That we will prepare for two births this Advent season has us thrilled beyond comprehension, and I have so much to fill you in on! More details to come...soon! In the meantime, please offer a prayer of thanksgiving on our behalf for this most beautiful Christmas gift, and beg Our Lord to pour his love and mercy on the selfless young mother who now bears her child....for us.
I love you all!
107 comments:
Ecstatic to hear your news, Kristen!! What a beautiful gift, a Christmas baby after a LONG advent. As a devoted lurker (also a fellow TAC alum), I am so thrilled for your family. My prayers for your family and the baby's birth family.
Congratulations, Kristen and Patrick! I will be praying for all of you.
Congratulations, that is wonderful news! God is good!
Kristen, A new baby for your family was one of my intentions for this novena also! I am so thrilled for you...many, many prayers! :)
so many congratulations and lots more prayers!!
Oh that is so exciting! I will keep your family and this precious little one in my prayers!
Oh my goodness!! (Another devoted lurker and probably friends with many of your fellow Trivium and TAC alums. :)) So many congrats!! We will be praying for you all! What a special Advent and Christmas time this will be for your family. SO so excited!
Kristen, I'm so, so happy for you all! You are in our prayers - hugs.
What absolutely beautiful joyous news! Praying for all of you.
I'm so happy for you, Kristen. I have goosebumps!
Many blessings this season.
Oh Kristen! I am just so thrilled for you and your family! This little girl is so incredibly blessed on all sides! I'll bet your daughters are thrilled!!!
sooooooooooo increadibly happy for you!! Deo gratias!
Oh Kristen, I'm grinning from ear to ear! God is so good!!
I'm usually just a silent lurker here, but I wanted to chime in to say CONGRATULATIONS!! Terribly exciting news!
Congrats! I will continue to pray for you and your family and the birthmom as you all ride the rollercoaster over the next month! How exciting and we are so happy for you all.
Yay!!! God is great!!!
Oh Kristen!!!
Congratulations! May God continue to bless and watch over each and every one of you.
Wow! That's wonderful, beautiful news!!!! Tears in my eyes for you all and prayers for this newest addition to your family!
What happy news to start the day with. How wonderful! Many prayers and blessings!
We long to see your face darling baby girl.Love Grandma
We long to see your face darling baby girl.Love Grandma
I'm thrilled about the beautiful addition to your beautiful family.
Sharing in your excitement; a big congratulations to your expanding family!
What a wonderful, amazing blessing! We will be keeping ALL of you in our prayers!! God bless you during this very special time. :)
Oh, Kristen, Oh! I've got tears in my eyes. I'm so happy for you. You've been so persevering. I will say a prayer of thanksgiving for you. Oh, I can't wait to met her!
Kristen:
I am so happy for you and your precious family!! This is so wonderful. Blessings, Kelly
Oh Kristen, I am thrilled to tears for you!!! Praying like crazy!!!
Oh, and *two* of my kids' birthdays are on January 10th, so that will give them an extra reason to remember to keep you all in their prayers. :)
Oh, how exciting! I'm another long-time lurker, and I'm so excited for you and your family. What a wonderful Advent of anticipation.
Oh Kristen, I'm so excited for you and your family!!!!! Many prayers in the coming weeks! :)
what wonderful news!
Congratulations!! So happy to hear your wonderful news! I'm eagerly awaiting the rest of the details. A Christmas Blessing...how exciting!! Will keep you close in thought and prayer.
What wonderful news Kristen, sharing tears of joy with you all!! Many blessings as you wait in joyful hope....Love,
What wonderful news!!!! So many congratulations from the Caughrons.
Oh, Kristen, I am soo happy for you!!!! I will pray for you and the birth mother!! God bless!
God Bless you...what wonderful news! What a wonderful season to be expecting a baby!
I am so thrilled for this gift to be coming to your lovely family this Christmas. Congratulations.
What wonderful news! Blessings on your family, this child and her birth mother.
Oh Kristen, this made me cry with happiness for you! I'm so glad!
Oh joyful joyful!!! I am so happy for you. Prayers for all of you in this wonderful season of waiting.
mucho MUCHO congratulations! What could be more perfect than a baby at Christmastime!
Congratulations!!! Prayers going up for the baby, the birth mother and your family.
What wonderful news. Though I am hoping for you that she will arrive for Christmas, I am partial to January birthdays since mine is the 9th. I am so glad that your prayers have been answered.
As another devoted lurker and TAC Alum, many congratulations and prayers for you and your family. What a wonderful blessing especially at this time of year.
Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!
Congratulations, Kristen! What a blessing!
Just found your blog through another blog I follow - I so loved reading your adoption stories! I am blessed with 5 children and we are Catholic homeschoolers also. You are such a wonderful example of the blessings that arise when we follow God's plan for us. You have a truly beautiful family, and I am so pleased to read the news of your new baby daughter. We will keep you all in our prayers this Advent. Blessings!
I always enjoy reading your blog and walk away from the computer with a smile and a happy heart. I am so happy for your family. God is so good!
Joy!! Congratulations, Kristen and Husband and Gianna and Madeline and Baby. I indeed do pray for you all and for the mother who has such a loving spirit. May all go well for you all. I am so very happy for you.
Oh my gosh Kristen, I'm crying!!!! What joyful, amazing, wonderful news. That little girl is VERY, VERY, VERY lucky!!!!! She is going to have an amazing mother and two amazing sisters. Gianna is going to love her to pieces!!!!
Prayers for your family during this amazing time. January 10th is Augustine's birthday. I hope she makes her arrival right on time ;-)
Congratulations and many prayers, especially for this young mother!
God is good! Coming out of lurkdom, I've been hoping that this news was coming for you. This is even more joyful that a regular birth announcement. Thank you for sharing your family life with us. (It inspires me to be the best mom I can be, too.)
Another lurker! I'm crying tears of joy for you and your family!! Many congratulations, and I'll remember you and your intentions as we continue our novena!
I burst into tears on reading this. I am so very happy for you all. Congratulations!!
Crying tears of joy!!!! I'll be waiting in joyful anticipation for more news on this Christmas blessing.
Congratulations to your beautiful family!
God is so good!!! Many congratulations to you and your family! I will add you and yours to my St. Andrew novena.
Oh, what joyful news! You are so faithful, and God is so good! We are so very happy for you all.
With prayers,
the Halsell Family
The best news ever... congratulations to your beautiful family!
I'm doing the happy dance in 20 degree weather. Yippee!!! I'm so happy for all of you. Sending many prayers for your family, and for this young mother.
Oh, Kristen, I couldn't be happier for you! Praise God! Can't wait to hear more ....
I am "jump up and down happy" for you all!!! Whoo hoo!!!!
Oh Kristen, I am so happy for you and your family! I have goosebumps. I have been praying, like so many others, that God would bless you with another little miracle. His timing couldn't be more perfect. I will continue to keep all of you in my prayers, as I await the birth of Christ. My brother's birthday is January 10.
I have been waiting to see such happy news for a long time and can only imagine how long the wait has been for you. Praying for all.
What a joy!
Thank God! Congratulations!
Praise God!!! So happy for you! Offering prayers!
OH OH OH!!! OH Dear LORD thank you!!! Thank you for this little blessing!!!
Yaaay!!!! May God bless and Mary keep all of you.
Oh my gosh, how wonderful! Congratulations to you and your family. My husband and I are expecting our first on Jan. 9th. What a great Christmas gift!
Oh, how wonderful! I too have been praying for a baby for your family. God is so good!
WOW! What a lovely surprise clicking over here today. I am thrilled for you and your growing family. Nikki
What joyous news! Three girls...just like us! We adopted our third daughter this summer and she is now 6 months old. We were given exactly 24 hours notice. :) Can't wait to follow along with your family on this journey, Kristen!
How wonderful!!! God is indeed good!!!
Get out of here!! That is fantastic! Wow he answered you QUICKLY!!!! Praise be to God!
Wonderful news! How happy I am for your family! Prayers and hugs coming your way!
Congratulations Mom!! This is the most fabulous news I have heard in some time. May God be praised both now and forever!!
We will continue to offer prayer and praise to our most Generous God for you and your family.
Congratulations! I wish I was that baby girl...she has no idea what a wonderful family awaits her! You are a beautiful, beautiful family. Your husband is going to have such a wonderful array of daughters and this little bundle of joy is going to be blessed with beautiful hand-sewn clothing. Oh la la!
Thrilled to hear such glorious news. WOW!!!
Oh my!! I am a lurker from LONG ago, but when I saw this post, I almost died! I am SO happy for you all, what an incredible blessing!
I also do have to say, my BIL and SIL had a hard time having children, and almost gave up, they finally got some help and (after a few YEARS) were finally able to conceive - and their baby is due almost the exact same time as yours!!
Crying here, too! I am so happy for you and your family! We will be praying for you all! I can't wait for more details! :)
Kristen, I've been on cloud nine all day after Kellie posted your news. Praise God. Your story and your heart have touched my heart for a long time now, since I came across your blog several years ago, and what a thrill to see this answered prayer. I'll continue praying. God bless you!
Kristin, I am SO HAPPY FOR YOU! Your new little girl is truly blessed to be welcomed into your beautiful family! Many, many prayers! Blessings to you as you embark upon this journey!
Momof2boyz
Kristen - this is the first time I've commented on your lovely blog. The topic is irresistible and the congratulations deserved immense!!! This is fantastic news and I couldn't be happier for you.
Your adoption story and Catholic life with your little girls is a great inspiration to me. I'm a young woman in my early twenties and am convinced that, should God bless me with "Mr. Right" that we should consider adoption, whether we're blessed with children of our own or not.
Thank you for this great example.
Congratulations!!!! Her arrival is so exciting and I am so happy for you and your family!!! :0)
THRILLED for you!!!
Wow. I can't believe this is the 1st time I'm visiting your blog (and I can't believe how POPULAR you are, lol, 81 comments!!)
I have only read a coupld posts so far (from your sidebar, catching up on your history), but wow. I'm in awe. What a beautiful story which continues to unfold. I only hope someday my story has as happy an ending!
Wow. What awesome news, Kristen. I am so happy for you and your family and will be praying for all of you as you await your new daughter. So perfect.
Congratulations!! I will be praying for all your family, as well as the baby's birth family.
God is SO good.
Oh Kristen! So overjoyed for you!!! January 10th was the date we received the referral for our first son. Many prayers for your family and for the birthfamily!
Congratulations!!!! We are so happy for you!!
This is such wonderful news! I will be praying for your family and for this young mother.
Congratulations!
Congratulations. We just brought our latest blessing home 2 weeks age - a little girl also. May God bless and protect your newest one and may His Mother wrap her comforting mantle around the loving, brave woman who is bestowing this gift upon you. The pain she faces is beyond understanding and her love for her child is what true love is. We will include her with our children's birthmoms in our prayers.
Thank you, thank you, thank you, everyone!! I really do love you all. I promise to give you more details as soon as I can!
Congratulations on your latest blessing, Kristen and Patrick! We have a 3-girl family (so far...), too! Girls are lovely!!! (Not that we wouldn't welcome any boys God sent our way, of course!...), but for now, girls are sweet!
Congratulations on such an amazing blessing. What wonderful news.
Wow! Congratulations. What a wonderful gift for Christmas.
PRAISE GOD!!!! What wonderful news! May God continue to bless you and your family (and a big blessing on the birth mom as well!)
Deo Gratias Deo Gratias Deo Gratias!!! I am so very happy for you and your family!
So very, very happy for you! I'm standing at my kitchen counter crying! God bless you. Praying that all goes smoothly. You, your family, and the birth family are all in my prayers.
Congratulations, Kristen.
How absolutely wonderful! What a season of waiting will end at Christmas.
Congratulations! You've brought tears of joy to my eyes. She's a very lucky little girl.
God Bless.
What wonderful news! Congratulations!
Yet another devoted TAC alum lurker who just has to come out and say that I'm SO excited for you!! YAY!!
Just thrilled for you. God is so good!
Hi, Kristen
I just found your blog and wanted to say that I am so happy for you and your family! I read the stories of your infertility and adoptions, and have found a lot of hope in them. My husband and I are dealing with secondary infertility right now, and it can feel like a very lonely cross. But your words have given me inspiration and comfort. God bless you and yours!
I am so very happy for you and your family! What an exciting Christmas season this will be! We will be praying for all of you!
-Snowshoe
Dear Kristen -
I too have been hoping to see this news on your blog. Such love about to be magnified....
God is bringing joy to you, this child and all who celebrate with you.
May He bless this birth mother for her decision.
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