I have started a new evening routine. Before I go to bed, I go into Dylan's room, sit in this rocking chair, hold Eeyore (a new stuffed animal he received) and pray for all of us. There are several people on our forum that have been waiting to pick up their children for quite some time. This can be a very frustrating process. I decided that each night, I would go in to his room, and pray for each of us. Those that are waiting for something specific, I pray for that specifically, those that are just starting, I pray for your journey to be swift and easy. I just want my new friends to know that I am thinking of each of you and praying for all of us.On another note, I was talking through email with my new friend Stacy, and it made me start thinking. This has been a really long journey for Mark and I. Someone made the comment to me the other day "you must be really strong, I don't think I could wait knowing my child was in another country and I was missing everything." Well....I don't know that I am really strong, but this process and seeing how God works makes you strong. We have wanted and prayed for a child for so long. Many people say..."you are doing a wonderful thing." But you know, sometimes I think maybe what we are going through is more of God taking an opportunity to help a child, while teaching me a few life lessons. My eyes have been opened to many things that I never thought I would see or do. I have learned some patience (that is the hard part), I have become more culturally aware, and I have learned that God has plans for me, instead of me making my own plans. While this has been a wild, crazy roller coaster ride, it has been a wonderful experience. I have learned a lot and met some wonderful people. I feel really blessed. And I thank God for that everynight.
Ok, so this was a little deep for this evening, but I told you....I started thinking!
5 comments:
Kim, you have such a sweet heart. We just have to know God is using this time to not only work in us, but also in baby Dylan and Cole for the perfect moment when we will be brought together forever! I will be praying for you too!
Kathryn
Kim, thank you. And thank you for all your sweet comments on my blog, too. I have been praying for you as well. One day soon we'll both be back home snuggling our babes. :)
I don't think any of us would make it through this process if it weren't for the support we receive from other families that are going through the exact same thing. It's incredibly sweet of you to think of everyone else each evening, when you are still waiting for Dylan to come home. I hope it's soon!!! (And I don't think I told you, but I love his new picture!!!)
The friendships we have developed throughout this process is such a blessing. Having a group that you can lean on, pray for and rejoice with really does make the wait more bearable.
Wow, Kim, we really appreciate this (if you don't have us on your prayer list, please put us on there!). Yes, this process is/has been a long process for us too. But lately, almost every day, God is showing me something good about why we are waiting. That isn't something I thought I'd ever be able to say, especially while our little Sam is just getting bigger and bigger.
JoanP
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