| The Law of Gestation states that every physical | | | | this letter literally began to be dictated to me. I |
| seed has a given gestation or incubation period. Our | | | | quickly grabbed a pad of paper and simply held on to |
| ideas are seeds of a spiritual nature and they too | | | | the pen as it seemed to move effortlessly across |
| have a given gestation time before they are brought | | | | the paper. Soon the letter was finished and I was |
| into the physical world. | | | | completely overwhelmed by the process. Never had I |
| Sometimes in life we have great ideas and without | | | | ever experienced anything like that before. |
| much thought or effort, we are able to bring them | | | | When I gave the letter to our social worker, he |
| to life. Other times though, our ideas seem to take | | | | paused and said that the letter was different |
| much longer to grow into being. Wouldn't it be nice if | | | | because usually the letter was written to the birth |
| our ideas came with a gestation chart, like a package | | | | parents. My letter had been written to the baby. I |
| of corn seeds? This process of waiting is for our | | | | explained to him how the process took place and he |
| good and growth. | | | | was intrigued as well and accepted it. Now with the |
| The wait can be frustrating, but we should never be | | | | letter and all other paperwork finished, we simply had |
| in a hurry to force an idea before it's time. Often, the | | | | to wait. It was still hard, but this time we really felt a |
| wait occurs because unknown to us, certain events | | | | baby was coming within our reach. |
| are being put in motion by the universe. Here's an | | | | Little did we know, our little baby girl would come |
| example that may help. | | | | into our lives just 3 short months later! It was a |
| I got married when I was 27 and I wanted to be a | | | | glorious day to hear the news and to finally hold her |
| mother in the worst way. As time went on, we | | | | in our arms. After we got her home and the |
| encountered one difficulty after another. Our faith | | | | excitement had settled down, I recounted the letter |
| and desire to hold that little one in our arms kept us | | | | writing experience. It became clear to me that God |
| going, but the wait was so difficult. By age 31 my | | | | had to write that letter because I wasn't getting the |
| husband and I started to consider adoption. It was a | | | | job done. He knew this baby was coming and time |
| new idea, but one we were open to. | | | | was running out. He had started the chain of events |
| We began the process just before I turned 32, and | | | | moving many years before. Thankfully He stepped in |
| we were told that the "average" waiting time was 2 | | | | and brought about a miracle in our lives. We truly feel |
| years for placement. My heart sank, but we carried | | | | that our little girl was meant to be with us all along; |
| on. The paperwork was a challenge, but not | | | | she just had to come a different way. We are so |
| unbearable. We just tried to stay focused on having | | | | grateful to her birth parents for taking such a |
| a baby in our home. The only item that had not been | | | | courageous step and blessing our lives. It has now |
| completed was a letter to the birth parents. This | | | | been nearly 13 years since the letter writing |
| proved to be the hardest of all. My heart ached for | | | | experience and our lives have never been the same. |
| the birth parents and their families. I contemplated | | | | Adoption is beautiful! |
| their struggles and felt that I had some understanding | | | | When the waiting becomes nearly unbearable, don't |
| of their trials. For several weeks I put the letter off, | | | | give up hope, and remember there is a gestation |
| it was just too much. Then one day, something | | | | period to all things. Hold fast to faith and know that |
| miraculous happened. I was sitting on my bed and | | | | in due time you will receive that which you desire. |