Faith

I don't believe in coincidence.

It wasn't by chance that the judge who heard the case on Monday truly had Kaden's
best interest at heart.

It wasn't "fate" that the ruling was exactly what we hoped for but couldn't imagine being possible.

And it definitely wasn't coincidence that we waited all week for an answer... And an email with the answer was sent to our caseworker within 10 minutes of when I asked for prayer on Facebook. (Which I did right after being told not to count on hearing anything late on a Friday afternoon.)

And it's not "karma" or "the universe" who set it up so that I'll meet my son on Tuesday... My birthday.

God chose Kaden for us. That's been made abundantly clear. And God worked out all the details in such a beautiful way. Seriously. Friends, the judge asked that we have mediation with Kaden's grandma so she can have an ongoing place in his life. Yes, please!! An ongoing relationship has been our hope. I'm looking forward to sitting down with her. Kaden is incredibly attached to his grandma. And that's a good thing.

I expect a rough transition. This little guy has been moved a lot. And he has heard too much of what's been happening the last two weeks. But I trust that God got us this far for a reason. He knows the plans he has for us. He never promised easy or comfortable. But He did promise to always walk with us.