#15 - The Day I Was Told His Story

My son’s story is one that I would have never wanted for him or any baby for that matter…..but God had a plan. God was there with him every step of the way.

We were meeting our guardian ad litem for the first time. She was the sweetest person. I could see the love in her eyes for our baby boy. She was definitely making sure we were taking the best care of him. I’ll never forget the words she said, “Do you know his story?”

I was NOT prepared for what I heard next…………

The most precious baby boy was born two months early and not in a hospital, but underneath a bridge in the dirt. The person that gave birth to him had chosen a life of drugs and homelessness. She had no idea what an amazing human God had created despite her choices. We have no idea how long our baby laid there until he was found. We were told that a lady driving by on her way to work happened to hear a baby crying and stopped. This woman took our baby boy to the hospital where he stayed for the next two weeks in the NICU. At only 4.8lbs it’s a miracle he survived at all…..but he did.

I burst into tears hearing this. I was overwhelmed with so many emotions. How could someone do this and let this happen to my perfect baby boy? I held my baby boy and hugged him even tighter that day, if that’s even possible. The guardian had tears in her eyes just telling us about his birth. I knew she had his best interest at heart and cared deeply for him.

I thanked God over and over for sparing his little life. I knew it was NOT by chance that the lady happened to hear him crying underneath the bridge that day. It was God. He put that lady there. He predestined for her to drive that way and hear the precious cries of our baby boy. I also know beyond a shadow of a doubt that God Himself was sitting under that bridge that day holding our baby. There is not a doubt in my mind that our son saw the real face of God that day. He was being rocked in the arms of Jesus. Still to this day, I can see this in my mind, and I thank God EVERY day for saving him for me.

As a mom, this is a part of the story that is very difficult for me to tell. I wish this had never happened to him, but God had a plan, and His plan is perfect. Our baby does not remember this small piece of his life, but it is forever in my heart of how thankful I am for him.

Our baby boy has been through and overcome so much in his short little life…..more than most people and definitely more than he should ever had to endure.

But God.

But God.

But God was there holding him the entire time.

God is holding me.

God is holding you.

God has a perfect plan for him.

God has a perfect plan for me.

God has a perfect plan for you.

This is part of our testimony, our miracle, our blessing. God truly made beauty from ashes. He created a life that would change the course of our entire family forever. I am so thankful for God’s perfect plan.

Love & Blessings,

Amanda

*picture of Isaiah 2020