I think God likes to take the scenic route....

Well, continuing from the previous post, not the child for us, BUT...some things are happening regarding another child that we can only account for as God. Can't go into details yet, but please keep praying specifically for these things.

1. That God's will for our lives will be done

2. We will have Favor will the powers that be. There are real situations that could cause roadblocks for us and we are praying that God's favor will be on us.

3. Wisdom to know when to push and when to let God do the pushing.

So far it is amazing the path we are on...our hopes and dreams are that this is the child for us, but God is in control and we are at peace, amazingly enough.

Love you guys!

Juli & Josh

Again...

Well, it's been about a year since we started this process. We know that God is still in control and he has our best in mind. We have been chosen for another child and are awaiting the files. I'm optimistic but guarded. Remember, roller coaster adversion. LOL.

At any rate, everything we hear makes us think she might be the one but we wait and see. We are about to leave for vacation so it will be after that that we receive the files. We will keep you guys posted, until then....keep praying.

Love you bunches.

Juli

sigh...

So much has happened. We were matched with 2 child groups, then we did respite for a family, which ended up with them not adopting the child, we were asked if we would, we said YES and were 1 week out from getting her when we found out it wasn't to be...and after reading the matched files we knew we weren't the parents for those children either. Have I mentioned I now HATE rollercoasters! Good grief.

It's like, ok God...what am I'm not getting. What am I supposed to be learning? I know he has the child/children for us, I'm just at my end. I suppose that is where He picks up. Sigh.

For those that aren't familiar with the process, once you are matched you read the files which in many cases contain alot more info than you had to start with. It is at this point you have to determine if you want to proceed. In our cases there have items that we didn't feel would be in the childs best interest to have two working parents. It's hard to say no....honestly....you have NO idea how hard it is, but we know it has to be right for our family.

We are back in the process again and waiting for our next matches. Hopefully we will see our child soon. We aren't looking for a perfect child - but we are waiting for our God-given one. Just keep praying. It is very hard, very discouraging but I know in the end it will be very rewarding.

Still Breathing....

It has been awhile since the last blog. In that timeframe we were chosen for children and after reading the files determined we were not the right parents for them; our worker came to the same conclusion. It was so hard to say no, but she said something to us that we've held on to:

We are not called to be our children's savior - just their parents.

So, we just returned from an adoption festival in Houston. We met a child that we really connected with and have asked for our home study to be considered. We feel pretty strongly about this one but we know we are the beginning of the process and keep reminding ourselves that God is in control.

We are also in for three other cases so just keep praying.

Love you guys!

Juli