Waiting for News

Well, I haven't posted in a while because there's no news to share. We're waiting for pictures from Christmas at the orphanage and I'll post those once we get them. Not much has been happening. We are just quietly waiting for the news that our paperwork is out of IBESR (Haitian Social Services). Our paperwork has been there since mid-July and the families who have most recently gotten out of this long step went into it in June. So we are close. I can feel it. While getting out of IBESR is worthy of a huge celebration, it could still be 5 more months before the boys come home. It makes me want to cry when I think about it. Anyone who knows me knows that I am not a patient person. I want things yesterday. I really expected when we started this process in November 2005 that our kids would be home by now. Had I known it would take this long, I don't know that I would have been willing to do it. I'm glad I didn't know because although it's been hard, I wouldn't do it differently. God has made it so clear to Chuck and me that Noah and Samuel are our sons. I long for the day that they'll be here with us. The thought that just came to mind is that I was away from God for many years. I did things my way and really messed up. And God waited. And it must have broken His heart repeatedly for Him to have to wait for me to come home to Him. And eventually I did. Our sons will come home. I know this is true. International adoption is risky stuff, but I believe in my heart that our sons will come home and that it will be in God's perfect timing. Okay, you've just now officially witnessed me giving myself a pep talk. I'm thankful that I have God's promises as my encouragement. I don't know how I would walk this journey without Him. That's all for now.