Mom to "Marnie"

I would have never imagined a year ago this time that I would be keeping my soon to be adopted first grandchild for the weekend while mom and dad celebrate their anniversary. My precious daughter and son in law had not been able to conceive on their own yet. Adoption was always something they both desired to do at some point and time, little did they know Gods timing and plan would be greater than anything they could think or imagine. You see, April 25th a year ago a precious life created by God was placed in the arms of a mother that would not be able to care for her son. This was not a surprise to our Lord, who had long before hand-picked a mother and father for this special child. In November of 2008 God brought "Baby James" into our lives. He arrived with only 5 hours notice in a car seat with one bottle and the clothes on his back. Yes, 5 hours. I have often thought how it seemed like he was just dropped out of heaven for such a time as this just for my daughter and son in law in the Lords perfect time and plan. The Lord knew from the day James was created that he would be placed in their arms on this cool November evening. He knew how much their hearts had been longing for a child of their own to hold and unconditionally love. He knew James would need to be placed in a loving family who would receive him as the precious gift he was with curls and warm brown skin and a smile that would melt your heart. How creative the Lord is! You see my daughter and son in law had decided many months prior to this that they would name their first son James. Taken from Gods word in the book of "James". James 1:7 "Pure and undefiled religion before God is this ,to care for the orphans and widows in their time of trouble" God had placed this verse and name deep in their hearts long before they met their son face to face who was given the name "James" at his birth. As my daughter and son in law celebrate their anniversary today my heart is full and overjoyed for them. While at the same time feeling so privileged to be chosen by the Lord to be the grandmother of this precious child. It is an unexplainable love that you cannot understand until you have experienced it for yourself. I am blessed beyond measure to now experience this love as a new grandmother or "Marnie" as I am called. It a new season of life I now treasure each day!
I look forward to playing an active role in the life of James and many more gifts from the Lord like him . When a mothers heart is feeling empty as her children grow and one day leave her care, our creative and thoughtful Lord fills it with the gift of a grandchild!