Prayer Requests and Celebrations

It's August already. And as of last week, we have had our precious baby number 2 for 2 months. It's crazy how time flies. And it is amazing to me how much you can love someone after only knowing them for 2 months. I love this child more than I can even imagine.

And because of that immense love, I am scared. Things haven't progressed as well as we would like them to with our adoption. In fact, we are headed to court this week with him. We are praying so hard that things will work out and be done on that day. If they aren't, then we will have another court date probably in September - one that we won't have to attend...But I am praying that it will be over this month. It is so scary having things be in limbo. We keep being assured that everything will work out fine in our favor. However, the social worker did remind me that parents who have children biologically don't have complete control over what happens to their children...

So all of this reminds me that life is just a vapor... Austin is ours forever, and we could lose him someday. I pray with all my heart that it doesn't happen. But God knows who our children are, how long they will be with us. And He is asking me to give Him complete control. The control freak in me finds that to be very difficult. I want things to be done. I want to be assured that I will have my children forever. But God doesn't promise us that. He wants us to give our children back to Him.

So pray with me that I will do that. But also pray that if the Lord wills that things will work out and be over so that our adoption can go through this month... I am so thankful for the children God has brought into my life. We are celebrating Baby this month. He turns one next week - the day after my husband and my fourth anniversary. Crazy to think that we have been married for four years already, have two children, and a cat :). I am thankful for my life and how God has arranged it - even if it isn't necessarily the way that I envisioned it as a teenager :) Adoption is such a blessing! Again I implore you to pray with us for God's will in our situation this week