Oh the waiting

I wish we had news, and I keep thinking we should have news, I should have some sort of update, something encouraging, yet I find myself with nothing to say and I just keep trying to keep my eye on the end as we continue through this long season of wait.

I think the waiting has gotten harder lately since we have been given lots of hopeful information.   This week we hit our one year mark since we entered IBESR, and in two and a half months we will hit the two year anniversary since we started this adoption journey...TWO YEARS.  That is two years that our child has had to live away from us, not be part of a family.   There is so much weight to this number of two years.    We knew it would be a long journey, we were told from the beginning it would take two years, but what is so hard, is even if we get our referral today, our child won't be home at the two year mark.  Our hope and prayer now is that 1) something changes in the process of the last steps that can expedite all that is left to be done so she can come home earlier than what our given timelines tell us to estimate, and 2) that our child gets home early summer and definitely before the new school year.  

We have been very hopeful since Christmas time that our referral should be any day now, just last week we were given an update that gave us high hopes that we should have news that week....the week came and went with no news.  This week was met with news of political demonstrations in Haiti that shut down government offices.  I literally wake up every morning and check my email before I even get out of bed to see if that referral email is in my inbox......our agency is on the east coast.  And about 1 p.m. every day my bubble of hope begins to burst for that day as I realize I am nearing the close of business on east coast time and most likely won't be hearing news that day.  Another day gone.

So, here I am with no actual news to report. The best I can report is that we should be getting closer, the news should come any day.  So while I wait, I just pray....and pray.....and pray, because that is all that I can do and so now we wait on HIM.  We are so thankful for those of you that are praying and interceding on our behalf as well.  During these "lows"  I really do need the prayers of others.  Right now, is one of those low weeks.  Prayers for movement, prayers for encouragement for us and our children, and prayers for endurance.  So if you are one of our prayer warriors, please keep pressing on as it is SO appreciated!