Wait

Desperately, helplessly, longingly, I cried;
Quietly, patiently, lovingly, God replied.
I pled and I wept for a clue to my fate . . .
And the Master so gently said, "Wait."
"Wait? you say wait?" my indignant reply.
"Lord, I need answers, I need to know why!
Is your hand shortened? Or have you not heard?
By faith I have asked, and I'm claiming your Word.
"My future and all to which I relate
Hangs in the balance, and you tell me to wait?
I'm needing a 'yes', a go-ahead sign,
Or even a 'no' to which I can resign.
"You promised, dear Lord, that if we believe,
We need but to ask, and we shall receive.
And Lord I've been asking, and this is my cry:
I'm weary of asking! I need a reply."
Then quietly, softly, I learned of my fate,
As my Master replied again, "Wait."
So I slumped in my chair, defeated and taut,
And grumbled to God, "So, I'm waiting for what?"
He seemed then to kneel, and His eyes met with mine . . .
and He tenderly said, "I could give you a sign.
I could shake the heavens and darken the sun.
I could raise the dead and cause mountains to run.
"I could give all you seek and pleased you would be.
You'd have what you want, but you wouldn't know Me.
You'd not know the depth of my love for each saint.
You'd not know the power that I give to the faint.
"You'd not learn to see through clouds of despair;
You'd not learn to trust just by knowing I'm there.
You'd not know the joy of resting in Me
When darkness and silence are all you can see.
"You'd never experience the fullness of love
When the peace of My spirit descends like a dove.
You would know that I give, and I save, for a start,
But you'd not know the depth of the beat of My heart.
"The glow of my comfort late into the night,
The faith that I give when you walk without sight.
The depth that's beyond getting just what you ask
From an infinite God who makes what you have last.
"You'd never know, should your pain quickly flee,
What it means that My grace is sufficient for thee.
Yes, your dearest dreams overnight would come true,
But, oh, the loss, if you missed what I'm doing in you.
"So, be silent, my child, and in time you will see
That the greatest of gifts is to truly know me.
And though oft My answers seem terribly late,
My most precious answer of all is still . . . Wait."

Countdown is complete..What does this mean?

May 1st is the day we've been waiting for since Nov 1st, 2009. What does this day mean and why aren't we boarding the jet. Well back in Nov the judge gave A another 6 months on the database which means she was not available for international adoption during that period, she could however be adopted by a Russian family, bio family member except her dad or put into foster care. May 1st marks that date that she is available for international adoption which is the date we needed to get to in order for us to even be invited. Now that we've arrived the MOE of Russia needs to sign her release and than we'll get invited, so in other words we're now able to go but need to wait for her release and than an invite. With the Russian holidays from May 1 - 3 and 8 - 10 there is only those few days 4 -7 that this could be signed, we're praying God moves mountains and it happens during this time otherwise it will happen after the 10th when they return to work. We really have no idea when we'll travel because of this but this is an idea...IF the MOE signs her release during the 4th - 7th we would more than likely travel mid May IF the MOE waits until after the Holidays than we'd more than likely travel end of May.

This has been a journey and though we are far from the end we could really use your prayers. Please pray for Amara and her caretakers, for us, for strength and understanding, that all road blocks are pulled out, papers are signed and we get invited for 1st trip soon!

A while back I shared in a post about a website called Prayer Works where you can post a prayer request and than be notified when someone prays, they can also email you the prayer. I love that site, Ive posted prayer request on there esp. in the last few weeks with all the media confusion and mess in Russia after the TN woman sent her son back but I also like to pray for others. Its neat! This is an email I received yesterday and it really pulled at my heart strings. God has really put some amazing people in my life!

Hold tightly to the Lord and His resources. Doing the impossible is
everyday business for God.

God has not forgotten you or your daughter. It is so easy to see
that your heart breaks for the same things that break God's heart.
He will hear your cry and all of us crying out with you!

May the Lord bless you with peace while you face uncertainty and
waiting. I pray that God would give wisdom and His vision to all who
need it to make sure your daughter can soon be in your arms!