The last matching night was on Monday, January 20th. We weren't matched again. Thats okay, we remain hopeful in God's perfect timing for the daughter we are going to be bringing home someday. I have found great encouragement in knowing that we are not alone and many have traveled this path with us.
In fact, on Sunday we were able to visit with a family that adopted two boys from China. They are now 9 and 11 and are absolultely wonderful. Minsan had actually spent quite a bit of time with the father 3 years ago during tball when Duncan was playing at the same time as theirs. At that time the father shared all about their story and it was during that time that we were making our final decision to move forward in the process.
I enjoyed hearing them talk about their adoption story after church and then we headed to have lunch too to keep the conversation. I truly loved hearing about their journey from beginning until the end. I know we haven't been on the waiting list very long, but from the time that we started until now has been 2 years and 7 months. Our process took so long to get on the list, that it feels like we have actually been on the list forever! I was truly encouraged by every part of their words and can't wait until we have our own story to share of our little girl being here.
In any case I eat up every little bit of encouragement I can these days. I am looking to find joy in this journey that happens to be full of a lot of waiting right now. I stole this from someone else’s site who has hit a few bumps on their journey too. It really did encourage me to dig up some more patience as I am waiting and trusting in God's perfect timing.
......But that’s where believing that it’s okay to not completely understand every-little-thing has come in really handy.
It’s made this adventure feel more like….well, an adventure, I guess- ha!
Sure, there have been bumps along the way, but here’s what I’ve learned about bumps: they slow you down, but they don’t stop you. You run up and over them, and they always end up behind you. And circling back to complete understanding- I’m no expert, but I do know this: chasing complete understanding can be mentally exhausting, and loosening our grip creates breathing room in our brains. Take comfort in the Assurance that clarity will always comes in Due time.
Complete living happens from here to the horizon, so here’s to enjoying more of the adventure in between!
Yep, here I am praying and waiting :).
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