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