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We got our final update today. Birthmom decided to parent, so back to the wait list we go. I was much more insightful and glass half full earlier, but right now I'm battling a headache and the emotional trauma of the recent discovery that our FINALLY completed remodeled bathroom has a leak somewhere that is leaving a water mark in our living room... seriously can't catch a break today... so I will have to leave the more reflective post for another day.

Small Update

Please pray, especially for baby boy's birth mom. We heard today from our counselor, and the update is pretty much that there isn't one. It sounds like birth mom is having a very difficult time (as I can only imagine). We aren't sure at this point if she will choose a family or decide to parent. Please keep all those involved in your prayers, but especially her and baby boy.

And wait...

Still no news. I just have to say that I am so overwhelmed by how many people have been praying and showing their support. We are so incredibly blessed! Keep 'em coming :)

No news...

is good news, right? Still waiting and going crazy! I can't even begin to express how blessed we are for all of the support from family and friends. Keep those prayers coming :)

And We Wait

I think this is the worst part of the whole adoption process- the wait between finding out you are in the running to be chosen for a particular child and getting THE call as to whether or not the birth parents have chosen you. It reminds me of this post from Holy Saturday and the video linked within it. Right now I am battling all those feelings of wanting to get excited and feeling like this is finally it, but I'm afraid of the let down if it's not. Sure, we can get through the disappointment- we've done it before. Just when I think I can't truck on any longer, I always find the strength (praise the Lord!). It doesn't make the disappointment any easier, though.

Just reading through all the information about baby and the birth parents, everything just feels so right, like this is most certainly our child. But we just can't predict what will happen. Maybe this call was to lift our spirits and remind us that God does have a child for us, even if it isn't this little one. Or maybe this is it. Maybe our wait is over, and we could be parents in a matter of a week or so! So as you can imagine, my mind is running about a mile a minute. So I have been doing all that I know how- a lot of praying and a pretty good amount of sleeping/relaxing/reading blogs. I truly believe in the power of our prayers. I'm not sure how they will be answered, but I ask that you join me in praying for the following: guidance for this birth mother as she makes this incredibly difficult decision, comfort for the birth parents and their families, that baby is blessed with the best family for him, and that we may be content with God's will for us in this situation. My go tos this time around for prayer are the Divine Mercy Chaplet, several Memorares, and the Efficacious Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Please continue to join us in prayer for these intentions over the next week or so. Thank you for all your prayers and support already!

Holy Mary, Mother of God, Pray for Us
Our Lady of Good Help, Pray for Us
St. Joseph, foster father of Jesus, Pray for Us
St. Faustina, Pray for Us
St. Gerard, Pray for Us
St. Anne, Pray for Us
St. Therese of Lisieux, Pray for Us
St. Gianna, Pray for Us
St. Jude, Pray for Us
St. Anthony of Padua, Pray for Us
St. William of Rochester, Pray for Us
St. Maximilian Kolbe, Pray for Us
St. Maximus the Confessor, Pray for Us
All you holy Saints of God, Pray for Us

Calling All Prayer Warriors!!!

We received amazing news yesterday! We are one of 6 families being considered for a baby (already born!!!). I wasn't going to post about it until we find out if we have been chosen or not, but then I realized that we have so many amazing prayer warriors out there. The birth mom will be receiving our long profile on Thursday. So please pray hard for us! We have been through this part of the process 3 times before, and we survived the disappointment when it didn't work out. But I'd of course prefer to not have to go through it again. Please pray that this little one may join our family, if it is God's will. Please also pray for the birth mother and father, baby, and that we may have peace with whatever comes of this.