Unexpected Twist

We visited our doctor today, arriving five minutes later than our appointment (we are never on time, this is something I need to put on my New Year's resolution list). After filling the paperwork and signing what seemed to be a whole lot of papers, we moved through a typical doctor's office routine. Upon meeting the doctor, I instantly liked him. He was very kind and had the demeanour of a true scholar. His office was decorated with some funky paintings and knick-knacks that I'm assuming he collected on travels to Asia and Africa. He had an ease in talking to us and spoke with the hint of an accent. He told us basically what I had anticipated. My FSH level is quite high, it is very likely that I am experiencing ovarian failure, that we are going to do some tests and if these are negative, we have the option of invitro. What happened in the middle of this discussion is where the unexpected arrived. While we were in his office discussing these details, he received a phone call and excused himself to take it. I was a little nervous about the whole visit and wasn't really paying attention to the doctor's conversation on the phone. However, Rodolfo was, and while the doctor was talking he turned to me and whispered "babies". I wasn't quite sure what he meant but smiled at him to reassure him that yes, babies are what we hope to have. Little did I expect then what the doctor was about to tell us. When he finished his phone conversation he looked at us and explained in a very non-chalant way that this phone call was from a doctor friend of his who has 2 patients wanting to place their as yet unborn babies up for adoption. One will be born in 2 weeks. The other will be born in September. He said, quite frankly, that he rarely receives phone calls like this, that it is quite unusual that there are 2 babies, and that if we believe in miracles or serendipity that, well, this may be just that. When he said this I realized that he meant that here is an opportunity for us to adopt a child if we are interested. I really did not know what to say. I mean, this is quite a bit of information to take in a doctor's visit. Let's see, confirmation that this ovarian failure thing is real and that if we are open to it, we might have the possiblity of adopting a child in 2 weeks. Hmm... My response was, yes we do believe in miracles, that we have been praying for one and that we would like to think about this information. He seemed happy with the response and told us to let him know in 24 hours. We then talked more about the tests that we will be doing and concluded our appointment. And then as we were leaving he told us one more time, as if to emphasize the point, that this type of phone call is a rare occurance and we should really consider it.
Wow! Well, let me tell you we have been thinking about it non-stop ever since. We have no doubt that this "serendipitous" moment was indeed a miracle! One that was orchestrated and perfectly timed by the Creator of Life Himself. And because of this we have decided to learn more about the birth-parents and their situations and to present our family to them as well. If all pans out, we will pursue the adoption. It is amazing to type these things only 24 hours since my last entry. I did not expect anything like this from today's appointment. But how can anyone doubt that this is not from God? I think it would be foolish to not pursue this possibility. Will we be able to conceive a child of our own again? Maybe, maybe not. But here is an opportunity right in front of us where He may be presenting us with a child. We will see. Please continue to pray for us. Thank you.