This is Erica's Story
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For as long as she can remember, her greatest dream was simple: be a wife and a mom.
But after 13 years of chasing love, three long-term relationships, mounting debt, and a diagnosis that made pregnancy unlikely, that dream felt impossible. At 30 years old, she moved back home, broken and desperate, begging God to save her from herself. What happened next changed everything.
This is a story about surrender. About infertility. About foster care, adoption, and the quiet ways God works behind the scenes. She never experienced pregnancy—but she became a joyful mother in a way she never could have planned.
If you’re waiting on God… if you’re grieving a dream… if you’re wondering why He’s saying “no”… this story is a reminder that His faithfulness doesn’t always look the way we expect—but it’s always better than we imagine.
For more than six years, she and her husband have prayed, waited, and said “yes” to every open door—only to watch it close again.
Infertility. Adoptions that fell through. A foster placement that didn’t work out. Each time, hope rose… and then heartbreak followed. In the middle of it all, she wrestled with the question so many of us are afraid to say out loud: What if God doesn’t give me what I want? Will I still love Him the same?
In this honest and powerful testimony, she shares what it’s like to feel overlooked by God, how a moment on JOY FM met her right where she was, and why she’s choosing to praise Him—even while the house is still quiet.
If you’re waiting—for a child, for healing, for a breakthrough, for someone you love to come to Christ—this story is for you. You’re not alone in the roller coaster. And your waiting is not wasted.
