This weekend our family had the pleasure of attending our birth parents wedding down south on what turned out to be a GORGEOUS sunny day!
Some may not understand the relationship we share with Willie and Meranda, but after going to the Refresh Conference last month, I was reassured and felt given permission to have our open adoption. Yes, we share a special relationship that from the outside seems scary, different, and non-traditional.
But to us, it is beautiful, giving, and life changing. We were able to build stronger, deeper relations with our daughters history and bio family members that later in life will help answer questions and give us a full picture cycle to our daughters life story.
{March 9, 2013}
This past fall Tim and I had the privilege of meeting Myriam's Great Grandma Betty from California. We had an amazing afternoon meeting great relatives and other family members from Meranda's family. We were privileged to once again see Great Grandma Betty at the wedding! All 5 (maybe) feet of her! We were also able to meet Myriam's bio Grandma Fancy (Meranda's Mom) and Aunt Nadine (Meranda's sister) as well.
{Great Grandma Betty}
{Great Grandma Betty & Grandma Fancy with my girls}
The park where the wedding took place had a great shoreline for the kids to throw rocks and collect shells. All the kids enjoyed playing together, hiding from the girls, and running around at the playground. Tim had his hands full when all but Myriam went on walks to the play area! Little Marley is a busy almost 3 year old, then curious Markel who will turn 4 the first part of April, and both Charlie and Mariah at 5 with plenty of energy to top off the kid train. Addison, as always and willing, provided an extra set of hands and eyes for the little ones but also was a nice help to Aunt Nadine with the wedding decorations.
Once the ceremony was ready and wedding clothes on, the girls began tossing pedals which to Myriam were chew toys! We later told Charlie and Addison we'd pay them $3 each if they could pick up all the pedals that were blowing in the wind...they were quick to start as Charlie had a little help from Great Grandma Betty filling up his bag with pedals too.
{Myriam with her bio siblings: Marley, Myriam, Mariah, & Markel}
Meranda was beautiful and glowing in her wedding gown!
It was a blessing to share with Willie and Meranda on their wedding day and also to make some more memories with our extended friends and family. We thank Jesus for the gift of life and for the JOY that was given to us through adoption.
Here are a few more memories from the afternoon...
{The kids LOVED this dock but gave me a heartache every time they raced to the edge...I'm positive, if given the opportunity, Myriam and Marley would have gone swimming!}
{Myriam & Marley played PEEK-a-BOO and shared snacks together}
{Yep. She got Cake Faced.}
And so now we pray that God would bless this marriage and protect this family. We pray that He would build them to be an even stronger couple together and as a family unit. We pray that our time with them they saw Jesus in us and that seeds were planted. We thank God daily for the blessing of family...
No matter what shape, size, or way it's presented to us.
No comments