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Recently Matched
Jeffrey and Candace
"Our experience with Adoption Network Law Center was an entirely positive one. You were attentive, caring and always professional. You were the right choice for us!"
- Ben & Katherine
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AMAZING GRACE!!
Submitted by Kim Scott
We joined Adoption Network Law Center in July after a month of research and denials from other agencies. We were told that it wouldn’t be long because we sought a bi-racial child since we were a bi-racial couple. I am African-American and my husband, Gary, is Caucasian. We had been married for 10 years and had tried unsuccessfully to get pregnant for 5 years. And for the first time in five years, we had hope. Amazing Grace!!
It was on our 10th anniversary, June 4, 2004 when we decided to pursue adoption. We had everything except a child and we knew a child would complete us. So, on Monday, June 7th, I began researching the process on the internet. Later we would find out from our birthmother that her pregnancy was confirmed on that same day! Amazing Grace!!
Earlier that year, we had made reservations to go on a cruise vacation. We thought about canceling but my husband insisted that he thought we were meant to take this vacation and that “the call” would come after we returned. Although we received several calls before our trip, the situations were not right for us. We vacationed the last week of October and returned home on Monday, November 1. “The call” came on Wednesday, November 3. Amazing Grace!!
We met our charming and loving birthmother initially via a phone call the following Monday. We all hit it off. It truly was a match made in heaven. I remember her asking if we had chosen a name for our daughter. We had. Kiara Morgan Scott. She said it was perfect…a beautiful name for what she knew would be a beautiful child. To this day, we’re not sure how we came up with the name, “Kiara” except that it was a compromise of two other names we were considering. We realized recently that her name is ordained by God. The “KI” are the first two initials of my name; the “AR” are the second two initials of her daddy’s name; and “A” is the first initial of her birthmother’s name. Amazing Grace!!
When we began our process toward adoption, Gary and I thought we would not want to keep in touch with our birthmother. Frankly, we were scared to commit to regular contact. Incredibly because of this match made in heaven, we not only stay in contact but we talk via email on a weekly basis. Not only has Kiara completed our family, we have also gained a friend whom we are proud to refer to as our sister in God’s family. Amazing Grace!!
Kiara entered my heart even before I knew about her. I pictured what she would look like…every night before going to bed, I would walk into the nursery we had prepared and look into the crib and picture my daughter sleeping there. It was my daily moment with God. I knew my prayers were answered. I was just waiting on His time. The time came on February 9, 2005. The most precious life was put in my arms and my whole being filled up and bubbled over with immense love and joy. To our amazement, she had my nose and eyes and Gary’s family chin…she looked like us! Amazing Grace!!
Our lives are forever changed. So many people often say this that it seems to sound like an overused cliché. But it is so true - everything we do has such a new perspective. Seeing life through the eyes of a child is to see and experience it for the first time. I have to believe that God’s intent for children is to teach us adults many of life’s critical lessons through their innocence. Kiara teaches me daily. I have learned patience, gratitude, joy, hope and faith…all from a little bundle of sweetness. It is all part of the circle of life. Amazing Grace!!
There are so many stories and feelings I could share to epitomize what it means to be a family but my most memorable moment to date was on my first Mother’s Day. Every Mother’s Day for the previous six years, I prayed that the next year would be my year. In our church, mothers receive a special blessing on this glorious day. The last two years had been especially difficult. In fact, I cried during the blessing. I wanted so desperately to be a part of this amazing group of women. From the moment Kiara was placed in my arms, I thought about my first Mother’s Day. I would receive the special blessing this year. Everyone in my church community teased me saying that there would be no blessing this year. I promised that I would stand up in the middle of the congregation and ask for a blessing if this was the case. It was not. As always, the blessing was given. As we stood up, me with my baby girl in my arms, my best friend, who is also my sister-in-law walked over to stand next to me. Already, tears were running down my face and when I saw her walking over to me, I began to sob. I could tell by the look on her face that she knew what was in my heart. As I write these words, I sit here sobbing and filled with overwhelming love not only for my daughter but for my God. This is a moment I will cherish forever. Amazing Grace!!
I have learned that faith is about letting go and believing that what God has planned is what is meant to be and it is so much better than I could ever create on my own. Each time I look in my daughter’s eyes, I am reminded of this. There is a divine plan for each one of us. The frustration for us mere mortals is that the plan is not always unfolded when we think it should be or when we think we need it. The door opens and the path is set forth when God brings it to us...and that timing is always right on. “Amazing Grace! How sweet the sound that saved and set me free! I once was lost, but now am found, was blind but now I see.” Amazing Grace!!
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