Monday, October 19, 2009

What I really want to say... the rest will have to wait!

I know it would be good to update you on the house, life in our new community, transitions, family visits, the GREAT book we just read, visits with adoptive families etc, but those things will just have to wait for another day. I keep trying to write posts about those things and my mind keeps going back to our adoption and to big decisions that need to be made soon.
We really thought that we were pretty set when it came to our adoption agency etc, but we now feel like we are back at square one. We have not sent in any applications so we are not stuck in any way, but we know we must choose a different agency. This is a sad reality as most other agencies have a much longer wait than the one we were considering.
In the end, we need to do what is ethical, just, most caring for the orphans of Ethiopia, and most importantly... we must do what honors our amazing Father in heaven! Please send me a personal message if you have questions about this!
Brandon is preaching through Ephesians, and yesterday talked about the first verses of chapter one. He talked about how we are spiritually adopted into God's family. Then late last night as we were talking about the reality of switching agencies, Brandon said,"Why are adoptions always so hard?" I immediately thought about the spiritual battle that occurs around us all the time. If James 1:27 is correct, and true and undefiled religion that God our Father accepts is caring for orphans, then it is no wonder that the kingdom of darkness desires to stop the plans of followers of Christ to adopt. As we were praying together last night it really started to hit me... GOD TOTALLY UNDERSTANDS how hard adoption is! He is in the adoption business. He spiritually adopted me and He waited a LONG time to become my Father through Jesus! Just as Brandon is now waiting to be a father to our baby, our Father waited patiently for us! It is so awesome when we can apply the things we learn in church from God's Word to our lives!
Please pray for us as we sift though agencies and as we write and mail our "adoption letter."

*I will not talk about the same aspects of adoption on the blog as I will in the letters (fees, time-line details, prayer updates, names and places etc). There are many rules about blogging while adopting and once we formally begin the process we can not mention anything about funds on-line, even in the confusing way I just did above :)

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