Waiting . . .

During the first few months of this whole process, I definitely thought that the paperwork and getting all the correct forms together would be the hardest part . . . . that was definitely not true!
We are definitely in the hardest part right now! Not so much the waiting, but the waiting for the right child/circumstance, which means using discernment and having to say "no".

Last night Marion, our legal assitant, called with a case of a younger mom (21) who is pregnant again with her 2nd. She is unsure of the father of the child, and the circumstances surrounding the pregnancy are not good- one of the potential fathers is involved in drugs and crime, and the other possible father doesn't want to nor can care for the child. The girls mom is giving her a hard time about adopting her baby, but yet they are all very poor with minimal education. Despite the opinion of her family, she has decided from the beginning of the pregnancy to put the baby up for adoption to a loving and stable family with children.

The situation for us seems so much like we wanted, but yet the detail of the process - that we would have to be down in Alabama (where the mom/baby is located) for 7-10 days - throws a whole different perspective on it. It would take us several days to a week to plan what to do with our kids and yet we have to tell our attorney this morning.

Please pray- that since we can't take this child due to planning, that God give this child a loving Christian home and keep him/her safe from the circumstances of his biological family. Pray that God keep our hearts positive through this process. Pray that God gives me patience.

Psalms 38:15 -
But for you, O Lord, do I wait; it is you, O Lord my God, who will answer.
Is. 40:31-
but they who wait for the Lord, shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.