Keekee, we took time off in the middle of working toward our third adoption. (Not the same as pausing during the first, I know!!) It was so difficult to just stop and wait. This did end up reflecting well on us as being 'mature' and 'placing the needs of our children before our own' kind of stuff. When we took a break and put our adoption plans on hold it turns out that our soon to be Ds was born during that time. So while I was hurting that we were having to wait and fussing about all the things that I did/do, because I was being silly and lacking trust in the God of the universe!, our Ds was born and placed into a wonderful foster home where he was being stablized and the paperwork was being process so that he could be adopted.
The point I'm attempting to make in my fumbling and ham-handed way is that if we would just relax and wait patiently on the Lord He does marvelous things beyond what we even envision for ourselves. It isn't always even part of what we envision for ourselves, but it what He has for us and we can be at peace, content, overwhelmed and blessed beyond measure by that.
Bajj, an update on us: We're still doing the same ol', same ol'!
Church activities, school, etc. The kids are growing and our youngest is now 4!
This is the first time in a number of years that the youngest has been THAT OLD! We're all potty trained now, except for some night time issues with one. We're working on some ongoing issues with the kids and maybe even making some headway. (Due to prenatal exposure we work on things like developmental delays, some health things and learning disabilities/problems.)
This summer we've got some Big Projects, like getting the garden set up so we can actually plant veggies next year. Some remodelling projects, a painting project, and rearranging bedrooms. Some of those projects are fun and interesting, some of them are kind of a slog.
Glad to see you back again!
