Isaac is turning Two!

Here is a post Bianca did on July 22, 2019.

 

So for those that were confused here’s a little update. 

 

Joseph Merkley and I adopted a sweet baby boy who was born on May 13th, just over two months ago. To be honest, our adoption story is maybe a little different than most people’s. Everyone’s story is unique, and here is ours in a nutshell. It happened fast. It’s been a sacred experience, one of which seems almost too sacred to post here. It has reconfirmed to me the truth of God’s infinite love for all His children. 

 

I just feel so much love and feel so grateful to God, to this birth mom, and to everyone that has shown our family love and support throughout Joseph’s and my journey of growing a family. 

 

Meet Isaac Woods Merkley. 

 

Isaac- because we’ve loved the name for a long time and it reminded us of the sacrifice Abraham was willing to make to God similar to the sacrifice we feel this birth mom is making. 

 

And it means laughter and joy which was Abraham’s response when he found out his wife was going to have a baby (kind of similar to the joy and shock we feel that this is really happening). 

 

Woods- is a family name and coincidentally Audrey, the birth mom, has used nature names for her children’s middle names, so that’s a fun fact and felt so meant to be.

Meeting him and the birth mom and her family was like meeting an old friend- it felt oddly familiar. I have no doubt we were meeting again, for the first time. We are so overjoyed and I know he is so loved!! 

 

Here is my take on his adoption and how baby Isaac came to be ours. 

 

My ministering sister in the Philippines last year invited me along with two other friends to cook tamales at her home. While talking, I became aware of a situation from a friend of friend in Texas who was looking to place her baby for adoption. I told her to send me the text her friend shared with her and I would think of someone who might be looking. 

 

I tried reaching out to someone I know but to no avail. She never answered me back and as I thought about who to call next, a clear voice spoke to me saying” What about Bianca? 

 

Contact was made and the rest is history. All the paperwork from the adoption agency, home studies, lawyers, etc. came into place in a speedy fashion but while the adoption was pending, Bianca and Joseph could not share photos of the baby's face to anyone for six months until they had met with a judge in Texas to obtain full custody and that happened last Friday December 6, 2019. A blessed day for our family! 

 

There are just little things that happened, little miracles that happened throughout the whole process which reminded me, and I hope you too, that Heavenly Father is really in the details and in charge of it all.

 

The peace that this incident of divine orchestration brought to Bianca and Joseph is a tender mercy and a true miracle. From the beginning both the birth mom and Bianca and Joseph knew Isaac was born to be part of our family and the rest as they say is history! 

 

Con amor,

Vero