I can’t explain how good it feels to hear of these referrals and see their beautiful pictures. Not only does it feel like we’re getting closer, but I’m starting to get to “know” these people a bit (although I do sometimes think of them as my “imaginary friends”). I guess we all live vicariously through each other. It would be so nice to travel at the same time as someone from the group.
The two who got referrals today had waited about four months; the one last week waited six. The six was somewhat discouraging; the four gives me hope. At least twice a day I calculate on the calendar how many weeks we’ll have been waiting by March, April, May, let’s-not-think-about-it. We would so like to travel by June—earlier if possible so we could make Justin’s wedding in GR, but at least early enough for Aaron to go to Young Life camp in July. If he can’t go, we have no experienced male leader to go! We really don’t know what we’ll do, but God must have a plan, because he sure keeps sending lots of kids to Club.
Stacie is confident that we’ll have our baby in May. We were just hoping to have a referral by then, but hey, we’ll happily have our baby! Anyone else out there with the gift of faith and prayer wanna get on that? I’m praying, but I only have faith every other day or so. It’s not just a selfish prayer for me . . . no, really . . . it’s for the YL kids and all the other waiting families too . . . really!
Okay, it’s mostly selfish.
And I’m so selfish I don’t even care!
EDIT 1/31: ANOTHER referral today! Unbelievable!
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4 comments:
this is so exciting!
I hope you don't mind, but I gave your website to a friend of mine who is beginning the adoption process. THey've chosen domestic, but I thought it might be an encouragement to her! Thanks for all your thoughts and for sharing them with 'blogworld'. I love learning about this whole process!
No problem...but who is this? If I know you, sign your name! (If not, that's OK too!)
:) wmw
But hey, at least you like rollercoasters, no? Wheeeeeee!
*grin*
oh right...that first comment was me, gretchen...I forgot that I hadn't signed in. whoops!
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