Patience is a virtue!

We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised. Hebrews 6:12 (NIV)

Wow! It's been 2 years and 3 months since we've started this journey, and we've still got a couple of months to go before our referral. That is a very long time! When we started the adoption process, we were told that the entire process should take about 12 to 15 months; still a pretty long time. Doubling this estimated time wasn't even a thought in our minds. Ecclesiastes 7:8 (NIV) says "The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride." We've begun a beautiful thing, but the end will be even more so.

Everyone asks "So how old is your baby now that you've had these delays?" The answer is, "We don't know!" That is what the referral will tell us. The referral letter/pictures gives us all the vitals on our baby that they (CCAA) has available. Carla and I qualify for the youngest child available. The average age last match was about 10 months, and someone received a 5 and a half month old baby.

People ask with all this uncertainty, "Why do you go on?" Simply put, "It's in God's hands." As humans we are accustom to instant gratification. Carla and I both we're disappointed with the delays and uncertainties, and for a long time we were really down. But after many discussions between the 2 of us and even more prayers, God has given us the answer. His timing is perfect. His ways are perfect. He is perfect. Deuteronomy 32:4 (NIV) says, "He is the Rock, His works are perfect, and all His ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is He." It's not what we want, or when we want it. It's His. The Lord has a special child selected for us, and we will wait for her. In His timing!