Reflection of a mothers heart

Reflections of a mother's heart

Sweet child of mine . . . how often my thoughts are of you. I wonder where you are today ... if there is someone to hold you and comfort you ... if you are hungry. How I long to be with you. It seems we've labored for so long now, to bring you home. There were times I didn't think I could do any more ... but each time I would think of you and knew you were counting on us to keep going. What joy fills our hearts to know you'll be part of our family. Our hearts also grieve over all you've lost already. I cannot give you back that which has been lost ... but I promise you that with the Lord's help we will share everything that is within us with you for a lifetime.

For now we wait. We wait with great expectation that you are being found, cared for and loved by the One who created you. Some day, my child ... they will call us and we will gaze upon your picture and prepare to travel to your homeland and welcome you into our arms. So many details we must trust the Lord for on this journey. Your life is a gift and one in which we treasure and embrace. We want you to know how much you are loved and how we long to see you.

Week 3

Yes, we have now been waiting for three weeks. This week seemed to be harder than the first two but we made it through. I did talk with our agency today and she said hopefully in the next few months we should receive our referral. So I guess we should get use to waiting. We still have not received our I 171H form, sometimes I feel like I am stalking the mailbox to see if it arrived. Still more waiting.. it seems like we have done a lot of this during this process. But today God kept bringing to mind the verse in Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you, plans for your welfare, not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope." This verse has been so encouraging to me because God has shown Himself in so many ways to our family and I know that He is in control and He knows what the best timing for our referral is. Thanks to everyone for their prayers and encouraging words while we play the waiting game.