Today marks the anniversary of the day Catherine (Jaren's birth mom) called me to say she had chosen us. It was one of the best days of my life and one I will NEVER forget.
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Catherine is an amazing woman who made the ultimate sacrifice for the love of her son and we will be forever grateful that God, gave us a path to meet each other.
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This day last year started a whirlwind of emotions and a small amount of panic. With Jaren arriving only 22 days from today. Our 9 month pregnancy was slightly condensed. Thanks to our family's and friends we were more than ready for him to arrive and when we look back we realize we were blessed we didn't have to wait to traditional 9 months. I might have gone crazy - I'm not sure how you all do it.
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This is the first Anniversary of any sort we get to celebrate with Jaren so we are excited!
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Please pray a special prayer today for all birth mom's, and their beautiful act of selflessness.
Here are some pictures of Catherine and Jaren.
We are all forever grateful for her act of love and for making Jaren part of our lives... we will say some prayers for her! the Millers
ReplyDeletePrayers for her often and for you guys. He has been SUCH a joy to have in our lives, and we are ALL so lucky for her. I Fully believe she made the BEST decision in choosing you guys! Little 'Hoss' (my nickname for him) is an AMAZING gift you and we were given. I can not wait until the both of you are choosen again!!
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This post made me tear up a bit. Catherine is a wonderfully strong and selfless woman who gave you the greatest gift of all, sweet little Jaren. Truly a match meant to be. It is very evident how appreciative you and Mark are to her every single day :)
ReplyDeletevery nice. . . very blessed . . . can't type through tears apparently.
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