Here's the thing: Adoption is hard. Sometimes, even though you're waiting for the very best present ever, it can suck. Today is one of those days. Our case went to court, we've heard that COURT is the most anticlimactic thing in this whole process- it's 15 minutes and then you wait for your decrees and your visa- pass go collect $200. Well not for us. Maybe it's sad that we even half expected this because we were on a roll which meant we were about due for a roadblock. Everything will be easy God said. NOT. Did I think that an intelligent God would give this baby with a complicated story to a family who did not have a heart for advocacy? To someone who is less determined than all the opposers? To a family who is not well practiced in the area of patience- practiced doesn't have to mean you like it...(Is there an adoptive family without these qualities?) Only if He wanted to teach them to have those virtues. Yes. Stubbornness can be a virtue. Some people call it
perseverance. And we have it. God picked us. God picked her. If only people would get out of the way. Lucky for us, we also have really good people. People praying for us, giving us direction, advocating for us and most importantly we have people loving our our kid for us.
I worked on her room a little this week, in the anticipation of court and forward movement. And I had this old canvas that I wanted to rework to go in her room. After I read how our court hearing went this morning, I prayed. And what came to mind was this (for Ellinor...and us)- 'May the Lord bless you and KEEP you, may the Lord make His face to SHINE upon you and be GRACIOUS to you. May the Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you PEACE.' And now it's hanging in her room. (It maybe isn't done yet, we'll see.)
Pray with us. The judge is requiring more documentation specific to our case and when we have it we will have to reapply to get another court date. Feels a bit like this:
*Please note that this is the exception to the rule, this is just how our adoption is proceeding. We want our baby home!
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Alicia,
ReplyDeleteI am so very to sorry to hear about your court hearing. That breaks my heart. I came across your blog recently, we're also adopting from Taiwan. I pray that getting another hearing comes very quickly, and for a speedy judge!
Thanks Ashley!
ReplyDeleteI hope you guys pulled through! While it's true that most cases get through easily, perhaps the court found some of your documents lacking. If that is the case, it'll be a simple case of producing the missing documents, so that everything can move forward. Anyway, have there been any recent updates on this one? Good luck!
ReplyDeleteErin Cooper @ DJ&H Process Service