Our Sealing

This has been the day that we have been waiting for. A day that has brought so much joy in our lives. He is such a precious little boy. Some words that describe our day are: 

BEAUTIFUL

PEACEFUL,  JOYOUS

MIRACULOUS,  SERENE

FAMILY

 LOVE

 SPIRITUAL

 FAITH PROMOTING

ETERNAL

There were so many challenges leading up to this day but as John said "All of the challenges and trials came to a halt when we all entered the Salt Lake Temple to have Kekoa sealed to us forever." I couldn't have said it better. From financial struggles the past few months, to kids (mine and my sister Nezhone's), John and I getting sick this past week, to self doubt about whether I was the best mother for him the last two months, I know now that satan was trying all he could to prevent this. I am grateful for my testimony in our Savior. I know that He lives and loves each and every one of us. I know he loves our birth mom and has helped her through the most difficult challenges especially that of placing her precious child with a family she had met ONCE. We love her. We will always love her. Her strength is a testimony to us that our Heavenly Father is a God of miracles and that he hears and answers prayers...and it is not always on our timetable. As our birth mom said, "I often wonder if the Lord would have told you to adopt had I not been messing my life up at the time. That is how passionate I feel that Jason was meant to be in your family."

She just might be right.

Some wonderful people were able to join us for this day. My sisters Nezhone and Maile and her husband Cliff, my brother Kimo and his wife Andrea, John's brother Ian and his wife, both mine and John's mom, and some GREAT friends, Per and Zandra Anderson, and Duane and Carriann Newman. We are so glad they could spend this day with us.

To end this post I wanted to write some of the kids' feelings and thoughts.

Wyatt: "I am glad that Kekoa could be part of our family forever. I felt peace."

Te'alani: "I was so happy that Kekoa could be ours and I cried and it was really hard not to cry and I thought the temple was really cool. I was excited."

Israel: "I felt happy and excited. I thought it would be fun having a little brother forever."

Nyah: "I felt excited when he got sealed to us. I am so happy that Kekoa is in our family."

To John and I this has been one of the most miraculous, challenging, and greatest moments in our lives from beginning to end.

Thank you Jess for the best gift ever, for listening to the spirit, and for being a part of our lives.