Encouragement

We have received so much encouragement in the last couple of days. We have had people call and text to make sure we were doing okay and see if we need anything.  We have had people donate to our Lifesong account.  We have had people leaving encouraging comments on Facebook   We are so blessed to have all of these friends and family supporting us through this process.

I was reading through the study that Gavin and I are doing in our small group and came across this PERFECT passage.

1 Corinthians 15:58
Be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.

What an encouraging word from our Father in Heaven.  All we needed was some some supernatural encouragement and we feel refreshed and renewed.  Having to do this dossier over again is not a waste of time.  Its a time of growth and learning.  This gives us the opportunity to get to know the dossier document even better so that we can more effectively help other couples who will go through this process in the future. It gives us more time to prepare for the homecoming of our kids.  We may not think we need more time but God knows better than we do.  It gives us more time to enjoy our family of three...things are about to get very beautiful but also very hectic.

When I read blogs of people who have been waiting for a referral for over two years, I feel so blessed to be in the position we are in.  God took care of us when he lead us to A Love Beyond Borders.  He made it possible for us to get our kids much faster than we could if we would have stuck with our old agency.  He is taking care of us right now too.  We can not see what he is doing like we could when we were switching agencies but we know His promises are true.