Seasons

Summer is leaving us and fall has arrived. Warm days and cool nights are here, reminding us that winter is right around the corner. This time last year, we thought we would be a family of 6 by now. We are not. We finally talked to Shimeliss, our adoption agency director, and when asked the question "Will this happen in 2008?". He said no. He felt much more confident looking towards March 2009 as a goal to have the girls home. His words were "I am very sure your girls will be home with you by March." From our past conversations with Shim, he has always been very straightforward and careful not to give us false hopes. We like that. We just want a light at the end of the tunnel. He knows our heart for the girls and wants them home too.

The downside to all this is not only more waiting, but some of our paperwork starts to expire beginning in December. Our home study and our immigration paperwork. These things cost money to amend and re-do. If that's what has to happen, we will deal with it, but we are praying that the situation would all work itself out in regards to the timeline of of our official paperwork.

And we wait. Summer turns into fall, fall turns into winter. We wait. One more Christmas with part of our family missing. The Lord has not forgotten us, just as He has not forgotten our girls and all the orphans in Ethiopia. He is with us. Our Father and Comforter.

I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. John 14:18