After hoping and praying for the longest time, my sister and her husband welcomed a son.

They were blessed to have him join their family through adoption.

Now he’s an energetic one-year-old and a big brother!

It seems some prayers are answered over time, and some prayers are answered even before we’ve had time to submit them.

And that’s exactly how it worked for my very surprised sister on a cold day last January.

What she thought was a touch of flu, turned out to be her next baby boy.

It’s now nine months later and they have two boys in their arms- the new guy, and the sweetest big brother ever.

Their paths were different, but they came to us in exactly the same way- through the miracle of love.