February Slump

Hey everyone. Yup, you read right, I'm in a major slump and have not written anything for a while. Feb. has seemed like a long month in the adoption world and in my personal world. There have been only a couple of referals but lots of successful court dates. We have been trying to get our dossier updated which seems to be going very slowly. I was much more on top of things the first time around. We should be able to send any remainder items this week and then off to the provincial gov. for approval. Pray that the dossier will have a quick approval.
I was reading someone's blog this week and I have come to respect this couple tremendously and I hope she doesn't mind me sharing a poem that she had on her blog. It really said everything that had been in my thoughts these last 2 years.

"I've had my share of excuses in the past...

Too busy

Not enough money

Not enough time

Too young

Too old

Can't afford it

Already have 4 children

Not sure if it's God's will

Not sure

Can't afford it

What will others say

What will others think

People will think we are crazy

What if they are right?

Can't afford it

What if it's hard on our other kids?

It's not the right time

Not sure if I would be good at it.

House is too small.

Can't afford it.

Not sure if I want to start all over again

What would we drive?

What if it's too much work?

What if it's too hard?

Can't afford it.

Yet for every excuse God has the answer-

HIM.

It's all about Him-period.

He must increase,

but I must decrease.

John 3:30

We limit God with our excuses.

We limit God with our fears.

We limit God by putting Him inside a box-

A box we have designed on our own.

But by doing this we are actually robbing

ourselves-

robbing ourselves of the blessings,

Robbing ourselves of true joy

Robbing ourselves of truly living.

Because you see when we take 'us' out of the

picture

Our worries,

Our fears,

Our excuses,

And we put God in the center of our lives

The possibilities are endless.

He has the way...

He IS the way...

And all you have to do is

stop making excuses and take that first step.

Stop listening to the world.

Stop being afraid of the what ifs-

And listen to the one who knows.

The one who has the answers.

The one who really matters.

The truth is

we don't have to be perfect

because He is.

We don't have to have all of the answers

because He already does.

We don't have to know how

because He will show us.

Each day you wait

is a day that they wait too...

The cost of your excuse is a lot higher that the

cost of an adoption

because look at what it's costing them.

Stop making excuses.

They are waiting

And so is He...

To show you the way."

The only regret I've had in this whole adoption process is that we did not start sooner. If you've ever had a feeling that adoption is for you then start now. You will never regret it. There is a child out there waiting for you.