Adoption Update

Sam and I have agreed on what our new Bible theme verse is:

Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perserverance.  Perserverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

James 1:2-4

We are going to be the. most. mature. people ever by the time we get through this! ha! I only laugh at this because my alternative is cry...

Yesterday marked 19 months of waiting.  19.  That is twice (plus one) the longest average wait that they boast on their website.  I know each situation is different, but for once in our lives, I sure would've liked Sam and I to be "average".  However, we seem to be "exceptional" at everything!

Here is a portion of the update I received yesterday:

Adoption Center of Hope has been very busy with babies being born and new birthmothers calling in to our 24 hour birthmother helpline! We know the calls are greatly in part to our radio program!

Your update:

We have presented your profile to 4 birthmothers this month. Those 4 have chosen families.

We are faithful that our new birthmothers will be ready to view profiles very soon.

So, I read that to mean that no one is currently looking at us.  Disappointment, anger, frustration... just a smidgen of the feelings that we deal with.

 

Back to Bible verses, our hope lies here:

And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.  

1 Peter 5:10

I know that this isn't the "suffering" the context is referring to, but regardless, we stick to the hope that this suffering is only a season (albeit a very long season) and soon He will restore us.

We love each of you that are following along is this journey with us.  Thank you for sticking with us.  This road is long and bumpy and not pretty, but the destination is worth it.