I won’t lie, it’s been a tough month! We received an update from our adoption agency a few weeks ago saying that summer’s a slow time for business in Europe & basically their process to get reaccredited has gone nowhere fast. I am trying so hard to be patient but, really I am not a patient person. I suspect, this is exactly why I am still waiting…the Lord’s working on my patience again. Really? Didn’t we do this when my kids when little? I thought we were done with this! Well, apparently not.
I actually started this blog in my head many times before today. It started out “I’m in a bad place right now…” Who wants to read that? I just couldn’t get myself to type out the words because I had nothing good to say. You see, I’m an encourager. That’s what I do. I am compelled to encourage someone when I hear them down or needing someone to talk to. I just can’t walk away until I feel I’ve done my part. So what do you do when you’re the encourager & you need to be encouraged? I talked a lot to my husband, prayed & prayed again, dumped on a few friends, gone to church, cried on the phone to my father-in-law, searched my Bible & tried to be patient! I’d like to say that I have it all figured out & list my solution for you. But, the truth is that I’m struggling to find my way through this adoption journey.
What I can say is when you receive a small sliver of hope, or an email from your adoption agency, a day can make a huge difference. (Here’s where I get to wrap up the blog on a positive!) The email said that they have received the new regulations from Moldova, which they were waiting for, & now things are starting to move forward again. Yeah, double yeah! Since I received that news, I am now able to write this blog for the month of July- plus it’s the last day of the month & I just can’t stand having a month without a little 1 next to it in the right column :o). So, we continue to prepare for our new daughter as the days pass & not let our hope fade as we wait upon Him…PATIENTLY.
P.S. I refinished the sandbox & Hannah helped me fill it with new sand. She can’t wait to play in it with you!
