Last night, while having a great dinner with friends, we got the phone call we have been waiting to recieve since January, when we began our adoption journey... Our adoption agency called to tell us that we were officially done with our adoption paperwork and that we are now on the adoption wait list for a child to be matched with our family!!!! All of us were rejoicing at the dinner table in the middle of the restaurant, as I wrote down the details of my phone conversation on the paper tablecloth, so everyone at the table could keep up with my conversation, especially my husband :)
This news is bittersweet... We are family number 125 waiting for a boy, and we are family number 146 waiting for a girl. Our match guidelines are for a boy OR girl ages 2-6. These numbers, while expected, are very high. We were praying for lower numbers on the wait list, but we know our God is mighty and can do anything... such as move us along more quickly than these numbers show. Our wait time now is approximatley 2 years from now to bring our child home. This timeline is NOT what WE want, but, again, we know that God can do anything. We rest in the trust we have for HIM, knowing this is exactly where we need to be :) We ARE moving forward. We ARE on the wait list. We ARE going to be matched and united with our child some day.
Our boys are thrilled! It is their joy in this that brings us closer every day to knowing we are where we need to be... number or no number! As we leave on a family vacation soon, our boys have prayed that they wish their new brother or sister could share in this trip, as well... some day! They always take him or her in their hearts wherever they go, so, then, do we :)
We are praising God for this huge stride forward. We feel blessed to be on this journey together as a family and being able to share our journey with you! Keep praying for our little one so far away but getting closer each new day. We pray without ceasing and rejoice in everything!
Blessings...
