When we first started on this path of adoption, we had decided we would adopt a healthy child. The wait for a healthy child can be 5-7 years. We soon decided to switch to special needs (we're not getting any younger, and that seemed like an eternity!!). The wait is a lot shorter, and it just felt right. The "Special Needs" shared list is released once a month. I compare it to a pregnancy test....you hope this is the month for a positive result. If it's negative, you start praying for the next month, and the next, and the next. I had a really good feeling the day it was released this month (Monday, Feb 25th). I'm not one who believes in luck, but ladybug sightings mean good luck in the Chinese adoption community. One of my students found a ladybug while playing on the playground on Monday, and she brought it to me. I just knew this had to be a sign from God saying, "Trust me!" Every quiet time I did this week had to do with praying and waiting. The following scriptures are what I held on to: "The urgent request of a righteous person is very powerful in its effect." James 5:16; and "Keep asking, and it will be given to you. Keep searching, and you will find. Keep knocking, and the door will be opened to you." Luke 11:9. I also knew my family and friends, who have been our prayer warriors from the start, were praying once again for us. I just knew this was going to be the month! So, when our agency emailed us late Monday night saying that the site was very "glitchy" and wasn't able to make a match, needless to say I was once again devastated.
With that being said, our family has some very exciting news to share! We have been waiting for two years and two months to be able to say this.....We have a referral for a baby girl from China!! We received the email late Thursday night, but I didn't see the email until very early Friday morning. We fell in love with her immediately!! We felt immediate peace while reading and reviewing her file, and looking at her precious pictures. We woke Brin and Savy up to show them a photo of their new baby sister. She is only 11 months old now, and she'll be turning one March 23rd. I can't stop smiling! I am absolutely thrilled that the Lord has chosen us to be her mommy and daddy, and has picked us to handle any special needs she may have.
We've submitted a letter of intent to our agency to pursue this little girl. Once we have Pre-Approval from China, we'll be able to share her name and photo. God is so good!
