Right now, I feel like our lives are like the iconic comedy starring Bill Murray and Andie McDowell, Groundhog Day, in which Murray's character is forced to relive Feb 2nd over and over again.
This mostly has to do with the season of life which we're currently in - our almost-three year old thrives on routine. Wake up, eat, play, eat, nap, play, eat, play, sleep. Rinse and repeat.
We also see it in the quiet moments we share with God. Each morning I wake up early to spend time praying and reading the Bible. My prayer for the past year has been practically the same: "Dear Father, please watch over Jenny. Prepare us to become a family for her and bless those who watch over her in the meantime. Please put our paperwork on the right desk and into the right hands today, dear Lord, that we would hear an approval even this very day. In Jesus' name, Amen."
One of my favorite hymns is "Great is Thy Faithfulness" and I've found myself humming this song throughout each day and coming back to the lyrics: "Morning by morning new mercies I see." How awesome! Every day His mercies are new! Each day is a new beginning and a new opportunity for God's mercy, grace and peace to flood our hearts and sustain our hope.
Waiting is a right of passage in adoption. Everyone who adopts goes through it, whether you're adopting from foster care, pursuing a domestic newborn adoption, or waiting to hear from an international government.
We're currently reading through a book called "Praying Through Your Adoption" written by a local adoptive mother who's been there. Chapter 4 is titled simply "Waiting." The author opens the chapter with a quote from a handmade button she wore to church one day during her adoption journey:
No news yet. Thanks for praying!
She took the words right out of our mouths.
Another great lyric from the hymn is "Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow." His mercies are new each morning and He grants us the strength we need just for today. Our hope lies in tomorrow - tomorrow we'll hear news of our approval!
Tomorrow we'll have a court date for the adoption.
Tomorrow we'll board a plane headed toward Jenny's country.
Tomorrow she will be our daughter.
But for today, we have just enough peace, mercy and strength from God to continue to hope.
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