ADOPTION

Ok so the last month has been crazy!  We decided to adopt a baby!  If you know us, you know we researched every adoption route and prayed hard!  After a lot of meetings with agencies and discussing all our options we finally decided to go with ABBA Adoption Agency.  They are located in Benton.  After meeting with the owner on May 6th, we just had a great feeling that they were the ones we should go with.  Two weeks later, i am proud to say we have a possible match!!  It has been a lot of work getting everything together, but we are working quick.  We will meet the birthmom next Thursday!  I am SO nervous!!  We don't know much about her but we are learning more everyday by talking with the agency.  Please pray everything goes great next Thursday and that we get this baby in August!!  I will try to keep everyone updated on here, i dont want to put much on facebook.  If anyone has any questions or wants an update, either call me, message me on facebook, or email me @ ashleynicholeharvey@yahoo.com  All we can do is pray that God works in this situation and we get the baby we are supposed to raise as our own!  The girl can change her mind up to 10days after the baby is born, so even if we get matched and take the baby home, she can change her mind at any time!  We need lots of prayer about this!  Thank you all!!

Happy Mother's Day

Tomorrow will be a very hard day, but I know God will help us get through it!  Happy Mother's Day to every mom whether your baby is here or in heaven, you are still a mom!  Here's a sweet poem I found:


I thought of you and closed my eyes
And prayed to God today
I asked “What makes a Mother?”
And I know I heard Him say.

“A Mother has a baby”
This we know is true
“But God can you be a Mother,
When your baby’s not with you?”

“Yes, you can,” He replied
With confidence in His voice
“I give many women babies,
When they leave is not their choice.

Some I send for a lifetime,
And others for the day.
And some I send to feel your womb,
But there’s no need to stay.”

“I just don’t understand this God
I want my baby to be here.”
He took a deep breath and cleared His throat,
And then I saw the tear.

“I wish I could show you,
What your child is doing today.
If you could see your child’s smile,
With all the other children and say…

‘We go to Earth to learn our lessons,
Of love and life and fear.
My Mommy loved me oh so much,
I got to come strait here.

I feel so lucky to have a Mom,
Who had so much love for me.
I learned my lessons very quickly,
My Mommy set me free.

I miss my Mommy oh so much,
But I visit her every day.
When she goes to sleep,
On her pillow’s where I lay

I stroke her hair and kiss her cheek,
And whisper in her ear.
Mommy don’t be sad today,
I’m your baby and I’m here.’

“So you see my dear sweet ones,
Your children are okay.
Your babies are born here in My home,
And this is where they’ll stay.

They’ll wait for you with Me,
Until your lesson’s through.
And on the day that you come home
they’ll be at the gates for you.

So now you see what makes a Mother,
It’s the feeling in your heart
it’s the love you had so much of
Right from the very start

Though some on earth may not realize,
You are a Mother.
Until their time is done.
They’ll be up here with Me one day
And know that you are the best one!”