The Gift

The Story Behind the Gift.

I've decided to quote the words I wrote in my Journal describing the details and feelings behind our amazing gift.
January 1st 2012
" I have been given a gift probably the biggest gift I could ever receive. I am still in shock days later. Besides the gift of Christ and his atonement, this gift is the most important so far in my life. And I must write about it.

On December 22nd, 2011 Aaron's 33rd Birthday. I'm sitting checking my emails and I get a feeling to go check the mail. I brave the cold looking forward to a few Christmas packages that should be in our box. Within the pile of ads, Christmas cards and packages its a card addressed to Aaron and I with no return address post marked from Portland Oregon.
I open the Christmas cards and throw out ads. And then curiously I open the card. The kids are playing with toys on the floor and Aaron is reading in his recliner.
Inside the Envelope I open is a card with pastel elephants congratulating us on a new baby.
Of course I'm confused and almost appalled at the cruelty of a joke played against us. When I open the card its says "who will the baby look like" with no signature or explanation as to who the card is from. I open a slip of paper that was folded and placed inside the card and it is a check.. a cashiers check for $15,000! Shocked I shriek out and Aaron is looking at me like "what?!" I can't speak, and I just hand him the card and the check. "He looks them over in unbelief as well.
Further study of the check says that the barer is "anonymous and the check looked legit. Aaron calls chase bank to verify the authenticity and they say it's good.
After crying and hugging and crying and hugging we talk about what this means. Most obviously the gift-er wants us to use this money to try for In Vetro Fertilization.
{At the time Aaron was unemployed} And things are tighter then they have ever been. But we have promised ourselves to use the money strictly for the procedures to get pregnant and have a baby.
We thank our Heavenly Father for this amazing gift. I credit Him completely for it.
I wonder about the person who could have had the means and sent us this gift. I just can't be sure... and have chosen not to pursue finding out. They obviously want to be anonymous. I know Heavenly Father will continue to provide a way for us to have a baby."