Let me just start by saying
WOW! God is amazing!!! So much has happened since my last blog post. We have
been so incredibly busy, that I haven’t had the time to really sit down and
write an update. So, here goes!
After 4 years of working
super hard, my Husband finally got a permanent position with the company he
works for! This is such a huge blessing for us for many reasons. He will
finally have paid holidays, benefits and much less of a worry of a layoff
looming over our heads. The next amazing thing that happened was we finally
received our foster license! We were unsure whether or not we were going to
move closer to Hubby’s job in San Francisco (way too expensive, go figure!) so
once we decided to stay put, we were able to make ourselves “available” for
foster care. After 9 months or preparation and anticipation, we received our
first foster baby girl on November 10th. She was only 2 days old
when we picked her up, and a little over a week later, we are in baby heaven!
Caring for this sweet angel has been one of the biggest highlights of our
lives. There is a good chance for adoption, but there are no guarantees. Though
we hope and pray that we get to keep her, it is not up to us. We have to trust
that God has a plan, and He knows best. In the mean time, we are soaking in
every second as if she were our own, and if we have to lose her we will just
deal with our broken hearts at that point. One thing is for sure; God is so
good! Any time we have with her is more of a blessing than we could have ever
imagined! She is an angel!
It was just 2 months ago that
my beautiful sister Kristi set up our GoFundMe page (http://www.gofundme.com/JourneytoBabyKnox)
to raise money for an IVF. In just 2 months, we reached 56% of our goal!
Absolutely astounding!!!! Well, I am VERY excited to report that we are now
FULLY FUNDED!!!!!!!! Though our fundraising page still says 56%, my Dad made an
extremely generous donation directly to us for the remainder of what we needed
to start our IVF! Amazing!!! I think we are still in shock at the kindness and
extreme generosity of everyone. To see that so many people care about our
struggles, and us has helped us to feel that we are not in this journey alone.
To everyone that rallied behind us to make this happen, we wish we could hug
every single one of you! With every donation, big and small, YOU have been a
part of making our dreams come true! For every person that has encouraged us,
prayed for us, shared our page, commented with well wishes…we are forever
thankful for you! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
I can’t even begin to tell
you how incredibly full our hearts are right now. So many amazing things that
we have spent years waiting for are finally coming to pass. Every bit of glory
goes to our mighty Father in heaven! I hesitated so much to open up about our
journey to baby Knox, but I feel that it was all a part of God’s plan. How cool
is it that so many people have been a part in watching our little miracle
unfold?! And how amazing is it that God is using our journey for a purpose?!
Words cannot even begin to describe how thankful, amazed, humbled and in awe we
are of all that is unfolding! God is so good!
Now, when do we start our
IVF? In January! I can’t even believe
that I am writing this! Yes, we finally have a chance to do IVF! Though we are
aware that it isn’t a guaranteed outcome, we are so thankful to have this
chance! We are going into this with positivity and thankfulness. We plan on
enjoying the next part of our journey. I will be documenting our journey here,
so stay tuned. There are many, many appointments, ultrasounds, injections, and
more ahead! Though we don’t expect these next steps to be easy (trust me, IVF
is no joke!), we are excited to see what God has in store for us. Who knows,
maybe we will have the chance to adopt this little angel and have a successful
IVF! As my favorite song by Steven Curtis Chapman says, “This is going to be a
glorious unfolding…just you wait and see and you will be amazed.” God, we are
absolutely amazed!
Though we have the full
amount now for the IVF, we may still need to come up with another $1,200 or so
for the rest of the meds. I believe that God will provide. He has brought us
this far! I have been asked what we are in need right now and my answer is
prayers. Prayers are very much needed and appreciated as we embark on these
next few months ahead. Though they will be very exciting, there will be some
challenges. I pray that my body will cooperate with this process, and that I
can keep up with all we have going on. I hope and pray that I will be able to
take care of myself during this time while continuing to be doting wife and
care for the sweet little angel that we have been blessed with for the time
being. I plan on enjoying every moment of the most amazing “job” that God could
have ever blessed me with! I just want to do my best with each and every part
of it!
Again, thank you all for your
love, kindness and support! We are truly blessed to have such amazing people in
our lives. J Our hearts are so
thankful. Stay tuned for our IVF journey, coming January 2015!!!
All our love,
Juliana & Michael Knox
