This is the blog post I wasn't going to write. You know the one...the whiny adoptive-mom-in-waiting who writes an entire blog post about how she just wants her child home. I mean, didn't she KNOW she was going to wait? Didn't she KNOW this was part of the deal? If you sign up for it, you have no right to whine about it....right??
But here it goes - in my whiniest voice ever: I'm TIRED of waiting and I want Samuel to come home!!
This is hard, friends. Yes, I've been through it before. Yes, I knew we were going to have to wait to bring him home. And no, my prior adoption experience does not make the waiting any easier. You see, this is personal now. It's not about a schedule or some sort of prescribed waiting time. This is about my boy. My boy 8000 miles away who is real, who I've held, who I had to say good-bye to almost 2 months ago. I'm tired of walking by his bedroom (door closed for my sanity) and wishing he were there. I'm tired of trying to keep myself distracted with holidays and kids' activities so I don't have to think about how he's missing. I'm just weary of it all.
For those of you who have asked about an update...well, there is not much of an update right now. We are waiting on all of Samuel's documents and medical forms to be prepared so that his case can be submitted to Embassy. Then...you guessed it...more waiting. We will wait for the Embassy to clear his case, at which point we can be scheduled for an Embassy appointment and go to Ethiopia to BRING HIM HOME!
So, there it is - I just had to get it off my chest. Don't worry - if you run into me in public I can probably keep it together - but we would very much appreciate your prayers for things to speed along. We love him, and ready for some good news and progress! We know that God's got it all under control and knows exactly the day Samuel will come home. We are trusting in that, but the waiting still stinks.
We'll keep you updated when we hear of the next step!
"If it seems slow in coming, wait patiently,
for it will surely take place.
It will not be delayed."
Habakkuk 2:3
But here it goes - in my whiniest voice ever: I'm TIRED of waiting and I want Samuel to come home!!
This is hard, friends. Yes, I've been through it before. Yes, I knew we were going to have to wait to bring him home. And no, my prior adoption experience does not make the waiting any easier. You see, this is personal now. It's not about a schedule or some sort of prescribed waiting time. This is about my boy. My boy 8000 miles away who is real, who I've held, who I had to say good-bye to almost 2 months ago. I'm tired of walking by his bedroom (door closed for my sanity) and wishing he were there. I'm tired of trying to keep myself distracted with holidays and kids' activities so I don't have to think about how he's missing. I'm just weary of it all.
For those of you who have asked about an update...well, there is not much of an update right now. We are waiting on all of Samuel's documents and medical forms to be prepared so that his case can be submitted to Embassy. Then...you guessed it...more waiting. We will wait for the Embassy to clear his case, at which point we can be scheduled for an Embassy appointment and go to Ethiopia to BRING HIM HOME!
So, there it is - I just had to get it off my chest. Don't worry - if you run into me in public I can probably keep it together - but we would very much appreciate your prayers for things to speed along. We love him, and ready for some good news and progress! We know that God's got it all under control and knows exactly the day Samuel will come home. We are trusting in that, but the waiting still stinks.
We'll keep you updated when we hear of the next step!
"If it seems slow in coming, wait patiently,
for it will surely take place.
It will not be delayed."
Habakkuk 2:3
1 comment:
Please!!! Feel free to whine mama! Can I pull up a chair and whine along with you? :)
We are waiting for our court date and I am about to lose it! You are so right, adopting previously DOES NOT make this wait easier!
He is absolutely gorgeous, I cannot wait to hear you have him on forever arms. Blessings, Michele growingthebards.blodspot.com
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