Walking with the Watsons

The news we have been waiting for... We are MATCHED!!! This last week has been a beautiful whirlwind as we received news on Monday that an expectant mom, "K", that we had presented to wanted to talk with Brett and I on the phone to "confirm" us as the family chosen to parent her sweet baby. The Lord continues to be in every detail and we are so overwhelmed by His grace and faithfulness! We received an email that they were looking for a couple to match with this mom back in March. We were presenting to another expectant mom at the time so were unable to have our profile shown to her then. We did not match with the mom we presented to at that time and received two no's before our consultant sent an email saying that K had not matched with anyone yet, and they were reaching back out to see if any other families were interested. We of course said YES, and all I could think about was that she didn't match in March because that was our baby...I also said ...

Today is my Granny's first birthday in Heaven and I smile thinking about what a celebration it must be! How fitting that this 1st birthday without her here follows Easter weekend! There have been so many moments just in the last week that I wish I could call and talk to her about...To vent about my students, to tell her we are back waiting after another mom chose someone else, and to discuss my baby sister getting married!! She would have so much to say to all of us where we are...to not worry, it'll happen (jobs, babies, engagements...) She would say-no sense in staying down about something you can't change so pick yourself up and get busy enjoying life! As I think about that-enjoying life-I think back to the resurrection that we just celebrated on Sunday and what a life we can enjoy because of hope in the resurrection! The last couple of weeks, I was pretty down-we heard the 6th mom chose another family, I had to witness a dad being beyond rough with a ...

...was someone else's YES! This is what I have been telling myself for the past two months as we have had our profile presented to 6 expectant moms, 1 that decided to parent and 5 that chose another family. I wrote about our first "no" on February 3rd and I'm just getting around to posting about it. So I'm going to have two posts today-the one I wrote on Feb. 3rd and a new update for everyone! February 3, 2016 I would be upset with myself if I did not write out anything about today's news. Our first no came today after presenting yesterday to an expectant mom that chose another family to parent her baby girl. So-the question I'm getting most from those that knew: How are you feeling/Are you doing ok? Brett and I have prayed for peace through this process and have had many family/friends praying for us as well. So, to starting answering that question, I have to start with the fact that God is faithful and I feel ok about this first no.  I have strugg...

What the completed puzzle will look like! ...and we need every piece to make our puzzle complete! We are starting our first fundraiser, by piecing together a puzzle! We want our little one to see that you were a part of bringing him/her home!           We have purchased a 1000 piece puzzle to go in our little one's room, and are "selling" each piece for $25.  Your name will be written on the back of each puzzle piece you purchase, and the puzzle will be framed with glass on both sides.  When the puzzle is completed, we will be able to flip it over and see all of your names as a reminder of everyone who helped make our adoption possible.   How it works: 1) Determine how many puzzle pieces you want to purchase in order to help financially support our adoption fund. (1 puzzle piece = $25) 2) Click on the link below or on the top sidebar of the blog to give securely through WePay. https://www.youcaring.com/brett-and-shea-...

It's been a while since I have written a post, and I couldn't be more excited and thankful that this is my first post back. WE are ADOPTING! I won't post the story here, and will let you read what I wrote on our fundraising website. I wanted to just give an update on what we've done so far in the adoption process, what are our next steps, and how you can help! What have we done so far: We are working with Christian Adoption Consultants for our adoption and couldn't be more blessed to be working with our consultant, Leah! She has been awesome! I was blessed to be able to meet her, and her precious daughter Haven when I was in Jacksonville, Florida visiting with some sweet college friends. We used Nathanson Adoptions for our Home Study, and again, the Lord answered our prayers in matching us with an incredible social worker, Liz. The homestudy included in depth interviews with Brett and me about our past as a couple, our marriage, and our plans for the fu...

Today was supposed to be the day I was due to give birth to our first born...Instead, here I sit not just with empty hands, but an empty womb. I also don't think my body got the memo that it is not preparing to give birth anymore with the amount of weight I've gained but that's for a different post. I wanted to make this post positive and share not about what we don't have, but what the Lord so graciously (and patiently) reminds me that I do have. Yet, today, that is so very hard to do. I want to question, to be bitter, to grieve our loss, but most of all just remember our babies. So here is their little story... The last year has been a huge joy to truly know fulfillment in Christ, but it has not come without a huge struggle.  I began the IVF process with birth control pills (as prescribed) in August.  In September, I had to undergo a hysteroscopy, a procedure to widen the cervix. For me, this confirmed our decision to seek out medical help, as we would never have kn...

A verse I had no idea would grow to mean so much to me! I wrote this post over a week ago now, just late posting! July 21, 2015 One month-It has been exactly one month since I've seen and talked to my Granny.  I have thought about what I have wanted to write in this post a million times, and a million times more have wanted to sit down and write it, but never could bring myself to do so. Well, I got my hair cut yesterday and all I could hear is my Granny saying, "Your Papa would be maaadd at you" and "Nooo you didn't cut it off". And again this morning, as I made my coffee, I am laughing at the last time I fixed coffee for my Granny. It was the week of June 15th and I was staying with her. I made coffee for myself and convinced her to try it.  It was way  too strong (Thank you Keurig for taking away my ability to make coffee in a regular pot). Granny responded with "oooo that's bitter" but then came the "it'll be alright...just a...