Growing

ok, if I was pregnant and waiting, it would be almost eleven months! That would be quite uncomfortable and thankfully pregnancys are not that long! I was actually probably thinking about this because my sister just announced she is expecting her 3rd! yeah! (she has twins) Anyway I thought about how it has also been uncomfortable in different ways during this waiting to adopt process and too that although I may not be growing physically (as during pregnancy) I sure have had to grow in so many other ways! Patience, yes that is a big one. I like things done in my time and I have learned to trust in His perfect timing, He sees the big picture and I only see a little of it. I think about when we first started the process and how we took that first step in faith, yet still wanted to stay where we were comfortable. which meant adopting an infant child (for fear of attchment issues) Well, God decided to stretch us and move us out of that comfortable place. We are hoping to adopt a little one under 4 now and we have such peace now knowing that He has her all picked out! I have also grown in understanding the great need of the orphans in the world. God has given me a passion to help them and we will see where He leads that. It brings me to tears to think about all the little children in the world that will go to bed tonight with out a bedtime kiss from anyone, or maybe with an empty tummy, maybe with tears and no one to wipe them away, or maybe they did something great today and they have no one to tell who cares. Beginning this adoption process had really opened a whole new world for our family, so many blessings already, so many ways we have been able to see God work in this. I am ashamed to say that I really had no idea before of the number and need of the orphans in the world, or Gods heart for them....just check out all the verses in the Bible! We are so blessed here, with so much...it is my prayer that God would open more families hearts to bring one of these precious children into their homes. With God all things are possible!