New Court Date

We finally got word of our new court date. April 6. Yup. That's right. 6 weeks. 42 days. The waiting continues. It seemed that we were so close to getting the girls and now they seem so far away again. It's funny how the excitement in this process easily turns into fear. Our first court date was something to look forward to. This second date is one that we almost wish we didn't know about. So many things can go wrong. The anticipation and anxiety of not knowing if we will get to move forward is heart wrenching.

Finding out about our new court date yesterday was hard. We weren't expecting it to be so far away. Especially since it was the courts fault that our first one was just pushed aside. We thought that they would grant some mercy to our older girls waiting one whole year to join our family! But no, we are just another file, sitting in another pile.

Our hearts are broken for the girls. Do they still know that we are coming for them? Do they think we forgot about them? That's what really cuts me to the core.
Honestly, in times like this it makes me question if we are cut out to do this. I get angry asking God, why?! Why is this taking so long!? Are we not the right family for M and G? Is this EVER going to happen? And then- as usual I am brought to my knees. He knows our hearts, He knows that with Him we are cut out to do this. We will continue to walk in Christ, showing His grace, mercy and love daily. We will continue to push through- drawing nearer to Him. And when that day comes, oh what a day it will be. We will REJOICE in our Lord- and know that only because of Him - we will be a family of 6. I can't wait.

After a day of crying, pigging out on some darn good Thai food, and being just plain mad, I have moved on. On to the next phase of waiting.

We are praying for you girls.....mommy and daddy, gracie and jack sure love you and we can't wait to meet you. Please don't lose HOPE.

Prayer Vigil tonight...6:30 pm

Would you please take the time to pray tonight for our adoption process and for the girls? We are joining many families in prayer, across the nation, trusting and believing that God would move mountains and bring our girls home.

I recently found fellow bloggers Sarah and Davis from Much Has Been Given, going through the same trials as us. This idea comes from them and we are joining in prayer...

So here is what I propose. If you too are standing in faith interceding for your children or the children of people you love then let's join forces in prayer this Wednesday. Let us make Wednesday a day of prayer and fasting and ask God to hear the prayers of His people as we cry out to Him for the children of Ethiopia.

"For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them."
Matthew 18:20

Lord, give us the grace to have patience, as you do for us.

yellow

Yesterday, Chris watched the kids so that I could get out and run a few errands and have some time to myself. After my errands I decided to check out the clearance racks at Old Navy to see if I could find anything for the girls. As I meandered through the store I got increasingly frustrated about us not knowing any thing new. Will they be here soon? Will it still be winter? Will it be warm? Long sleeves or short sleeves? Argh! I wish I had the answers! Then right in front of me was the cutest yellow ruffled bathing suit. As I picked it up I thought of my Ethiopian daughters and their beautiful brown skin against that bright shade of yellow. I stood there and cried. Oh, how I long for them.

It's been one week and we still don't have any news. No new court date, no light at the end of the tunnel, nothing. It feels like we are back at the beginning, suspended in time. This is really hard.

Please God, send us news.