"The children of Israel waited 40 years before they could enter the promised land.
Jacob waited seven long years for Rachel.
The Jews waited 70 years in Babylon before they could return to rebuild their temple.
The Nephites waited for the sign of Christ's birth, even knowing that if the sign did not come they would perish.
Joseph Smith's trial in Liberty Jail caused even the prophet of God to wonder, 'How long?'
In each case, Heavenly Father had a purpose in requiring that His children wait.
Every one of us is called to wait in our own way.
We wait for answers to prayer.
We wait for things which, at the time, may appear so right, and so good to us, that we can't possibly imagine why Heavenly Father would delay the answer."
President Dieter F. Uchtdorf,
180th Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints,
April 2010 (Priesthood Session)
Shane, one of my adoption friends, had this on their blog this morning. I've been thinking about it a lot.
I've been thinking about it in terms of adoption and bringing our boys home. There is no question (for Kyle or I) that THESE boys were meant for OUR family. It just took forever, or so it seemed, to bring them home. And yet, looking back on it, there were tender mercies and miracles all over the place that occurred in order for us to be selected by their birth mothers.
Here we are in the beginning stages of round 3, and already I'm tired of waiting. Its pretty funny actually, we've been much more proactive this time around and because we have SO MUCH going on right now.
Big worries.
Major decisions to make.
Injuries and illness.
And yet, I think about the next member of our family a lot. When will he/she come? How will a birth mother find our family? Will be be from our online profile? One of our pass a long cards? A link from someone's blog? Someone knowing someone that may be considering adoption? The possibilities are endless. I'm not worried about HOW. I know from experience that a loving Heavenly Father is very involved in adoption. Its just the WHEN that kills me.
*sigh*
There are lots of our friends and family waiting right now too....those who are hoping to adopt, others struggling with the frustrations of infertility, jobs, school....the list goes on and on.
"Every one of us is called to wait in our own way."
If you have a few minutes today, listen to this.
You'll be glad you did. I know I was.
Shane, one of my adoption friends, had this on their blog this morning. I've been thinking about it a lot.
I've been thinking about it in terms of adoption and bringing our boys home. There is no question (for Kyle or I) that THESE boys were meant for OUR family. It just took forever, or so it seemed, to bring them home. And yet, looking back on it, there were tender mercies and miracles all over the place that occurred in order for us to be selected by their birth mothers.
Here we are in the beginning stages of round 3, and already I'm tired of waiting. Its pretty funny actually, we've been much more proactive this time around and because we have SO MUCH going on right now.
Big worries.
Major decisions to make.
Injuries and illness.
And yet, I think about the next member of our family a lot. When will he/she come? How will a birth mother find our family? Will be be from our online profile? One of our pass a long cards? A link from someone's blog? Someone knowing someone that may be considering adoption? The possibilities are endless. I'm not worried about HOW. I know from experience that a loving Heavenly Father is very involved in adoption. Its just the WHEN that kills me.
*sigh*
There are lots of our friends and family waiting right now too....those who are hoping to adopt, others struggling with the frustrations of infertility, jobs, school....the list goes on and on.
"Every one of us is called to wait in our own way."
If you have a few minutes today, listen to this.
You'll be glad you did. I know I was.
6 comments:
THANK YOU! What an awesome talk!
krystal
It is hard to wait when we want something right now!! I am exactly the same way:) It always works out in the end but I need to learn to have patience!!
You're amazing
Love your post. I think for me, that is definitely the hardest aspect of adoption--the unknown, the waiting, and of course, the lack of control. But I LOVE how proactive you guys are being, and I'm hoping and praying that something happens really soon for you!
Oh how I love you guys! I hope this wait is smooth, wonderful and SHORT.
I think about your family often, especially in relation to adoption. You are always the first ones on my mind and I have your link on my blog. Thanks for sharing. I appreciate your honesty and thoughts about this tender subject.
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