Well, I am still waiting! I suppose in the grand scheme of things it really hasn't been that long... but it already seems like an eternity! I was talking with a friend the other day who, along with her husband, are just beginning their adoption journey..... she called my current situation "The Waiting Room"..... and while I have said all along that there is a labor process whether you have your child born from your tummy or born from your heart. Well, this is the part of the "labor process" I thought would be ok, but you know, everytime the phone rings, I jump up and get it, I look for an e-mail EVERY day, at least 10 times a day!! Why is waiting so hard? Not sure about that, but I can say I have NEVER been good at waiting, which means, I might be in for the "longhaul"! :-) Just kidding, God is good ALL the TIME!And, I know that he has this perfect timing in his hands!
I will say, I have made the wait a little better, by SHOPPING! :-) I have picked out her bed, it is on order. I am re-finishing a chest of drawers for her room, (a project being temporarily put on hold for sinus surgery.... PLEASE don't tell the Dr. that I was sanding furniture 3 days before sinus surgery!!) And, then, I have hit some really great consignment sales..... so getting ready certainly has helped!
Thank you for your continued prayers! Please pray for the following:
1. Please pray for God's perfect timing (even IF it isn't my own!)
2. Please pray for the social workers and Peruvian Government officials who are matching my child and me.
3. Please pray for resliency for my little girl, pray for her sweet spirit and that God will continue to prepare our hearts for one another, so that when we meet attachment will be a smooth transition for her!
4. Please pray for strength for me as I travel though this journey of waiting... Unconditional Faith..... I am learning a lot!
5. And, if you have a minute, please pray for my sinus surgery! :-)
Blessings,
Becca
Monday, March 29, 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010
What's In a Name?
So, while I am waiting on a referral, which prayerfully will come REALLY soon, it might be a little while. One of the questions that so many want an answer to, is what will you name your little girl? Well, actually, there has been a lot of thought put into that has gone into her name, but then there came the confirmation from God!
Well, as you can see from the page, I have chosen the name Liliana. Her other name will be the one(s) that she already has. It will be the only thing that she will have that is completely her own! So, we'll see what her complete name will be in a while, when she is chosen!
But, Liliana, let me tell you about that! First of all, I have always wanted to name her after my Grandmother's middle name which is Lillie. My Mom's and my middle names are both Ann, and I wanted to keep some of that as well. But, I wanted part of her name to be Anna after the prophetess in the Bible. She lived her whole life waiting for the Savior to be born, and after so many years of waiting, when Mary and Joseph brought baby Jesus to be dedicated, God made sure,, Anna was the first one to see Jesus! Additionally, I wanted to keep her name in a Spanish form, one that would also be recognized in her own culture. Sooooo... the name "Liliana" was born! Then one day, I was at the bookstore and looking at a baby name book and decided to look up the name Liliana, I found that it meant...."Belonging to God", what a confirmation that was for me! She does belong to God, while He is trusting me with her care and teaching her in the love and admonition of the Lord, she belongs to Him! Who knew that so much could go into a name!?!? Can you imagine what God put into Jesus' name? I do think of that from time to time... it fascinates me!
So, as we wait to find out what the rest of her name will be, please continue to pray, thank you for all of those prayers!!
Well, as you can see from the page, I have chosen the name Liliana. Her other name will be the one(s) that she already has. It will be the only thing that she will have that is completely her own! So, we'll see what her complete name will be in a while, when she is chosen!
But, Liliana, let me tell you about that! First of all, I have always wanted to name her after my Grandmother's middle name which is Lillie. My Mom's and my middle names are both Ann, and I wanted to keep some of that as well. But, I wanted part of her name to be Anna after the prophetess in the Bible. She lived her whole life waiting for the Savior to be born, and after so many years of waiting, when Mary and Joseph brought baby Jesus to be dedicated, God made sure,, Anna was the first one to see Jesus! Additionally, I wanted to keep her name in a Spanish form, one that would also be recognized in her own culture. Sooooo... the name "Liliana" was born! Then one day, I was at the bookstore and looking at a baby name book and decided to look up the name Liliana, I found that it meant...."Belonging to God", what a confirmation that was for me! She does belong to God, while He is trusting me with her care and teaching her in the love and admonition of the Lord, she belongs to Him! Who knew that so much could go into a name!?!? Can you imagine what God put into Jesus' name? I do think of that from time to time... it fascinates me!
So, as we wait to find out what the rest of her name will be, please continue to pray, thank you for all of those prayers!!
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
IT IS OFFICIAL, I AM APPROVED!!!!!
YAY! I literally just got an e-mail from my social worker saying that I am approved by the Peruvian Governemnt to adopt! :-) But, let me tell you this story.... it is pretty neat how it unfolded.... I was online checking e-mail and my social worker e-mailed me to let me know she would be out of country for the next week and a half and who I should contact if I needed anything. So, I e-mailed her back and of course wished her well and let her know that I was good, except I was anxiously awaiting the approval from the Peruvian Governemnt. Before she could even respond to my e-mail, within seconds, she received an e-mail from Peru stating that I HAVE BEEN APPROVED! Now, let me just tell you, that is a Good God! :-) I had mentioned to her that God was teaching me about waiting (which, as most of you know, I am NOT good at!) and a couple of days ago, I was just having an anxious day of wanting to know my approval status.... well the devotion for that day was about WAITING! You have to love it when God is funny, yet gives us just what we need, when we need it! Well, that is what happened tonight! :-) How cool is that?!?
Thank you all for continuing to pray. Please also pray for Allison (my social worker, as she travels this week) and for the referral process as it is the next step! I will continue to update as soon as I know something more!
Blessings!
Thank you all for continuing to pray. Please also pray for Allison (my social worker, as she travels this week) and for the referral process as it is the next step! I will continue to update as soon as I know something more!
Blessings!
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Who's Hands have it now?
It has been a little while, since I have posted anything....somethings just take a while, one of those is the magical world that all of the adoption paperwork must travel through in order to get into the hands of the Peruvian Government! While this can be a frustrating process, I see each hand that each document passes through as God's hands! 1 document, must be signed by me, notarized by a notary, my absolutely wonderful social worker then sends it to the appropriate person at the State, then it is sent back to her, she then mails it to the Peruvian Consulate in Atlanta, then back to my social worker, who then sends it to the Peruvian Social worker who translates it and takes it to Lifeline's attorney to have it legalized, then she turns it in to the appropriate Government officials in Peru to be added to the other paperwork that is already there! WHAT A JOURNEY! I don't know about you, but if I were that piece of paper, I would be REALLY TIRED! Do you ever feel like that piece of paper?!? I do! But, IF we let him, that is where God says "just Be Still, and KNOW that I AM GOD!" In other words He will take care of it all for you!
Now, I don't know about you, but I don't sit STILL very well! One of the things that God is teaching me is UNCONDITIONAL FAITH! Yes, He loves us with undconditional LOVE, but what HE wants from us is unconditional FAITH! I am learning that when all things are now out of my hands, I have to trust HIS hands.....like all the ones that little piece of paper passes through! He has it all in HIS hands, along with the sweet little girl who will one day be my daughter, and me... (albeit jumping up and down, saying "Can't you speed this up Lord?!?"), THOSE ARE BIG HANDS!! And, when we realize just how BIG those hands are, resting in them becomes a little bit easier.
Well, my little piece of paper that we had to complete three weeks ago, has passed through all of the appropriate hands and is now in the hands of the Peruvian Government. Thank you for all of your prayers, he are some more requests....
1. PLEASE pray for all of my paperwork to be approved quickly now that this paper has been received.
2. PLEASE pray for my social worker, the Peruvian social worker and all the others involved in determmining a match for me... this is called the referral process. The referral process can be a challenging one for all parties involved, so please pray for wisdom and discernment for everyone, including me! Once a referral is made and accepted, I must send a letter of request for that partiular child... if there are others looking or referred to the same child, the Peruvian Government will determine what they believe to be the best match. This is difficult because one could potentially start the referral process over multiple times. PLEASE pray for God's leadership and direction in this process. It sounds terrible, but I firmly believe that it is God's way of working through our humanness to get the "right" child with the "right" parents (and vice versa) for them.
3. PLEASE pray for the wait! It is a bit akward because you want to tell everyone you know, BUT, you can't give them any details! And, I am not a good "waiter".... I am a doer and leaving everything in someone else's hands to do...oopps, I mean GOD'S HANDS.... isn't always easy! I have been allowing myself some little luxieries like buying a play kitchen and beauty salon and getting her room ready! But, please keep praying!
4. PLEASE pray for God's continued provision for this journey! I know that God will supply all my needs, but please join me in prayer for those!
5. And finally, there is a post on Lifeline's (this is my adoption agency) blog, that is just so well put and explains in words what I feel, but could never express... please read it if you have the time, and remember all those who are adopting, it is a challenging journey to our Promised Land, but God is guiding and each of us are in His Hands!
Here is that url address http://lifelineadoption.blogspot.com/2010/02/dave-wood-wednesday-message-from-our_10.html (Hopefully you can copy and paste this in your web browser.)
Now, I don't know about you, but I don't sit STILL very well! One of the things that God is teaching me is UNCONDITIONAL FAITH! Yes, He loves us with undconditional LOVE, but what HE wants from us is unconditional FAITH! I am learning that when all things are now out of my hands, I have to trust HIS hands.....like all the ones that little piece of paper passes through! He has it all in HIS hands, along with the sweet little girl who will one day be my daughter, and me... (albeit jumping up and down, saying "Can't you speed this up Lord?!?"), THOSE ARE BIG HANDS!! And, when we realize just how BIG those hands are, resting in them becomes a little bit easier.
Well, my little piece of paper that we had to complete three weeks ago, has passed through all of the appropriate hands and is now in the hands of the Peruvian Government. Thank you for all of your prayers, he are some more requests....
1. PLEASE pray for all of my paperwork to be approved quickly now that this paper has been received.
2. PLEASE pray for my social worker, the Peruvian social worker and all the others involved in determmining a match for me... this is called the referral process. The referral process can be a challenging one for all parties involved, so please pray for wisdom and discernment for everyone, including me! Once a referral is made and accepted, I must send a letter of request for that partiular child... if there are others looking or referred to the same child, the Peruvian Government will determine what they believe to be the best match. This is difficult because one could potentially start the referral process over multiple times. PLEASE pray for God's leadership and direction in this process. It sounds terrible, but I firmly believe that it is God's way of working through our humanness to get the "right" child with the "right" parents (and vice versa) for them.
3. PLEASE pray for the wait! It is a bit akward because you want to tell everyone you know, BUT, you can't give them any details! And, I am not a good "waiter".... I am a doer and leaving everything in someone else's hands to do...oopps, I mean GOD'S HANDS.... isn't always easy! I have been allowing myself some little luxieries like buying a play kitchen and beauty salon and getting her room ready! But, please keep praying!
4. PLEASE pray for God's continued provision for this journey! I know that God will supply all my needs, but please join me in prayer for those!
5. And finally, there is a post on Lifeline's (this is my adoption agency) blog, that is just so well put and explains in words what I feel, but could never express... please read it if you have the time, and remember all those who are adopting, it is a challenging journey to our Promised Land, but God is guiding and each of us are in His Hands!
Here is that url address http://lifelineadoption.blogspot.com/2010/02/dave-wood-wednesday-message-from-our_10.html (Hopefully you can copy and paste this in your web browser.)
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Some Good News....
I am ALMOST approved! Everything that went to Peru in November has been approved on the first time through! That is a miracle! There was one document, that the Peruvian government has added as a requirement since my paperwork went down there.... so it is on its way down there and when it gets there, translated and legalized, everything should get the final approval! That is when the Peruvian Socialworker and my Social worker (Allison, who is absolutely wonderful) will begin looking for a child.
Thank you for your prayers and please continue to pray! Please pray that God will prepare our hearts for one another and that He will bring about the necessary attachment that we need! Please pray for the Social workers to have wisdom, guidance and discernment in choosing the child for me! And, PLEASE pray that May 1st will be on God's travel schedule! :-) He has His own time and it is perfect, but May 1st would be, in my mind, such a great time for me to go. Thank you for these prayers.
To the side, you can see that I am working on getting her room ready. There are some pictures of her room.... Ladybugs are the theme!
Blessings,
Becca
Thank you for your prayers and please continue to pray! Please pray that God will prepare our hearts for one another and that He will bring about the necessary attachment that we need! Please pray for the Social workers to have wisdom, guidance and discernment in choosing the child for me! And, PLEASE pray that May 1st will be on God's travel schedule! :-) He has His own time and it is perfect, but May 1st would be, in my mind, such a great time for me to go. Thank you for these prayers.
To the side, you can see that I am working on getting her room ready. There are some pictures of her room.... Ladybugs are the theme!
Blessings,
Becca
Friday, January 1, 2010
Happy New Year!
I hope everyone has a great new year! I am excited to say that all of my adoption paperwork is in Peru! Everything went to Peru the week of Thanksgiving, so hopefully we'll hear something by the middle of February!
I am so excited, still very overwhelmed that God is entrusting me with a precious little life. Please begin praying for this next phase of both of our lives. Even though my little girl is still "unknown" to me, she isn't to God! He chose her to be my child before time began! You see, that is why I get so overwhelmed! What an awesome thought!
The purpose of the blog is to keep you updated on where we are in the process, and I will be posting while I am in Peru, that way everyone can get up to date info. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers!
Blessings to You and your family for 2010!
I am so excited, still very overwhelmed that God is entrusting me with a precious little life. Please begin praying for this next phase of both of our lives. Even though my little girl is still "unknown" to me, she isn't to God! He chose her to be my child before time began! You see, that is why I get so overwhelmed! What an awesome thought!
The purpose of the blog is to keep you updated on where we are in the process, and I will be posting while I am in Peru, that way everyone can get up to date info. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers!
Blessings to You and your family for 2010!
Saturday, December 12, 2009
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