[laughterkt]

Being a Christian, I know that by waiting on the Lord, we will ultimately find peace no matter what. However, I am just discouraged right now. I pray all the time about God using us to bless a child with a loving home and for a child to bless us by making our family complete. How do you handle the wait? Any encouragement would be greatly appreciated1
Katie

[lovemy6]

The waiting is the hardest part. I had everything planned out perfectly. HE had other plans for me though. He has blessed us beyond anything that I possibly could have prayed for or planned myself. Knowing that (in hindsight) made the wait all worth it.

I quit praying for patience. Don't you know if you pray for patience He'll give you more chances to use it?

[Linny]

In regards to the wait.....I think I can offer some words of encouragement to you.

Consider this:

If you believe that the Lord chooses which wee ones will be 'ours and yours'.....then you have to believe that He also has the right timing in place.

Everyone has 'there time'...has 'their day in adoption'. I can remember when our 'next to the youngest' was born: We had no idea. We were called, 'out of the blue' one day. I had gone to the chiropractor to remedy a migraine. I was 'caught' by the secretary of one of the local agencies while I walked into the nearby Chinese restaurant to have a lunch date with my sister.
It was this secretary who told me that our adoption attorney was trying to get ahold of me most of the morning to say that 'they had a baby for us'!

The next day, I went to pick up our baby. (My sister went with me, my dh was out of state and unable to come home soon enough.) I thought during the entire drive, "THIS is MY day. THIS is the day that it is happening...and it's happening for us and this baby. Yesterday....it was someone else's time for having their baby. Tomorrow it will be another person's time....but TODAY......today is OUR day.

Your day is coming. Your day will come. If you wait long enough....it WILL come. There is learning to be done during the wait. This is adoption labor, and it can be very painful.....but it is necessary in many ways. Just keep in mind....that one day WILL be YOUR day for you and your baby.

More than once....I was sooo sure that God did not hear me-- Did not think that we would have another baby. But, more than once, the details of 'how our baby came to us'....have been overwhelming. There are incidents and timings that were just toooooo coincidental to believe they 'just happened that way'.

I could write a book about these; and every time I get discouraged about so much right now, I remind myself about those times when 'out of the blue' incidents occurred.

Hang in there. The reunion with your baby may be closer than you think.

Most Sincerely,

Linny

[LoveJosiah]

We were married for 16 years without having a baby. I prayed, cried, prayed, waited, cried, got depressed. Then I just started to praise God with all my heart all the time. I sang the loudest in praise & worship, danced before God with joy and just loved the Lord. I kept praying for a baby, too, but I was joyful, PRAISED HIM and promised the Lord I would love Him even if I never became a mother. I even had Bell's Palsy for 3 months and the right side of my face was paralysed, and I still stood on the front row at church and sang and danced to Jesus and basked in His love. Soon we had a precious newborn son. No adoption agencies, no waiting lists, no advertising, it was all God. It was only 3 days from us first hearing about him to him being born & placed in our arms. God can do anything. The Scripture is true:
"Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart". Honestly, that is what finally worked for me...I was busy praising Him and He was preparing a child for us!! God bless you...Praise Him, for He is worthy and mighty to be praised!!!
Amber

[Jody M]

Katie, thanks for sharing and God's "waiting room" can seem like a lonely place to be for we have all been there at one time or another.
One thing that God has taught me in my adoption journey is that God's delays are not necessarily His denials. I also love the scripture verse that says He goes before and makes the crooked places straight. Because we cannot see all that lies ahead as God can, we know that He is our Perfect trailblazer clearing the path so all is made ready.
Wish I could just give you a "Hug" That is what we need in times of waiting. Know that God is not silent , He is at work behind the scenes preparing the way.
God bless, Jody, adoptee,
Editor, Adoption Blessings Journal

[gormancrew]

Hi, I wanted to add our story of waiting on God. We prayed and prayed for a child to be placed with us. We didn't specify race, age(other than under 7) or sex. I couldn't believe that God would not bless us with any of the children that I KNEW He meant for us. When I finally gave it completely over to God, he blessed us with twin newborns straight from the hospital. It was definately all God, and the wait turned out to be because our precious miracles hadn't been born yet. How great our God is when we actually wait on His will. It was an excruciating wait, but looking back, how funny it seems that I didn't fully trust in Him to give me the desires of my heart. Keep praying for His will, it will come. Keep us posted, we will be praying for you.

[Jody M]

Thanks for sharing your beautiful testimony of waiting on the Lord and surrendering your adoption desires to him. That is the best place to be and so freeing! I rejoice that you were blessed with twins! A double blessing! May God bless you (and your twins) and keep you, may He make His face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you,may the Lord lift His countenance upon you and grant you His blessed peace.
Thanks for sharing your story!
Jody Moreen, adoptee
Editor, Adoption Blessings Journal
www.adoptionblessingsnewsletter.com