We got the news on Friday that our home study is approved and we are in the book...ready to wait! We are so thankful to be at this step, but we also know what this wait is like. There were many days with our first adoption that seemed neverending as we waited. Then you get a call...you meet a birthmother and you wait again! Just a whole lot of waiting, but we are excited to learn what God has for us as we wait this time. Isaiah says "They that wait upon the Lord will renew their strength...". Psalm 37 says "Trust in the Lord and wait patiently for Him." Psalm 38 "But for you, O Lord, do I wait; it is you, O Lord my God, who will answer."
God continues to provide the funds for our adoption and we are learning to wait on Him in that area as well.
Please continue to pray for us as we wait. Pray that God will teach us more about Himself at this time and please pray for our child and the birthmother! We covet your prayers as we move the waiting phase!
My words of wisdom for you guys are to wait on God. Don't psych yourselves up and ask Him to conform to your plan. I seriously thought that our 2nd wait would be shorter than the 1st because we had an established open adoption. Surely a birthmother would snatch us up quickly. We waited 14 months for dd#2, and she is SO worth every second of that wait and more! Then God turns around and gives us a surprise in dd#3! We weren't expecting things to work out, but His way is perfect. His timing is perfect, and He will reveal His plan only in His time. We want to get to the core, but He only lets us see one layer at His time in His glory.
ReplyDeleteStill praying for you guys!
Love,
The Parkers