Several of you have told me lately "there's nothing new on your blog." I thought I better get something posted......
As far as progress with adoption news, there has been no progress. China continues to move very, very slow, with an anticipated 3 more years to wait for a healthy infant. No word from Bethany Christian Services either. We know that our information is being shown regularly to expecting moms, but we have not been "picked" yet. According to God, the timing is not right yet. So we continue to wait.......
The waiting we did in August and the first part of September was very, very hard for me. I continued to have so many questions---like "What did we do wrong; why won't God bless us with a child?". The last couple of weeks I have become more content again, realizing that His timing is perfect---better than I could ever imagine. We also realized that our focus was totally backwards. We had started to put all our thoughts and energy on getting a child, placing God in the backseat. He politely reminded us that He wants us to put Him first, above all else. So we have done a paradigm shift, putting him first again; not because we have to but because we want to. I have definitely realized that "it's not all about me."
So on one hand nothing has been happening on the adoption front, but on the other hand a lot has been happening. God continues to soften and shape our hearts, drawing us into a closer relationship with Him. As we wait we will continue to praise him, regardless of the circumstances.
As far as progress with adoption news, there has been no progress. China continues to move very, very slow, with an anticipated 3 more years to wait for a healthy infant. No word from Bethany Christian Services either. We know that our information is being shown regularly to expecting moms, but we have not been "picked" yet. According to God, the timing is not right yet. So we continue to wait.......
The waiting we did in August and the first part of September was very, very hard for me. I continued to have so many questions---like "What did we do wrong; why won't God bless us with a child?". The last couple of weeks I have become more content again, realizing that His timing is perfect---better than I could ever imagine. We also realized that our focus was totally backwards. We had started to put all our thoughts and energy on getting a child, placing God in the backseat. He politely reminded us that He wants us to put Him first, above all else. So we have done a paradigm shift, putting him first again; not because we have to but because we want to. I have definitely realized that "it's not all about me."
So on one hand nothing has been happening on the adoption front, but on the other hand a lot has been happening. God continues to soften and shape our hearts, drawing us into a closer relationship with Him. As we wait we will continue to praise him, regardless of the circumstances.
