Saturday, October 8, 2011

while we wait

When we first transitioned to the wait list, our case manage encouraged us to stay busy while we wait. It is good advice because waiting can be hard. It seems like all you do is wait. You honestly don't have a clear understanding of when the waiting is going to come to an end.

My emotions and thoughts during this process have such a huge extreme. Sometimes I feel like we are never going to get off the wait list and the adoption process does not feel very real. Sometimes I think it is going to come to an end quickly. Currently, I can't imagine all the changes in our lives.

I generally embrace the life in the present and trust that God has the ability to prepare me for the future. I really believe that if I do what God has asked me to do, He can order the future. I am not going to change my approach to life but sometimes I wonder how we are going to do it.

What will our life look like as a family?
How do we continue to do what God has for us at Louisiana Tech and be a family?
How will we keep the house cleaned, the laundry done and everyone feed?
What does God have for us?

I don't have the answers to the questions but I trust God through the process. I also think they are normal questions for people to ask.

Here is a picture of how we have been doing while "keeping busy". It is the group picture from the Chi Alpha Fall Breakaway...we have amazing students at Tech.