Walk By Faith, Not By Sight

When I was 20 years old, I went in to have a routine tonsillectomy surgery. A day later, I was completely blind and deaf in one ear. It is still so shocking.

After the outpatient surgery, I was discharged and my parents took me home. At 3:00 am, my mom came in to give me water to moisten my throat but found me totally unresponsive. I was rushed to the hospital where I was immediately intubated and put on a ventilator. I later was told that if I hadn’t made it to the hospital within 30 minutes, I wouldn’t be here. When I woke up the next day, I couldn’t see anything. Or hear in one ear.

I was totally devastated. I was so active as a college student; I was on the equestrian team and one of the top three riders in the nation in both my freshman and sophomore seasons. But now, I found myself completely blind...

One Trip Changed My Life Forever

It’s been said that life can change in an instant. For me, a trip to Africa in 2012 altered the course of my life forever.

On that trip, I was introduced firsthand to orphans. I had read about them and seen videos, but actually holding a child who did not know the love of a family stirred my heart. Already a mother to two beautiful girls, my heart was pulled in the direction of international adoption.

In 2013, my husband and I started the long and difficult journey of growing our family through adoption. We knew we were being called to adopt from the DRC- the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We were matched with a beautiful little girl we named Emily, and we started the adoption process. However after 18 long months, she no longer was available to adopt. We were crushed, confused, and torn...

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