God is in the details.
There is a song that has brought me much comfort through out many aspects of my life journey.
“There’s torn up pages in this book,
Words that tell me I’m no good,
Chapters that defined me for so long,
But the hands of grace and endless love,
Dusted off and picked me up,
Told my heart that hope is never gone,
God is in this story,
God is in the details
Even in the broken parts,
He holds my heart, He never fails,
When I’m at my weakest,
I will trust in Jesus,
Always in the highs and lows,
The One who goes before me,
God is in this story
So if the storm you’re walking through,
Feels like it’s too much and you,
Wonder if He even cares at all,
Well, hold on tight to what you know,
He promised He won’t let you go,
Your song of healing’s written in His scars
God is in this story,
God is in the details”
We arrived in Syracuse on New Year’s Day in advance of our transfer the following morning. As things had moved so very quickly with the embyro adoption process, and holiday laboratory schedules were limited, there was not time to ship the embryos to the nearer Albany office which meant we would travel to them in Syracuse. I was worried this would cause a delay in the transfer as having suitable driving conditions for a road trip in the beginning of January in a northern region is far from guaranteed; when we leave our home, we leave a sanctuary full of animals (over 40 in total) with a farm sitter, and doing so in a snow storm to drive 5 hours would not be a wise decision. God gave us 50 degree weather, and sun shine for our travel days; God is in the details.
Shelly and Nate live about an hour from the hotel where we were staying and surprised us with an offer to meet up for dinner with the kids! And not only did we get to share a meal, but we were blessed to share an evening of fun together racing go-karts and making memories; if everything had come together for the embryos to ship to Albany, we would never have had that evening together as a united family. God is in the details.
The morning of the transfer I was able to receive acupuncture before and after the transfer, at the very same fertility clinic at which the embryos were stored. I underwent extensive acupuncture when attempting to conceive Silas at 40 years of age and I often say, he is our “acupuncture baby” as the treatments had a positive effect on my cycles. To have the opportunity in a conventional medical setting to have acupuncture before and after embryo transfer…. God is in the details.
Most profoundly, and without doubt ultimate confirmation of God’s hand in every detail was our Doctor at CNY fertility. We only met him at the time of the transfer as we had been doing our transfer preparation monitoring at the CNY location in Albany. We had no part in choosing him as our doctor, and didn’t even know who our doctor would be until shortly before he came into the room. Upon entering, he immediately put Jeremy and I at ease; not a small feat under the circumstances of such a significant moment in our lives. He was friendly, warm, compassionate and explained every step of the process to come, which was itself the easiest and quickest part of this entire journey to date. Immediately upon finishing the transfer of our adopted embryo into my womb, he took my hand and the hand of husband and asked if we would like a prayer. This doctor, who we had just met, prayed for us and for our growing family.
Emotions overwhelmed me at that moment; I have had more than my share of medical care over my life time; I have had a severe brain injury resulting in an ICU stay and over 6 years of rehabilitation therapy in hospital settings; I have had back surgery; I have given birth; I have been at the bed side of passing loved ones, and not once has a doctor offered prayer until this day.
God is in the details of this story.