Sunday, November 2, 2008

Sadness Strikes

We are burdened by sad news this week as we were told that the girls were taken off of the adoption list. We can only speculate why this is so, but our hearts are torn. We truly had taken these girls into our hearts. This feels like a miscarriage, except we have seen the pictures and prayed for them by name. I suppose many would cry out and ask God why, but then again, if we do that we must also ask why God blesses us so much everyday. We are not interested so much as to the why, but allowing ourselves to grieve, and moving forward in the process of adding two children to our hearts and home. If anything, this setback reinforces our desire to adopt, and reminds us that God has filled our hearts with the necessary love to nurture two precious young souls.

We are assured by our adoption coordinator that they will continue to search for children right away. We are unsure of a time line for a referral, but trust in God's perfect timing. We continue to believe that He has already chosen our children, and they will be His chosen blessings for our family. Thank you for your continued prayers for healing and progress in our adoption process.

2 comments:

Stephanie and Dennis said...

My heart aches for you both. I pray that God gives you the strength to move forward.

All the best,
Stephanie

Cherie and Cousin AL said...

MaryEllen and Pete
Ive been following youre updates and i am very sorry for youre bad news. I know how much love you must have felt for the girls. We can only hope that very soon you will hear from the agency of some good news.Hang in there and before you know it you will have youre children home with you. My heart is with you in youre search.
Cherie