He said, "Now!"

Well, we are resurrecting our adoption blog. During the last three years, God continued to say "Not yet, just wait, not yet" to our many prayers. Then finally in January 2014, He said, "Now!" and gave us a referral for a beautiful three year old girl!

Side note:
Since we began the adoption process in April 2010, we wanted a little boy. Then God did a big shift in our hearts and we were requesting two children a little boy AND a little girl! For three years we prayed for our "Isaac and Callie." But then in October 2013, our agency made it clear that younger sibling groups were not being referred for whatever reason. We sought the Lord. He made it very clear to Daniel that we should open up our request range to: one OR two children. Then we received our "Callie" referral! She is a doll! But we continue to pray for our "Isaac" and believe God will provide. So now back to the story......

We leave soon for our first trip! We will meet our daughter, go to court, and then return home all in weeks time. Then after a few weeks, we will go back to bring her home!

We will post pictures as soon as we can!

Second Side note:
During the long wait, even though we knew God was working, it was not always easy to trust. We had moments of frustration and doubt. We definitely have a stronger "trust muscle" now and so do our current three kids. Lesson learned for us: God knows what He is doing, even when we don't understand, He is love, He is wise, trust Him, He has your best interest at heart.