We received out new waitlist number last week in perfect timing (from 28 to 26). I had been discouraged earlier in the week realizing that I was standing in a line—what felt like a long line—while there were and are approximately 145,000,000 orphans in the world. To me, the line waiting didn’t (and doesn’t) always […]
Someone told me that. I had heard it. But now I’m starting to really get it. And I’m afraid my agency should have had “faint of heart” on my physcial for my doctor to check off during my paper chase…because I think I might have had to check it. But since that wasn’t asked—we slid […]
The last couple of days/weeks, emails have begun to trickle in with general questions about adoption. How thankful I am to see and hear that God is stirring hearts to bring little ones home to a forever family!!! I remember in the beginning for us–we felt like adopting was something that had always been something […]
I might LITERALLY pop if I have to wait another day for our home study to be approved. Please feel free to comment to see if I have popped or not;). Also feel free to leave verses, wisdom, insight or encouragement on waiting and why waiting is good for me. If you pass me on the […]
I was reading Henri Nouwen’s book “In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership” and came across this paragraph that I wanted to share: “From the heart come the words, “Do you love me?” Knowing the heart of Jesus and loving him are the same thing. The knowledge of Jesus’ heart is a knowledge […]