...and still waiting for a referral.
Wow. We really didn't think it would take this long to get our referral, but indeed it has.
And when I say long, it's not like years, but months. 7 months actually. Trying not to think too much into it, but it's hard.
With all the things going on in Ghana right now, adoptions have definitely slowed down. And you want to know the truth? It just sucks. No sugar coating in that sentence. Nope, none at all. It sucks for me. It sucks for my family. But, even more, it sucks for those precious orphans who are just "stuck".
They don't have a choice. They really don't even have a voice.
At times I want to question God. Why would you make these sweet boys and girls wait for a family when there are many wanting to adopt right this very second? Why God? And as I sit in bed typing this right now, I am reminded that He is their Father. While me and Scott want and hope and pray to be the earthly mom and dad to another child(ren) one day from Ghana, our Lord is ALREADY their daddy. The one and only that will never leave nor forsake them. Scott and I will fail as parents over and over again. Our God, he never fails.
So the bigger question to follow is, is there a reason behind the wait? Yes, I believe in my heart there is. While I do not know what that is now. I am merely blind to the bigger picture in front of me and cannot see past my human vision & mind, but (yes, there is a but)... But God can! And I am thankful for that. I am thankful that while I may be sad, may be confused, may even be mad and frustrated at times, God always has a plan.
"We live by faith, not by sight" - 2 Corinthians 5:7
So, while I may sit and wonder...
"To everything there is a season, and a time for every matter or purpose under heaven."
-Ecclesiastes 3:1
