.Expectantly Waiting.

This time around feels a little bit different. I cannot put my finger on exactly what it is. I am just as excited to adopt this time. I am just as passionate about orphan care and our responsibility to care for orphans, and I am just as convicted about being a voice for the voiceless and standing up for justice for these little ones. I have already felt my heart begin that pregnant swell as Sophia is being tightly knitted there. I think of her, I pray for her, and I long to know her, but I feel more settled this time around. Calmer. Perhaps, it is because we have walked this road once before, and have seen the beautiful way that God orchestrates the finances, the timing - well, everything. I don't feel any less passionate or excited, but I don't feel the urgency that was so intense from the very beginning of our journey to Jamesy. I don't feel complacent, though, either. I am just trying to rest in God's timing, knowing full well that it is perfect. Perhaps that is because Sophia is not ready yet, or perhaps I am truly growing in my faith.

Regardless, I am excited. I don't care as much what people think this time around, and yet I have not been quite so vocal. I am leaning into Jesus and listening for His Spirit to direct my words. I understand more now than ever before, the blessings that come with obeying God no matter how crazy it appears to others. So I am closing my eyes to fear of man this time, and opening them to the path God has before us - whatever it may include. The children already talk of Sophie, just like they did of Jamesy. She is part of our family, before we have ever laid eyes on her.

We are standing still for the moment in our journey. Our fat, pink notebook is ready and waiting to be filled to capacity with the documents that will help us reach our daughter.



But for now, we wait on God's timing, to provide the finances. I know He will, I just don't know how or when. So we wait! We are in the process of designing some tees to help raise funds and spread awareness, and we are selling Just Love Coffee again, but mostly we are waiting - expectantly waiting. For my expectation is from Him.

Truly my soul silently waits for God; from Him comes my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved … My soul, wait silently for God alone, for my expectation is from Him. He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be moved. Psalm 62:1-2, 5-6

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.Someone is Missing {again}.

We've known it for awhile now, but have wrestled a lot. Things were just starting to get comfortable. Comfortable is when we become good at being complacent. That would be easier, and for us it would be wrong. We've prayed and prayed and prayed, and God has just made it abundantly clear that someone is missing {again} from our family.

So, it is with much joy and expectation that we announce that God is once again growing our family! We have signed back on with AWAA, and have been accepted back into their Ethiopian program. We are entering this with so much thought and prayer, and we know it seems crazy amidst everything else. It seems as though the more crazy we look to others, the more confirmation we receive from God that we are on the right path!

We debated keeping this news private, but feel led to share. It seems as if the enemy is not pleased with the decisions we are making to open our home to another orphan, to follow whatever it is that God asks of us. I hate giving Satan too much credit, but I believe he has been attacking our family. The week we officially started back into the ET program we were attacked from all sides - culminating on Sunday with Cadi in the ER being tested for leukemia. Well, he is not going to win. This is a battle we are ready to fight with Christ in us. We are looking towards eternity and building His kingdom, and for us that includes another adoption. We are moving ahead, and we are excited for what God has for our family. The process is longer right now, and we are just waiting on God's perfect timing. We are at peace.

God is impressing on our hearts to request a little girl this time - between the ages of 3 and 7 - Sophia is the name we have chosen and how we pray for her. We are still praying about some special needs that we may be open to. Cadi will have a sister. I could not be more excited!


Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us. Ephesians 3:20

Humbled that He would work within us.

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