Joy!

I attended a women's conference given by Joani Tabor this weekend at our church. The theme of the conference was the joy of the Lord. One of the things I took away from the conference was the reminder that God has this whole adoption process under control, and I can just rest in Him for the journey. I've known that all along, but I was reminded not to let myself be fearful of the unknowns (how long will it take before we get a referral?, how old will our baby be?, how long will we wait for a court date?, will the Ethiopian courts pass us through?, how will we get the rest of the money we need?, etc). God already knows the answers to all those questions! His PLANS are PERFECT, His WAYS are PERFECT, and His TIMING is PERFECT! We're not waiting for just any baby. We're waiting for the baby that God has chosen since the beginning of time to be our child, and nothing will stand in the way of that! If God is for us, who can be against us?

Lamentations 3:22-24
22 Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed,

for his compassions never fail.
23 They are new every morning;

great is your faithfulness.
24 I say to myself, "The LORD is my portion;

therefore I will wait for him."