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May20th

What I’m Trying To Do . . .

Author: Mary Beth | Posted in: Adoption, Spiritual

img_4576So tonight I realized that I am only left with two options right now. The time for being calm and cool, perhaps even distracted, while we wait to hear when our court date will be for our precious little Josiah is long gone. I realized tonight that I can either absolutely lose my mind worrying and obsessing and continue checking my e-mail every three minutes for the next several weeks or I have got to “BE STILL” and “WAIT PATIENTLY for HIM.” I know that right now we are not waiting on bureaucrats in Ethiopia or case workers in Oregon; we are waiting on God’s perfect timing. And on that perfect, precise moment that He ordained before the beginning of time our precious son WILL BE in our arms!

  • Marcie

    I will pray for you for that. I know that I did check every 3 minutes (or seconds) and ours came when I finally left and realized it was making me crazy and I spent time in prayer rather than the computer. I am praying for you and know His timing is going to be amazing and perfect!

  • Grammie

    Mary Beth,

    That’s hard to do! I am trying to do just that with our houses and land that need to sell. I want to trust God, but find myself full of worries daily.

    Thanks for the verse, I needed to hear that this morning!

  • Allan

    Hah! That’s great, Sis. You and I are in completely opposite boats but our lesson is the same. You want your son as soon as possible and I so desperately want mine after June 1st. We had the first of our weekly appointments yesterday and the doctor was surprised at how much progress Jacob is making. He seems to be in a hurry. Of course, progress this week doesn’t necessarily mean progress next week. Because of my limited vision into God’s plan for our future I’m nervous about Jacob coming before our insurance picks up. I need to rest in Him and trust that, as you said, He had it worked out long before I was even here to worry about it. After all that He has worked out for me and my family I don’t know why I am always afraid He is going to miss the next one. Thanks for sharing. It reminded me today to trust His timing.

  • Lynn

    Praying for you and for God’s perfect timing.

  • Mema

    I KNOW THE WAITING IS VERY HARD. I ALSO KNOW THAT WHEN GOD IS READY YOU WILL HAVE YOUR LITTLE ONE IN YOUR ARMS. THAT WILL BE THE PERFECT TIMEING. WE LOVE YOU, CASEY AND CALEB VERY MUCH AND WANT ONLY THE BEST FOR YOU.
    LOVE,
    MEMA

  • Morris

    We love you and are praying!

  • http://www.woodruffamilymatters.blogspot.com Liz Woodruff

    I was just catching up on your blog. I will definitely be praying for you guys as you wait on Josiah. By the way, I write verses on my hand too when I am trying to remember them :)

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