An Invitation to Pray!!!

Family and friends, we write a little shocked ourselves but there has been a development that may interfere with our adoption plans. Unfortunately this came about after we were named the parents of Isaiah. We are not going to go into great detail at this time, in order to protect all involved, but we ask that you pray for God's will. Of course this is unsettling to us, but right now we have hope this adoption will continue as planned. This is also the desire of the birth parents as well and the conflict is not regarding their consent. We hope and pray you too can find peace and hope, and not feel angry or anxious. We know for sure that God's Will will prevail. And we have great hope Isaiah will come home with us.

No matter what, we are his parents right now and we will love him, serve him, and pray for him in these days of waiting. God is truly showing us that He is in control, and boy is it a wild ride! :)

Our Lady Untier of Knots

We also know that over these past few months Our Lady Untier of Knots has done amazing things in our lives and for those whom we have asked her intercession. So we invite you to pray this novena for our intentions with Isaiah and for your own intentions. The novena is below. Thanks for your continued prayers and support, we are forever indebted to you!

You can pray this shorter version for nine days, or you can pray with the longer novena linked below. When we were first introduced to the longer version, it was suggested a decade of the rosary was prayed with the prayers, but the longer version invites you to pray a 5 decade rosary. If you want to join in, pray the way that is best for you. This is Pope Francis' favorite Marian devotion!

Shorter version:

Pope Francis's Prayer to Our Lady Untier of Knots
Jorge Bergoglio brought this devotion to Argentina and composed this prayer.

Holy Mary, full of God's presence during the days of your life,
you accepted with full humility the Father's will,
and the Devil was never capable to tie you around with his confusion
Once with your son you interceded for our difficulties,
and, full of kindness and patience you gave us example of how to untie the knots of our life.
And by remaining forever Our Mother,
you put in order, and make more clear the ties that link us to the Lord.
Holy Mother, Mother of God, and our Mother,
to you, who untie with motherly heart the knots of our life, we pray to you to receive in your hands (the name of person),
and to free him/her of the knots and confusion with which our enemy attacks.
Through your grace, your intercession, and your example,
deliver us from all evil, Our Lady, and untie the knots that prevent us from being united with God,
so that we, free from sin and error, may find Him in all things, may have our hearts placed in Him, and may serve Him always in our brothers and sisters. Amen 

The longer version:

http://www.theholyrosary.org/maryundoerknots