Sunday, July 31, 2011

What to do when the encourager needs encouragement...



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!