My Sweet Baby

Tonight as H was getting ready for bed she said "Mommy I want to tell you something." Then she said the words every Mommy wants to hear, "I love you, just because I love you!" Yes, I have a big smile on my face. I love you too baby!

Waiting

We've been waiting for so long now. Ten months since we received our referral of J. Five weeks since we've been told we have all our approvals and we are just waiting for our Travel Approval (TA). I thought the waiting would be easier this time around. Wow, was I naive. I think the wait is even harder now. I was actually taken by surprise when we got the phone call five and a half weeks ago saying we received the DOJ (Department of Justice) approval. Just because I was surprised didn't mean I wasn't anxiously waiting for it everyday. But, that doesn't compare to the anxiety of waiting for THE CALL. The one telling us we have our travel approval and we need to be in Vietnam on a certain date for our Giving and Receiving (G&R) Ceremony. I really didn't expect to get the call for a month. But, that was almost two weeks ago. Since then I've jumped whenever the phone rings. A little giddy until I read the caller ID and realize it's not from our agency. I check my email throughout the day, checking to see if one of the other families waiting for TA received theirs signalling ours may be next.

Last night when I was driving home I heard John Waller's song While I'm Waiting. I listened to it again and again. Now that is how I need to spend my time. Yes, it's painful. Yes, it hurts. But, I am confident in my wait. So, I will choose to serve You, I will choose to Worship in my Waiting.