16 Months

Today marks 16 months on the waitlist for our baby girl. 16 months is a LONG time to be waiting "in limbo" and not knowing when this part of the journey will come to an end. Two weeks ago, the average wait time for a referral had gone up from 16.5 months to 17 months, and the average time is expected to continue to grow due to the fact that they are not expecting referrals to begin to be ready any faster any time soon.
Just a couple weeks ago, I thought we were finally catching up to that average time and I was confident that we'd receive our referral before Christmas. Now, it appears that we will be waiting AT LEAST another month or two. Thank you for continuing to pray for our family...

Our family is enjoying this Christmas season very much. We are keeping busy, but we are also making memories and spending as much time together as we can. This month is filled with family and friend gatherings and, of course, remembering the reason we celebrate Christmas in the first place. CHRIST! Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. For in Him, we have abundant HOPE and JOY and PEACE!

I pray that all of us will focus less on the material aspect of this season and, instead, focus our hearts on Him... that we may realize and count EACH and EVERY ONE of the blessings that we have in our lives...from the big to the small... and that we may be ever thankful...and that we may REJOICE in God's goodness, mercy and grace in our lives.

"Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!" 2 Corinthians 9:15