But...
God has a plan and I'm not sure what it is but for some reason He has given us this time and we have to see the blessings in it or we will find anger and bitterness an easy alternative at everyone and everything that stands in our way.
There have been many blessing and we have seen God working and moving in this extra time He has given us but the truth is if I dwell on it too long, my heart gives way to hurt and I just can't understand why this would be Gods will....I want to go now! I want to be done with the waiting, hurting and longing....but we are not, not yet and that means we as a family have to face a Christmas without our added blessing and she has to face another Christmas with all of her closest friends adopted, without knowing that she has a family....
But we know that all things work together for good to them that love God...
They that wait on the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint....
So Thank you God, that your ways are not my ways, I know You have this in the palm of your hand.
In the mean time,
I want to share with you an extra special gift that was bestowed on us just recently...
Dear friends gave my parents and I tickets for Steven Curtis Chapman's, Glorious Unfolding Tour!! It was truly an honor as we have been greatly blessed by Show Hope and knew it would be a blessing to hear about about the Chapman's adoptions and more about the organization that has helped us!
I know the pictures and videos are typical concert ones....the lighting is horrible and sound quality is bad, but I wanted to remember this night as another blessing from God.
Laura Story and Jason Grey
Steven Curtis Chapman and Jason Grey
My favorite!!! :) Laura Story!!!
I never imagined I would actually get to see Laura Story, and then she sang "Blessings" which I have to say has been a huge blessing in my life!
I loved hearing about the stories and struggles behind the songs, they are real people that God is working in and through and we get to experience just a little bit of it!
The adoption part was the highlight of the night for us as so many of our hearts cry's and struggles were expressed, and once again the beauty of the Gospel in Adoption was shown forth. I am beginning to see a pattern here...it seems that God starts many adoption stories by planting seeds in the heart of the daughters. So beware, if your daughter ever mentions adoption..... it might just be the voice of God.
This is the adoption song, "When Love Takes You In" and the video that I watched with tears streaming down my face... Adoption is a great need but we serve a great God and He has used this family mightily! Through Show Hope they have been able to help so many families with the financial burden of adoption.
It was so neat to hear some familiar songs LIVE!! Like "Cinderella" and "I will be Here" and the stories behind them.
Our lives truly are a Glorious Unfolding in the hands of God as He crafts each and every story, our story has taken many twists and turns in the past year, but I know that we will never be the same because our lives have been touched by Adoption.
