Wrong Numbers

I never noticed just how many wrong number phone calls we received at this house until we started waiting...  waiting for THE MOST IMPORTANT PHONE CALL OF OUR LIVES!!  I am still shaking right now because every single time the phone rings (especially when it is an unknown number), my heart skips a beat and it literally takes my breath away...

I am still trying to catch my breath as I type right now.  Tonight, it is taking a little longer than usual and  though I haven't blogged in a bit, I felt the need to get my thoughts down in writing.  Yes, waiting is tough, but God continues to lead us on the most amazing journey of our lives!  I know that God's timing is PERFECT and that He has a PERFECT plan for our family and maybe these wrong number phone calls are a reminder to keep OUR HOPE in HIM... and that we need to be waiting on HIM and HIS timing and not simply "waiting for a phone call."  HE has called us on this journey and we are excited to follow Him!  We will continue to praise Him in this time of waiting!  

"My Hope is in You" by Aaron Shust has played over and over in my head throughout our adoption journey.  "My HOPE is in YOU, Lord!  A peace that passes understanding is my song.  My HOPE is in YOU, Lord!"  I have had such a peace every step of the way and I know that it can ONLY come from God!  If you know me very well at all, you know that peace in WAITING can ONLY come from the Lord above because this girl alone is NOT good at waiting!  (HAHA!)  So... I will wait on Him for He is my refuge!  I am also so thankful that God has blessed me with Tyler as my husband and partner in this journey because he is SO patient and calm.  He is a gift!

I can't say that I'm not still excited and anxious to receive a phone call saying that we have been matched with our child but I am going to say that I am no longer "waiting on a phone call."  I am waiting on GOD!