A hint of God's faithfulness...meet Ezekiel Timothy Groman

The most amazing thing happened last week....
This little bundle of joy was added to the Groman Family :)

Meet Ezekiel Timothy Groman...a baby that opened me up to God in a whole new way.

Proud Aunt Laura seeing Zeke when he got home from the hospital!

Here's the story...

As you all know, my in laws Tim and Beth have been trying to adopt for about a year now and when I got the call in March that there was a possibility that a new addition could come in May, ON MY BIRTHDAY, I was way more than psyched!  Well, Zeke didn't make his arrival on my birthday, but he did make it eight days later.  But here's the thing, I had no idea this little boy would impact my life so much.  You see, I have always prayed since I was a little girl, but this new addition had me praying like never before.  I have never in my whole life prayed for something so often, so consistently, and so intensely.  For the first time and with someone so dear to me, there was nothing I could do to help Tim and Beth have a child.  I couldn't make them have a baby, I couldn't pull any strings to get a baby to them any faster, there was nothing I could do...but pray.  And I have never felt such an urge to pray for something so passionately than in March when I heard the news of a possible birth mom choosing Tim and Beth.  From that day, until 5:30 AM the morning he was born, I prayed every single day, multiple times a day.  Every time I thought about Beth (which was quite often) I prayed.  Because of Zeke, I has seen and experienced God like never before.  Because of Zeke, I learned that what the Bible says is true, that God will give you the desires of your heart.  I whole heartedly had every piece of my heart praying for this little boy to be the child that God had planned for Tim and Beth from the beginning.  And when I saw him for the first time in Fort Wayne the day he came home, tears welled in my eyes as I saw God's faithfulness through this little baby.  Zeke to me is a physical form of God's faithfulness that I have never experienced before through such persistent prayer.  I am blessed to be apart of this little one's life and I owe him a lot for showing me how truly big our God is.  I love you Zeke and can't wait to give you a cousin to play with soon!

Tim and Andrew setting up the Pack And Play

Uncle Andrew with Ezekiel

How do you not fall in love with him?!

This is going to be one spoiled baby :)

And this is the face I will never say NO to :) Sorry Tim and Beth!

Although it is out of focus, I love it :) Mommy and Zeke...so happy!