I provided the update that we are simply waiting and they asked how long it has been and it hit me...
19 months since our agency said yes...
Wow. 19 months. ...
Yet only truly waiting now for 3.5 months so a long ways to go...
I received the packet to start our home study updates this week too...
I got a bit overwhelmed at these two thoughts combined together...
Yet our God in His infinite wisdom provided the gentlest and most precious reminder in the moment I needed it most.
What was it you ask?
In our social media filled world it was actually the Instagram update of another adoptive family here in the US beginning their journey as a family. It was a congratulatory welcome to the world of their sweet little one...
Her name, it was her name.... and her beautiful dark skinned precious face...
This precious child's name was one that the Lord has impressed on our hearts and that has spurred us on in this journey. It may not be our daughters name but it is part of her story, our story.
Selah Joy "P"... Whomever you are, wherever you are, you may never know the people who prayed for you today....
However, this mama will always know the ways the Lord used you to encourage my weary heart on its path to my beautiful Haitian daughter, whomever she may be...
Psalm 18:30 - "As for the Lord, His way is perfect..."
