were born July 16, Bentley and Rhys, at less than 24 weeks gestation. Bentley died 13 hours after he was born, and Rhys had literally the fight of a lifetime over the next several months. I began religiously reading their blog and prayed for little Rhys every night. Then, early in December, I hear that Baby Bella had been born 16 weeks too early and was able to put Bella's family in touch with Rhys's family. Although they have never met, they will always have a life long bond through being parents of micro preemies.

Candice and Cody's blog about Baby Rhys is, I think, the only one I read on a regular basis which is about someone I have never met and would never necessarily expect to meet. So you can imagine my surprise when Jill told me they were at the next table. I immediately went over to introduce myself to Rhys, Candice, and her mother. They were all beautiful and I was so happy to finally meet them and tell them that I am in total awe of the journey they have taken. I kept my distance from Rhys because I know germs are still a huuuuge issue for him and he rarely even makes it in public, but he is just as cute as can be, and looks sooo healthy. He and Sarah are actually about the same size and were both due around the beginning of November, so it was funny to compare the two.

So, if you're having a bad day, or wondering if God is listening, He is. And He listens to prayers for little babies like Sarah, Rhys, and Bella, who are each little miracles He has given to us to say "hello....I am listening!"

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