No Grumbling or Complaining

October 12, 2006

Okay, so I am terrible at this journaling thing! I guess since there has been no activity with our adoption (due to the delay of the new UA adoption center), I have felt it unnecessary to bore you with the details of how agonizing it is to wait on a government-run facility to get its act together! I have, however, tried to rearrange my mental thoughts and dwell on the fact that I need to be enjoying my family, just the way it is at this moment, because it won’t be long before it’s all going to change. I have also been reading with K about the Israelites and how God set them free from the Egyptians. In the middle of their journey all they did was grumble and complain to God instead of being thankful that God had delivered them…they even asked to be sent back into slavery! They would complain, God would forgive and punish…then the vicious cycle would start all over again. Many of the Israelites never even made it to the promise land because of their sin and unbelief. Hey, I’m hearing God loud and clear and counting it all joy when I go through various trials, because I know that the testing of my faith develops perseverance and perseverance must finish its work so that I can be mature and complete, not lacking anything. So, as hard as it is, I am thanking God for the time we have to wait.

Since we didn’t bring D to America this summer, C (along with several friends who are adopting) will be traveling to UA to visit the orphanage. I am so excited that he will have an opportunity to spend some time with D and her friends. I finally decided to tell her that C would be coming to visit (only after the plane ticket was purchased). She had been sounding very down on the phone and I believe it gave her a renewed hope to hear that he is coming. She has sounded much better on the phone when we have talked to her. So, we are counting down the days when C leaves for his exciting adventure to UA. Only 5 more to go! I know he is a little nervous about the whole thing. It is very hard to trust that the people who are making plans for you to be in a different country are taking care of all the details.

In the mean time, there are bags to pack, which will be loaded down with gifts; gifts for the children, gifts for the director, and gifts for friends. Which reminds me, I am missing a few and need to go shopping. I am hoping that I will be able to journal more next week since C will be at the orphanage then.

More to come,
Mama