Have you ever walked
down a path that you really felt God had put before you and felt a wonderful
all-encompassing peace that can only come from God? Maybe He even gives you a glimpse of encouragement
to show you that you are on the right path!
And then all of a sudden…..WHAM! You feel like you walked into something like
this?
What did it make you
do? Did it make you stop
and re-evaluate? Question what you were
called to do? Give up and go in the
other direction? Or did you stop and wait?
We see this brick wall
as impossible!
But God can change it
into something else!
A new path, a new
direction, and even more beautiful than before!
Our adoption journey
had seemed to hit a brick wall a few months ago. We were given all sorts of options and at
times it became overwhelming. I felt at
times like I was up against this brick wall and I could not see the path ahead
anymore. We decided to stand still, wait
and have confidence in where He had led us already.
Tomorrow our
completed dossier will be mailed to Haiti!
Yay! I know many of you are
wondering what that really means. It
basically means that our part of the paperwork is completed. Our home study, dossier, translation,
application to Immigration Department and everything in the U. S. has been
completed and accepted. It was accepted
by the Haitian Consulate in Chicago this past week and now is being sent to
Haiti. We will now begin the wait to be
matched with our child and the legal process in Haiti to bring them HOME!!
The picture of the
brick steps vividly describes our path.
Our wall (Haiti being open/closed for months) was changed to these
beautiful brick steps that are so inviting and allow you to almost see the path
ahead. That’s how I feel about our
journey. We are again moving and we can
see the path right where we are but the path ahead we cannot see. We do not know what lies ahead. We step up in faith knowing that our God
loves us and protects us and He knows what is to come.
Thank you for your
love and support through these months of ups and downs! Each day is one day closer to our family of
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