Not a perfect sunset

So Jeremy & I were blessed to get to go to Hawaii last summer with my family. We stayed in a condo with my parents, my brother & 8 year old nephew in Kona. We had the best family vacation ever! We played in the surf, swam with sea turtles & manta rays, saw an active volcano, ate and laughed a lot!

Jer & I also celebrated our 13th wedding anniversary! Well we had planned to renew our vows the last night we were there on a beach at sunset. So we picked out a gorgeous beach and kicked off our flip flops and sat & waited until the sun started to set. As we sat there we reminisced about the last 13 years of our marriage & our various adventures, struggles & successes. We talked about what the next 13 years could look like & dreamed a little. Just as the sun was getting low in the sky, we noticed a dinner cruise ship making its way out into the ocean. We joked about never getting to experience Hawaii that way, since I get really sea sick! Just as the sun was almost at that perfect spot over the ocean where the whole sky turns shades of pinks and oranges, we realized that our "perfect sunset" was about to be ruined! Yep, the dinner boat happened to stop right in front of the sun as it gently slipped into the water. We were so caught up in the stupid boat getting in the way that we totally forgot to say our vows! As soon as the sun was gone, the little boat started its way back to shore. As we sat there laughing at our not-so-perfect-sunset, we realized that the best laid plans don't always turn out as expected. We still enjoyed Hawaii, we still sat on a fantastic beach and we still watched a beautiful sun set.

Its the same in life.

Jer & I got married and just figured that after a few years we would start our family. Well a few years went by, and then a few more. We went to doctors, we read books & did our own research. We took everyone's advice, we tried every old-wives tale we could think of, and ye,t no success. We started the adoption process more than once, went back to more doctors & took more tests just to find out that medically speaking, there was no reason we couldn't get pregnant. So there we were, trying to enjoy our sunset (starting a family) when a boat comes along & gets in the way of our plans.

So here we are, adjusting to life. Not as we planned, expected or even hoped for.

We believe we have been called to be parents. So here is our plan: we are shifting our blanket on the beach of life as to not miss the next sunset. This time around, we will not miss that perfect moment that we know God has for us.

blessings- Kelly