Matthew 6:34So don't worry about tomorrow. Tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

Happy Birthday Girls!  We love you so!!!  We remember the day not but three mere years ago that social services called us and asked us to take twin babies.  I digress.  I should start on the Sunday night before the call on Monday morning.  We were sitting around as usual with our close friends Jose & Teresa.  I had just gone through my 6th or 7th miscarriage.  There have been so many I can't remember anymore.  It was quite devestating though as we were sure this baby (a boy) would have made it.  We felt surely God would bless us again.  (He would, just not in our terms.)  I remember crying to them that I wasn't sure if I could handle such pain anymore.  I was so exhausted.  I cried out and almost shouted that I just wanted God to send me a baby and NOW!  I remember feeling a shred of guilt and screaming out to my Father like that.  We all cried and then felt better. 

The very next morning, I received a call from social services (we were foster parents at the time) about twin babies just born that had been abandoned at the hospital and would we be interested?  They were probably going to be for adoption depending on if they found birth mother, relatives, etc.  We were elated and immediately said yes.  No questions asked!  I knew in that moment God had answered my prayer.  The baby girls came home to us on September 11, 2003.  It was a beautiful day.  God had touched our lives and through my girls continues to touch us each and every day. 

We had to come up with names as they were Baby A and Baby B.   We chose Emma Grace and Hannah Faith because they were brought to us, born from our hearts, by Faith & Grace.  We so cherish those girls.  It makes us realize every day that God's plan is sometimes so bigger than what we ever imagine for ourselves.  The parents of twins.  We never would have imagined.  We thank the Lord each and every day for sending us His daughters for us to love and cherish.  They have truly touched our lives.

Their birth story continues as we later met their birth mother.  She willingly and lovingly gave us her children to raise.  To her we are grateful.  She drove to the hospital from work on September 8th at 8:30 a.m.  She delivered Emma Grace at 9:05a.m. and Hannah Faith (breech) at 9:20 a.m.  A truly amazing woman.  We firmly believe God has a plan for her and her life as well.

To make the day even more special, when the twins came to us on September 11th, that was my daughter's 17th birthday.  She came home from school and we said "surprise!"  We hadn't mentionned the possibility of the twins because we felt perhaps something could happen.

We love you girls!

Hannah Faith!

Emma Grace!

My Happy Girls trying on their new bandanas!

Sisterly love and affection!