His Perfect Timing

This process sometimes feels like it is draaaaaaaagging on and on and when are we EVER going to go to China and this is taking forEVER. As I was looking up the dates for our timeline, I was reminded that we only started down this road three months ago. There's my shot of perspective for the day. Already God has shown us who our two sons are. Yes, it is hard for us to wait especially since we know who our kids are now. But we are able to start caring for them now too. We are able to be Samuel's foster sponsors, and have already sent him a care package. We have connected with other parents from David's orphanage yahoo group and have received more pictures of him. We will be sending David his first care package this week and hopefully it will get to him before his 3rd birthday. So, no, we don't get to hold them yet, but we do get to start taking care of them. Our God is amazing!

Being matched with our boys early has also been a blessing for our son, Joshua. When we started looking into adoption this time around, we talked with Josh about it. Let's say his response was less than accepting. He is a kid who processes change in bits, and he has come around full circle. Now Josh is so excited to have two brothers. We have pictures all over the house, and Josh will ask random questions about them. The latest was, "Mom, how old is Samuel?" out of the blue. Just processing in bits. He had a "moment" in October that was his turning point. Josh and I were playing skeleton family ~ Momma (me), big brother (Josh), and baby skeleton (a skeleton doll decoration thing). Josh wanted Momma Skeleton to put the two kids down for a nap, so I tucked them in on the couches under blankets. Josh pops up, says, "Wait, Mom", grabs the baby skeleton and runs into the kitchen and throws him on the floor. After Josh ran back to his couch "bed", he said, "That is China. You need to go get the baby in China." So I said, "OK, Josh, let's go to China." Josh said, "No, mom, you need to go by yourself on a big plane and I will wait here until you bring the baby home." I tell you, we played skeleton family for the rest of the afternoon... We prayed for God to soften Josh's heart toward adoption, and He answered our prayers. All in His perfect time.

1 Samuel 1:27   I prayed for this child, and the LORD has granted me what I asked of him.