Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Good things come to those who wait!!!
We received a referral for a very healthy, baby girl! She was born on August 4, 2011 in the Jiangxi province. We are over the moon! Thank you so much for all of your prayers and encouragement! More to come and pictures soon! :)
Monday, February 20, 2012
Anticipation...
Spent a little time reading through the journals that I started for Emma Grace waaaaaay back in the beginning. Boy, I sure hope my child doesn't judge me too harshly for the sentimentality that oozes from those pages!
I'm feeling pretty cautiously optimistic tonight. Been reading the 'rumor' blogs and many of them point to phone calls starting tomorrow possibly. It's exciting to think that sometime this week we might know what our precious girl looks like!
I'd like to be able to really relax and enjoy this time but it's been anything but enjoyable recently. My head has been full of swirling, whirling chaos lately. I can't concentrate. I can't think straight! My fuse is short. My patience is thin. All I can think about is getting on a plane and flying across the world, making our little family complete, and establishing our own traditions. I can't wait to take our girl to Cedar Key in July, to spend Christmas morning in our own beds and awake to the magic of Santa's visit, to actually celebrate Mother's day this year without tears and longing, for Paul to know the joy of being a father on Father's day. The list is innumerable.
Come on, baby girl, come on! This could be our week!
"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9
"Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see." Hebrews 11:1
I'm feeling pretty cautiously optimistic tonight. Been reading the 'rumor' blogs and many of them point to phone calls starting tomorrow possibly. It's exciting to think that sometime this week we might know what our precious girl looks like!
I'd like to be able to really relax and enjoy this time but it's been anything but enjoyable recently. My head has been full of swirling, whirling chaos lately. I can't concentrate. I can't think straight! My fuse is short. My patience is thin. All I can think about is getting on a plane and flying across the world, making our little family complete, and establishing our own traditions. I can't wait to take our girl to Cedar Key in July, to spend Christmas morning in our own beds and awake to the magic of Santa's visit, to actually celebrate Mother's day this year without tears and longing, for Paul to know the joy of being a father on Father's day. The list is innumerable.
Come on, baby girl, come on! This could be our week!
"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9
"Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see." Hebrews 11:1
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Sunday, January 29, 2012
January 2012
All of the griping, whining, and feeling discouraged- I take it all back! I know I thought the last 60+ months were difficult, but this? This waiting each week to hear from our agency that we've been matched with a sweet baby girl on the other side of the world, THIS is difficult.
Saturday, January 28th at 9:00 pm our time, the CCCAA reopened it's doors since closing on January 23 for the observance of Chinese New Year. Our prayer all day yesterday was that they (the CCCAA) would come back rejuvenated and ready to do some matching! Naturally, we prayed it in church today and naturally, I wept like a baby. I swear that adoption hormones are just as real as pregnancy hormones.
Please just continue to pray for us, for that precious baby so far away and for the folks in China to work quickly and efficiently. Any day now, Lord, any day now. :-)
Saturday, January 28th at 9:00 pm our time, the CCCAA reopened it's doors since closing on January 23 for the observance of Chinese New Year. Our prayer all day yesterday was that they (the CCCAA) would come back rejuvenated and ready to do some matching! Naturally, we prayed it in church today and naturally, I wept like a baby. I swear that adoption hormones are just as real as pregnancy hormones.
Please just continue to pray for us, for that precious baby so far away and for the folks in China to work quickly and efficiently. Any day now, Lord, any day now. :-)
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