It's All In Perspective

Today I've been thinking about alot. How did we get where we are? I mean if you know our story you probably think we are crazy, which I guess we are. But, I have to admit, I've never felt happier. We started this process almost 4 years ago. Back in May 1996 we made a decision (one that was already made for us by a perfect & loving God - this just happened to be the date that we jumped on board.) A decision that would change our lives as we now know it. In June we decided to discuss with the boys our plans. They were so pumped. Too pumped in fact - they let the cat out of the bag during VBS. Oops. We weren't going to really share things until their godparents were back home from China picking up their daughter. But no worries, by their reactions, we don't think they knew. Back all those years ago we believed we'd be safe & cozy at home with our little Chinese princess in about 2 years time. Yes, we knew about the slow down but we were applying for SN children since the day we got our LID. Why in the world was it taking so long? We were open to so many SNs. At the time we weren't really open to an older child (my selfishness - YES I will admit it I was stubborn) Hindsight is everything. During our wait we realized that we probably weren't going to get a match. God started working on our hearts. He led us to our other daughter who is waiting for us in Ethiopia. Wow. Did you know there are estimated to be 6 million orphans in ET alone? That country has suffered things that aren't even conceivable to me. We "got in line" for Ebaby in November of 09 at #19. With the way things were going, we were expecting a referral sometime around June. We had such a peace. Then in January we saw the face of our Hannah Grace. What in the world? You can go back & read the posts to see how that all transpired. So, now we will have to wait until 2011 for Ebaby. Here's the amazing part. If we had done it our way (get Ebaby then Hannah Grace so they could grow up together & be close in age due to the long wait) we would have missed our sweet Hannah Grace. Thank you Lord for your perfect timing. Hannah Grace has been waiting for us almost the entire time we've been waiting on her. Due to some circumstances she wasn't available to us until now. And if we hadn't started the process with Ebaby we might not have after coming home with HG. Wow - God's timing is ALWAYS perfect - even if we don't understand it & can't explain it.

We are headed out the door to see my parents since we are on Spring Break. For my followers, it'll probably be Monday before I am back. Have a great weekend.

Oh & the China Embassy is working on our VISA right now. We should have them in our hands next week.