O Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done marvelous things, things planned long ago. Isaiah 25:1 (NIV)
Before I started writing today's entry, I was thinking how long this month has dragged on. Then I started looking at scripture and found Isaiah 25:1. As I often do, I forget that God has planned this adoption from the very beginning. I also have a hard time accepting how long it's taking to get Mei. Again, God's perfect will and perfect timing are at work. God already knows our little Mei and has numbered the hairs of her head (Matthew 10:30).
Carla, Marley, Luke, and I are very excited and little apprehensive about next week. We are excited about the possibility of getting our referral, but a little concerned that we will not. Understandably we will be a little disappointed if we do not get our referral, but each of us know that God is in control and has the perfect baby picked for our family.
Thank You God for allowing us to be a part of Mei's life and for being in control of ours!
Friday, August 17, 2007
Sunday, August 5, 2007
Pray and give thanks for there is much joy!
16Be joyful always; 17pray continually; 18give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.
I Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NIV)
Nothing is really ever definite in the adoption process, but there is reason for great joy in the Sims house. We will most likely get our referral next month! Our LID (log in date, paperwork logged in at CCAA in China) is November 24, 2005. Thursday, our adoption agency notified us that families with LID's through November 21, 2005, had been issued their referrals. CCAA has been issuing referrals at a rate of about 7 days a month. If everything holds true, our referral is next. There is a light at end of the tunnel.
I want to thank all of you who are praying continually for Our Little Mei. God is at work and has a very special little girl picked out for this family. Also, thank you for praying for Marley and Luke. They have been dealing with the delays very well. I would also like to thank all of you for your love and kind words about Mei and the adoption. We truly love you and the encouragement this gives us.
Last, but certainly not least. I, again, would like to share our family's prayer for Mei, in hope that you would continue to pray for her. "Dear Lord, please wrap Your loving arms around our baby to let her know that she is loved by You and by a family that cannot wait to have her and hold her; Lord, please wrap Your almighty arms around her to protect her from harm; Father God wrap Your comforting arms around her that she might have a peace knowing that she is wanted and is already a part of our family; Holy God wrap Your healing arms around her so that she stay healthy; and Precious Lord wrap Your compassionate arms around her that she may know the tremendous sacrifice that her birth mother has made by allowing her to be loved by and adopted into our family. Lord, thank you for your holy presence throughout the entire adoption, and please continue to guide us to our sweet little Mei. Amen"
I Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NIV)
Nothing is really ever definite in the adoption process, but there is reason for great joy in the Sims house. We will most likely get our referral next month! Our LID (log in date, paperwork logged in at CCAA in China) is November 24, 2005. Thursday, our adoption agency notified us that families with LID's through November 21, 2005, had been issued their referrals. CCAA has been issuing referrals at a rate of about 7 days a month. If everything holds true, our referral is next. There is a light at end of the tunnel.
I want to thank all of you who are praying continually for Our Little Mei. God is at work and has a very special little girl picked out for this family. Also, thank you for praying for Marley and Luke. They have been dealing with the delays very well. I would also like to thank all of you for your love and kind words about Mei and the adoption. We truly love you and the encouragement this gives us.
Last, but certainly not least. I, again, would like to share our family's prayer for Mei, in hope that you would continue to pray for her. "Dear Lord, please wrap Your loving arms around our baby to let her know that she is loved by You and by a family that cannot wait to have her and hold her; Lord, please wrap Your almighty arms around her to protect her from harm; Father God wrap Your comforting arms around her that she might have a peace knowing that she is wanted and is already a part of our family; Holy God wrap Your healing arms around her so that she stay healthy; and Precious Lord wrap Your compassionate arms around her that she may know the tremendous sacrifice that her birth mother has made by allowing her to be loved by and adopted into our family. Lord, thank you for your holy presence throughout the entire adoption, and please continue to guide us to our sweet little Mei. Amen"
Thursday, August 2, 2007
Update!
Congratulations! We received matches today for families with log in dates through November 21, 2005.
The above statement is from our adoption agency. Our log in date is November 24, 2005. If everything proceeds as it has been, we'll get our match next month. Keep praying!
The above statement is from our adoption agency. Our log in date is November 24, 2005. If everything proceeds as it has been, we'll get our match next month. Keep praying!
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