Do We Have News?

NO.

No news.

No emails. No calls.

76 days of waiting and we have nothing new to share.

I remember on day 1 we said "it could be months from now or tomorrow!" Definitely proving to be months. It is hard to be so close and yet so far away, or maybe not, because we do not know.

I am not a patient person. I like things to be done quickly and efficiently. I like to know and be in control. So it is only natural God would guide me through this process...so He can teach me.

I have told you how we are waiting, but today I read one of my favorite adoption blogs about how to wait...without your every breath and thought being adoption. Maybe that makes sense. And I will sure try it so I do not drive myself batty. A few things I would add...or make more personal to me...

• I started a fitness challenge with L and our friend T yesterday. We all have individual goals and consequences. My bright idea for mine was to eat only raw foods for breakfast and lunch. If I break it, I have to run a 5K by December. Two comments:
• UGH. Day 2 and I hate this. I want my Special K bar and SmartOnes...they weren't that bad anyway, right?
• I hate running. I can do this.
• Although I hate running, my new fitness goal is working out three times a week - and listening to my ipod while I do so I do not just spend my time day dreaming about Little R or what else I need for our trip.
• Time in the Word. I have not been a parent, but there is one thing I am sure of...MY time is going to change. I assume it will be harder to steal away even 30 minutes and spend it with the Lord. So more than ever, I want to make this a daily priority.
• No more reading the adoption Facebook group I am on. My brain says..."But what if you miss something you are really going to need to know?" - you know what brain? Facebook keeps stuff forever, which I am sure will haunt us all one day. That group I am on is no different.
• I am going to do my best to not talk about it. Trust me when I tell you...everyone will know when we have a referral, but until then...mums the word.
• Our two year wedding anniversary is coming up and I STILL have not completed our wedding album. Must do before I become a mom.
• Enjoy time with just me and L.

Yes this is mostly all about me. You may be wondering what about L's goals to keep him sane? See that is why I married him. He is calm, calm as the cucumber I had to eat for lunch today. Not to say he doesn't think about Little R and the process, but he is very good at waiting. God blessed me with him because he knew I needed patience in my life.

One piece of news I do have...we have tshirts...and we need to sell them to help bring Little R home. Don't forget to get one :)

(Psalm 27:14) Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.

(Psalm 62:5) My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation {is} from him.

(Isaiah 40:31) But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew {their} strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; {and} they shall walk, and not faint.

(Habakkuk 2:3) For the vision {is} yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.