It's official, we are on the waiting list! Here are the numbers...
We are "officially" number 23 for boys and 43 for girls! I am so grateful for those numbers, what an answer to prayer to actually be on the list.I had this grand plan to surprise Hans with this oreo pie when he got home, and that's how I would tell him "the numbers". I made that plan under the assumption that our case manager would call me in the afternoon. I figured I could hold out for 2 hours...but instead she called at noon and I couldn't possibly wait 5 hours to tell him! So I called him right away, and then we told the world (via facebook of course). :-) But I decided to make the pie anyway, because it would make for a nice blog photo and I am so excited that I don't care who knows about my cheesy celebration of our numbers!
And so the waiting begins...I know, it seems like we have already been waiting, but it was active waiting. The kind of waiting where we had things to do. Now there is nothing to do but wait, and prepare for our little one. Other adopting families say this is the hardest part because we have no "control", as if we've really had control in any of this! I pray and hope that this will be a restful time for us, it's been a long journey to get to this point and we are ready to just be still.
"Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him..." ~Psalm 37:7
"Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!" ~Psalm 27:14
7 comments:
That's awesome, so happy for you both!
God Bless,
The Hockemeiers
I LOVE that you celebrated the numbers too! The cake is such a great idea! You're in our prayers!!
YAHOO!!!!
This totally gives me the chills and makes me get a little lump in my throat...it's just so exciting! I'm glad you made the cake anyway- -it's cool.
It's SOOOO exciting!! Congratulations! And I love how you made the cake- you HAVE to celebrate!!!
I just want to say Yahoo again!!!
Wow, that is awesome!!
Sorry to have been a bit of a blog lurker in the past...but just wanted to offer a big congrats on the numbers (and the updated numbers too), and let you guys know we're praying for a speedy process for your little one to come home!! It is so exciting. We are hoping to do this same process in a couple years, probably with AGCI. :) Excited for you!
love,
The Boehmes
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