July 29, 2008
Humility: Knee Surgery
We have been overwhelmed by our friends and family. I had surgery two weeks ago on Monday and have been pretty much incapable of caring for my family since then. For the first many days, I was rather incapable of caring for myself as well.
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But, meals have been brought, laundry has been done, ice has been provided...
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There is not a moment that has gone by in the past two weeks that I haven't been cared for directly in some way by someone else.
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I don't exactly like being in this place of need, but I am so blessed to be in a community that is both willing and able to step up and care for our family in such tangible ways.
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I hope that we'll find the wireless router soon so I can get online more frequently and spend a bit more time updating and catching up with the blogs in my bloglines account. But until then, know that I think of you and pray for you.
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July 11, 2008
(Non) Adoption Update
There is not really an update. I mean, I suppose, yes there is, but it doesn't mean we are closer to adoption. Other than the fact that, every day, we are closer to things that will happen in the future.
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That being said, we are in a new and uncharted place for us. After much prayer and discernment, we have discovered that we are not being called to adopt this baby girl. We are being called to pray for her mother and encourage her to do the very thing God wants of her. There has been no point in the past 7 weeks that I felt we were the best parents for this particular baby. Every day, every time I prayed, I am convinced that this intelligent, beautiful young mother is the very best mother for the child she carries within her right now.
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I admit that I let my own selfishness get in the way, with my excitement at the possibility of adding to our family so soon. I know we are a wonderful and loving family and any child in need of a family would add so much to what we already have. We have a lot of love to share and another child would be such a blessing. But I have continued to have this nagging sense that this particular child doesn't need us as parents. She needs us to encourage her mother and love them and pray for them.
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Husband and I have talked and prayed at great length over this and we feel that God is calling us to action regarding our family. So, after my surgery on Monday and my immediate recovery, we will be looking into other avenues. We wonder if God wants us to adopt a child out of the child services system. Does He want us to be available for a different baby? We don't know the answers to these questions yet, but we definitely feel that He wants us to take action.
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In the meantime, we will encourage and support and pray for the mother and her girl who captured our hearts and attention this summer. And I ask you to pray for them too.
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Until next time, God Bless you!
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July 04, 2008
Mish Mash
We're in the new house! There are still boxes in nearly every room and there are lots of things to do, like get rugs (original 90 yr. old hardwood floors!), but we are in and I turned in the keys for the other place yesterday.
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No news on the adoption front. Except the birthmother is feeling overwhelmed and confused and wants some space for at least a couple weeks. I am not exactly sure what that means, other than the fact that this is an immense decision for any mother and she is currently struggling with knowing what is the best and right thing to do. So, we continue to pray for her to find peace and we're especially praying for her reconciliation with her husband. We feel strongly that the best case scenario for the baby would be if they reconcile and raise the child together as their own (it's not his biological child). Nonetheless, we'd be thrilled to welcome her into our family in September, if Rita thinks adoption is the way God is calling her.
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Speaking of babies..... Becca (formerly of Vocational Trinity) had her second darling baby girl last week! I'm thrilled for my friend and hope I'll be able to make a trip to Atlanta at some point before Christmas to see them. Love you, Becca and family!!!!
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In other news, we're really excited that my sister (in-law) and her husband have firm news that they will be moving to the Cleveland area for his job. They are currently in LA and expecting their first baby, a son, in September. We'll be able to see them much more frequently if they are within a 6 hour drive and I'm excited that they want me to be there to help when/after the baby's born.
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I'm posting at 4:55 am on July 4th. It isn't that I just can't wait for the festivities to begin.... I have no idea why I'm up at this ridiculous hour (actually, I've been up for over an hour at this point - but got out of bed at 4:30 after trying for 60 minutes to fall back to sleep). But, I'm really excited to be heading to the airport in a few hours to pick up my mom, who decided at the last minute to come up for the weekend. It's super cool that she's coming, particularly because she'll be coming back in two weeks to help us after I have surgery.
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So, for now, I'm out. I'm going to turn the tv on, which I haven't watched in over a week and haven't really missed - though, I'm disappointed I've lost everything off the DVR, since we moved to a different county and had to turn the box in. :( The disappointments of living in the digital age.
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Hope you have a safe and Happy Independence Day.
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God Bless you and God Bless the United States of America!
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