Moving Forward!

One month has passed since I posted here.

I've done plenty of posts in my mind but none make it to the computer.

I was going to tell you first that I found out that we DON'T have to update our home study.  That saves us $575, but I had done all the paperwork, but still....$575 saved!  Thank you, Lord.

I was going to post about the night 3 weeks ago when we got the information that our adoption country was shutting down the final stage of the adoption process for up to 12 months, preventing any child from leaving the country with their families.  I was going to tell you how this caused me to immediately break down.  It was nothing but another HUGE road block in this long, adoption story.  But then I was going to tell you how almost immediately the Holy Spirit brought the words to a song to my mind and they just wouldn't leave.  The words of a song that had been sung at the end of an adoption fund raiser that I had just attended.  A fund raiser for a little girl in Haiti, diagnosed with AIDS whose Mama is waiting for her.  The song was sung by Mandisa, Natalie Grant, Selah, Sandi Patti and Sheila Walsh.  The song that made me sob at that concert, thinking about my boys waiting for me across the ocean but remembering the God I serve.

I know WHO goes before me

I know WHO stands behind

The God of angel armies is always by my side

The One who reigns forever

He is a friend of mine.

The God of angel armies is always by my side

And NOTHING FORMED AGAINST ME SHALL STAND

He holds the whole world in His hands

I'm holding on to Your promises

You are faithful.  You are faithful!

So then I was going to tell you how the words to this powerful song have stuck in my mind.  I say them and sing them everyday.  I tell my kids that I don't know what this means for us.  I don't know how much longer this might add onto our already too long wait.  I don't know why they closed and when they will open.  BUT THIS I DO KNOW....I know God is with us.  I know God loves us.  I know God loves our boys more than we love our boys.  I know that God can move mountains.  I know I can trust Him.  THAT'S WHAT I KNOW AND I CLING TO WHAT I DO KNOW.

So as I'm back to our own hurdle that we are in now, I can't focus on the next hurdle that this news makes for us.

Friday (just 2 days ago) I called to see if I could find out anything about our case.  We have not been told the reason for our hold up or the time frame for our hold up.  I was stunned when I found out that our case is moving forward THIS WEEK!!!!  We have waited 115 days and now we are moving forward.  I can't begin to tell you the rejoicing that went on in this home and beyond from all the people who have been praying for our case to move!!

But wait....there's more!

Yesterday we also found out that there is a chance that we will not be part of the new regulation that children can not leave the country.  I can't really go into the details of how that is possible, but I'm clinging to that possibility.  We should hear this week.

So would you PLEASE join our family in prayer this week that we will not be affected by this new regulation in our adoption country, but will have the privilege to bring our children home soon?

My head is still spinning from all that has transpired in the last 2 days.  My heart is about to burst.  My Man continues to remind me to not get my hopes up.  I've experienced too many let downs in this process that you would think I would have learned, but I remain positively hopeful!  Check back to hear how God answers our prayers!!