"Mommy, when can I meet my sister?"

“Mommy, when can I meet my sister?”

“Mommy, can go get my sister now?

“Mommy, can my sister sleep in my room?”

“Mommy, can I come with you to Africa when you go get my sister?”

“Mommy, when is my sister coming home?”

“Mommy, is my sister with Aunt Chami?”

 

Every day I am asked these questions…Not a day goes by where Amira is not a topic of discussion. Every day I have to explain to a very loving, excited and compassionate three year old why we cannot go and get her sister and bring her home.  In a way it is sad because every day I have to see the look of disappointment on her face when I explain that it is not yet God’s time for Amira to join us.  But at the same time it is amazing.  It is amazing to witness firsthand how a child can have a heart so incredibly big that she can love someone she has never even met.  Amazing that she has the faith that someday her sister will in fact join our family.  Amazing that at such a young age, she never gives up hope.    

We can learn so much from young children.  To love like they love.  To forgive like they forgive.  To trust like the trust. 

 

Trust.  That is one area of my life that has truly grown tenfold since we began our adoption process Feb 2013.  It has not always been easy to trust God’s plan for our family and I would be lying if I said we didn’t have set backs.  It has been an emotional process, but I trust that every stumbling block and set back has had a purpose.  I trust God has a reason for the wait.  It has been 2 years since we began our adoption journey.  Never would I have imagined 2 years ago that we would be still waiting.  But I trust God has something in store and just like I tell my sweet Evelynn, it is not God’s time for Amira to join us.

 

So while we wait, we continue to jump through all the hoops required to keep our paperwork up to date.  We have recently just updated our home-study as well as update our paperwork with the United States Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS).  This will keep us up to date for another 18 months as far as immigration is concerned.  If 18 months from now we are not holding our daughter, we trust that God has a purpose for the continued delay.  Also while we wait, we continue to pray.  We pray for our sweet baby girl half way around the world.  We pray for all the children around the world who are orphaned and hurting, that they may know the love of our Heavenly Father and someday be joined with a loving family here on Earth.  And we pray for our family, for the process and for the future our family has in store.  Lastly, we remember to count our blessings, as we are so incredibly blessed every day.

As always, we thank you for your prayers and will continue to keep you updated as we continue forward on our journey of bringing our sweet baby girl home.   

 

 

As I tucked my children into bed tonight, this song came on...it is true for my children who are with us now and some day for the one to join us... Safe and Sound