may 11, 2010 - Anna Adams

MAY 11, 2010

My wedding day: December 2, 2006. I remember it like it was yesterday, promising to the man I loved “for better, for worse.” Never when I was planning our wedding did I ever actually contemplate “for worse.” Little did I know that God had great plans for David and me - it would just take some redirecting to get us on the path that He had planned for us.

David and I had been married for 2 years and had just built this gorgeous home in a perfect suburban neighborhood of Dallas, when we found out that we were expecting. We were thrilled and instantly told the world. A baby, wow, something I had always dreamt of - being a mom. Our good news quickly turned into sadness within three months. We had lost the baby. Our world was shattered. I can't even explain the questions and thoughts I began to feel. God? I was livid with Him. I couldn't understand WHY! Nightly, David would remind me of Jeremiah 29:11, which says 'For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” That verse just resonated in my head. What were His plans? I love kids.

God was preparing my heart for something more - much more! After the miscarriage a friend of mine called and asked if David and I would come and help with the teenagers at a church where he preached. Only God knew at that moment I would become the Youth Director to 20 plus teenagers! We might have lost one child but God blessed us with 20. God speaks truth: Psalm 37:4 “Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart.” For the next year we did everything with those kids. We loved and cared for each one just like they were our own.

At the same time, the mortgage company David had worked for the last 11 years was downsized, and he took a mandatory demotion. Every day he went to work not knowing if he would leave that evening with a job. In May 2009, he was given a box and asked to pack his things and leave.

Eight weeks, fifty submitted resumes, and six interviews later, David was still unemployed. One day I came home from work and found David weeping, completely broken and humbled. That was my turning point. He has been the most amazing husband and best friend a girl could want. Finally, we surrendered and gave our situation to God. We decided that evening, David was going to begin his journey as a college student at Louisiana Tech, and we both were going to consider this situation as an opportunity to move forward in life. God swung the doors wide open! In a short three months, we had sold our house, moved to Louisiana, David began school at Tech, and I had a full time job doing something that I love. We connected to this amazing church and found some incredible friends. We moved here on faith, and I truly believe that because of our faithfulness God continues to pour His blessings on us. We have a much more simple life and budget. The best part is: we could not be happier! God has gone above and beyond what we ever thought imaginable.

Looking back now, God was and is still in total control. He had us in the palm of His hand the entire time. Even through the heartaches and heartbreaks we have been able to grow mentally, physically and spiritually, as individuals and together. God is amazing. He will never allow you to go through something you can't handle. :)

Anna Adams