God is Good While We Wait

We are hoping to get the 'go ahead' to buy our plane tickets today. In the meantime, not only am I really at peace with God's timing, but seeing His goodness to us. After sharing my struggles with some other adoptive moms, they pointed me to (God provided) a visa courier who could get the visas in plenty of time (before we booked our hotels/flights) - relieving the biggest time squeeze. The same moms recommended a travel agent to work with me through the logistics of the actual air ticket purchase. So both of the pieces of this puzzle that were causing me anxiety have been perfectly provided. And God is reminding me that really, REALLY, He's taking care of the details.

 

So although I never would have imagined we'd be cutting it this close with booking our travel, I feel [almost] completely at ease. And those of you who know how I like to plan and organize can marvel with me at what a gift from God that is!

 

And another little great tidbit I received over the weekend...

I had an embarrassingly selfish interaction with a too-early-rising S on Sunday morning. Maybe you've had a child that needs connection and just wants to 'be with you' - at 6:10am. But I saw through that interaction how inordinately I love sleep. And God used this interaction (before Ca is with us) to help me organize my priorities. Being well rested is definitely helpful and equips me to interact best during the day. Sleep is more important than one more chapter of my book, and probably even more important than one more episode of Downton Abbey. ;) But my sleep is not more important than my kids are. I need to be ready to (especially as Ca is first adjusting) go to bed without those little luxuries so that if my kids who need my care and nurture interrupt my sleep, I can love them above the sleep I'm missing at 3:00am.

Not only is my Heavenly Father taking care of the logistics of this adoption, he's getting our hearts ready, too! We feel tremendously blessed.