letting go and finding hope all in one week

This has been a very difficult week...and it is only Wednesday. On Monday, we started the week off again with much hope that this may be the week that our case moves forward (it's been almost 6 months since our referral). Instead our referral has fallen through...we were heartbroken. We have prayed for this little girl for months and in our hearts, we already loved her as our daughter. As we tried to trust God, He immediately gave us a new referral. Those of you who have walked this journey know that can only happen when God does it!!! Referrals do not come quickly and this one came within one hour of us accepting a new path. Unbelievable! So now we are processing this change in our journey. We are grieving one and celebrating another who needs us to be her family now. I'm sure it will take us a while. The bottom line is that both girls belong to God first and we have to trust Him as He leads us. Hopefully, things will move quickly for us. Our new little girl is in a region that seems to get things done much quicker. We will let you know when we have a court date. If our papers are filed before May 7th we will only travel once. Our caseworker says that will probably not happen, but after seeing God work yesterday, we will just wait and see. Please continue to pray for us.

waiting is hard to do!!!

Still waiting for some good news. The hold is still in place and our little girl turned 7 months yesterday. :( She has gained 3 pounds in a month and a half so we were happy to hear that. She is still only in the 5th percentile. We are starting off another week with great hope. We have been told that the letter should arrive any day telling our orphanage that they can resume work. If we are able to get our papers submitted to court by May 9th, then we will only travel once. If our papers are submitted after May 9th, we will have to make two trips. This would be very difficult emotionally and financially, but we are trusting God's plan for this adoption. All we can do right now is HOPE. We hope you had a special Easter with your family. We promise to update once we hear anything....