The adoption waiting game is like nothing else. Our family spent years (over a decade) talking and praying about how adoption would be part of our lives. We have finally reached the point of moving forward. We had a special little boy in Sierra Leone that we love tremendously and had hoped to make our son, but that was not to be. So we found ourselves on our knees again, asking God what path to follow. It was very clear that we were to continue with our adoption journey. Now we are living that moment I call the "fuzzy ultrasound" moment. If you have ever been expecting a child, you know that moment right before you see that amazing little baby outline on your ultrasound. You are gazing at a screen of grey fuzz, searching for your little one. Its the moment just before there is no doubt that you are the parent of a beautifully created child. That is where we are. We know our family is going to grow but we are at the moment just before we are matched with our child. Every day I wonder, who is it going to be? The weird thing is that we know we have already met our child. Dan and I have been to the orphanage several times and interacted with all of the children there. We know each little face. It is exciting and stressful all at the same time and it is a wonderful opportunity to call out to God and ask him to orchestrate each moment. So we wait and we pray...
