Sweet Smell of Baby

I am feeling very nostalgic today...and it is all because of a scent. You see once we knew that our Haitian adoption journey was coming to an end and the Lord was moving us towards domestic adoption...we had an interview for an adoption grant. We drove to a different town to have the interview...just Matt and I. Our entire journey was about trusting in the Lord and remaining completely surrendered to what His desire was for our family. We went to the interview and shared what had led us up to that day on our adoption journey. It was a very encouraging time with the two couples that interviewed us. We prayed together and the presence of the Lord was there. We left feeling a renewed strength to continue on in this quest of blind obedience.

I remember calling my mom to see if we could stay a little longer to spend some time together. The girls were doing just fine for my parents so that said we should. Matt said we could do whatever I wanted to for the rest of the night. I choose to stop at a quaint little gift shop. This shop has books, gifts, candles, etc. It was so pretty on my eyes. I love looking at such wonderful things. I remember looking at all of the things with a very hopeful spirit. I knew that even though we had suffered loss on our journey...numerous times...we were going to get a chosen child from the Lord. I wanted to get something to remember that moment. I looked through the books, but nothing jumped out. Then I went to this sweet little baby display...and there was line of baby skin care products lined up. I used the tester and the sweet smell filled my heart some more. I asked Matt if I could buy that little bottle of lotion to remember the night and to keep for our baby that WAS COMING. We just didn't know when. :) We walked out with a little travel bottle of Sweetleaf Baby Lotion. I would use it every once in awhile to remind myself of the hopeful feeling of that evening...and the fact that a baby was coming.

Then we got the call and we took off to go get our baby. We left with hardly any supplies, but I was sure to bring my little bottle of sweetness with me. I used a little on him while down in FL. When he was younger...he was very sensitive to different lotions so I wasn't using it. However this morning after his bath, I grabbed it and slathered it on his soft skin. The aroma filled my room and my heart melted. All of the feelings of buying this little bottle of lotion rushed to me. I was so grateful to the Lord. I love our precious son. So now all morning I have been surrounded by the scent of God's faithfulness in bringing us our son.