And honestly the Lord has kept us so busy the days have flown by.
THAT'S GOOD FOR THIS MOMMA!!
Our time waiting so far as been spent praying for our sweet baby girl.
For her health & protection. For the Lord to send missionaries to serve in her orphanage. For her caretakers. For rain. LOTS of things to pray for.
HOPE: A feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen.
Trust - expect - anticipate
In this waiting room, this verse has taken on new meaning for me:
If we already have something, we don't need to hope for it. But if we look forward to something we don't yet have, we must wait patiently & confidently.
Romans 8:24-25
We dont' have her yet, so we are hoping for her and waiting patiently & confidently.
And how are we doing this?
And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness.
Romans 8:26
We are asking the Holy Spirit to help us.
I'm not gonna lie.
If I sit and think about waiting for an email, wondering what she's doing, how old she's going to be, what will be going on work wise for me, my palms immediately sweat, my fingers tingle & my heart beats super fast.
It's the wondering & not knowing that gets me.
The lack of control that I have.
It's an area of weakness that I have to ask the Holy Spirit to help me in.
And guess what, He does! And He is! #teamHolySpirit
Ultimately, the hope of this adoption is the glory of God.
We are living with a hope. An anticipation!
We are living with a hope. An anticipation!
Similar to how we should be living in light of Jesus' return!
No one knows when He's coming back for His church so in the mean time we wait! Patiently & confidently & we tell others about Him. {Matt 24:36}
Today also happens to be Orphan Sunday.
A day for Christians to stand for the orphans.
We are a people called to defend the fatherless…to care for the child that has no family…to visit orphans in their distress.
So today we stand not only for our daughter but for the other orphans in this world.
Be it across the ocean or in a foster home right down the street.
Adoption makes God's heart visible.
There are numerous INCREDIBLE videos out there to watch but I'll just go ahead and warn you, grab a tissue before you hit play.
This is the best video I've seen on the perfect explanation of adoption.
Adoption is all Gospel centered.
It's all about Jesus, Jesus, Jesus.
Not about us rescuing these children.
Have you sought asked the Lord what James 1:27 looks like for you?
Caring could be adopting but it could also mean fostering, sponsoring, clothing, feeding; the list goes on and on. You must do something. Ask Him what He would have YOU do.
I hope next year when we observe Orphan Sunday there will be ONE LESS and she'll be fast asleep with her sweet little head on her hot pink pillow right here in this house! *SQUEEL*
Tonight at church a sweet friend gave us a PRECIOUS gift!
I can't tell you enough how much it means for friends to be praying for her!! I can't WAIT to get this on our tree at Christmas! Thank you so much my friend!
Another sweet friend who was serving as a missionary in Ethiopia brought these cross necklaces back for us!
She said the children at the orphanage prayed for Lily before she left.
SO SPECIAL TO ME!!!!!!!!!!!!! {I smelled them. Because I smell everything. But I really wanted a hint of Ethiopia in that box!}
I can tell you when I think of having any part of anything the Lord does humbles me to no end.
That the Creator of the Universe would choose/allow us to be a part of this blows.my.mind.
We are experiencing Him in ways I just don't know that we would have apart from this journey and the truth is I've been told this is the easy part. The hard part comes after they arrive...
Do what only you can do Lord.
Find Your glory here.
Our hope is in You and You alone.
We trust in Your perfect timing.
Lily, we are crazy about you.
Your brothers talk about you and pray for you everyday.
Your Meme's heart is expanding.
Your Pepaw asks about you.
My best friend prays for you daily.
And there are LOTS of friends who are just plain excited to meet you.
We love you and hope to see you soon!
May the things of Earth grow strangely dim in the light of His glory & grace,
Kim
