My name is Katherine Collier. My husband Ben and I were married in June of 2008. We are blessed to have a wonderful marriage. He is the man that made my list (of 72) and has lived up to my expectations and then some.
For those of you who don't know, in January of 2009, Ben and I found out we were pregnant. We were so excited to be able to share our lives with a little one. We went to the doctor at 8 weeks and they told me there was no way we were 8 weeks along, because the baby had only grown about 5-6 weeks worth. We were given an ultrasound picture with the words "baby?" We were nervous and all we could do was pray about the situation. We went back 2 weeks later, only to find the baby had only grown 2-3 days worth. They informed us that there were only two options at that point, to wait it out and let the baby pass on its own, or to have a D&C done. We opted for the D&C. We were devastated, but I knew I had been praying that God would bless us with a healthy baby and that this baby would not have been born healthy. We were hopeful that we would be able to conceive again.
I have always known in my heart since I was very young that I wanted to adopt. So when we had the miscarriage I asked Ben if we did not get pregnant by April of 2010 would he be interested in looking into adopting. He was all for it!
I know that God has a purpose for everything and I believe that his purpose for us not getting pregnant at this point in our lives is because our baby is here in Memphis. Although there are many more reasons I am sure, we have moved here for a reason and I believe our baby might be it.
As I am sure all of you know, adoption is expensive. So in order to raise money for our adoption, I will be selling things on my blog. I ask that if you think someone else might be interested, to please pass on my blog.
Don't worry, we will not ask for money, but hope that you will find something you like for yourself or someone else. We do ask for your prayers throughout this. Our prayer is that the biological mother and father of our child will have peace and that through this experience they will find God and know him in a way they never have before. Our prayer for our child is that they will be healthy and that we will be able to raise them in a Godly way. Please keep them in your prayers, also.
I never knew I could love someone who I did not know anything about, but the love I have for our future child is enormous and I know that God will provide what we need.
Thank you for taking the time to read this and share in our lives! We are blessed to have so many loving and wonderful people all around us!
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