A Yielded Heart

You may remember that I posted several months ago that I felt the Lord was prompting us to consider adopting older children. It took me a while to finally yield to Him, but now I can see why He was asking us to obey in this way.

Last week, a friend of ours asked for an update on our adoption process, then told us that her heart has been burdened for two little girls at the school where she works. The state is looking at placing the girls in an adoptive home, and our friend wondered if we would be interested.

To be honest, had she asked that question seven months ago, my answer probably would have been a flat, "No." But because the Lord has been gently, yet firmly, asking me to re-evaluate some issues I had not fully faced, I have arrived at a place where the answer can be, "Yes."

There are so many variables involved, and at this point we really do not know for sure if this is the Lord's will. But as I told our social worker, all we can do is walk up to the doors that God seems to have set before us, knock and see what happens. If He opens the door, we intend to walk through it to the next door. If this is NOT His will, we pray that He will slam it firmly in our faces.

Please pray with us about this situation. I cannot share any details about the girls, but God knows every detail, even the ones hidden from those who know the girls best. Some specific ways you can pray for us:

• Our social work has advised us to proceed with the foster care licensing process since it could be months for the state to finally make an adoptive placement. (can you spell PAPERWORK?)
• We are STILL waiting for Bill's fingerprints to clear. Our social worker can't finalize our homestudy until that is done.
• Part of the foster care application requires training that could take us a month or more to complete. We are praying for an expedited way to get it done. There is an element of time sensitivity involved.
• We will need to make adjustments to our home. We had originally intended to welcome an infant to our house; the girls are significantly older, and we'll need to adapt accordingly.
• That the Lord would give us wisdom, patience, peace and understanding should the girls be placed in our home.

Thank you for your prayers on our behalf!

The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way. 

Psalm 37:23