Well, you can never be fully prepared for "life things" when the wind picks up! It seems when you have just figured out "Boating with Jesus 101" and your sailing along smoothly, the wind picks up, waters begin to stir and then the crashing waves come! Just like Jesus to change up the game or is it that the game plan never changed and we just assumed that it had?
So last night we received some disheartening news from the Adoption Agency we had been looking into...it seems with this New Children's Bill being passed, they have suspended their Uganda program. Wow, the initial emotional WAVE that hit me last night was like a kick to the gut. Instantly the feelings and emotions of the "yucky" stuff from Malachi's adoption came flooding back, and continued to crash over me for a good while. But as I received encouraging and uplifting words from my closest gal-friends, Mom, Sisters and then my husband...oh my dear sweet, encouraging, loving husband. Those worries and fears began to dissolve and I began to re-focus. I could honestly feel my "shell / skin" toughening again and my head and eyes rise to the "hills" where Jesus is. You see, we KNOW that our precious "Flower" is already picked for our family. She's a rare African beauty and since she's rare and ours it's taking her a little longer to "grow". She's not ready to be picked for our family bouquet yet. Oh but when she is, she will be radiant and so fragrant!
We ask that you continue to pray for us as we look into a few leads that we have for another Country. As Kevin and I were talking last night, He gently yet firmly reminded me and my heart that when we "stepped out of this boat" we prayed and asked Jesus to give our precious Flower just as a dynamic story as her older brother's. So now it's our job as her parents to entrust that to Jesus and keep our eyes fixed on Him, the Master of the waves and storm. We've stepped out in FAITH and now we will rely on His GRACE to carry us.
We humbly ask that as we have become transparent with you our precious family and friends as we share our story with you, would you please commit to pray for us DAILY? Like I have said, Adoption is NOT for the faint of heart. It is a daily necessity to keep our eyes fixed on Jesus for the wind can change in an instant! But thankfully we know the CREATOR of BOTH the WIND AND WAVES!
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts,
Marissa, Kevin, Malachi and "Flower"
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