Delay is NOT Denial!

Mama T and I have been on a journey when it comes to children. We began over two years ago the beginning stages of adoption. We went to 10 weeks of classes. Things just didn't work out.

January of 2008 - we started the processes all over again. We attended the 10 weeks of classes all over AGAIN. After we finished the classes we had a complete Homestudy conducted. That took a few more weeks. Since that time, we've been finding children and asking questions of our adoption worker regarding the children. We've even been considered in two different "Best Interest" staffings on two different sets of sibling groups. A Best Interest staffing is usually conducted by a group of professionals who are involved in the children's lives, i.e. their case worker, court appointed attorney, counselor/therapist, etc. This group will look at a "pool" of qualified families who have expressed an interest in adopting this child or sibling group and believe it is in the "best interest" of these children to allow a family to move to the next level and begin the process of adoption. You see, we believe that our mission is to preserve a family by adopting a sibling group.

We just found out today that we've not been selected a second time. While there is a twinge of dissapointment, we are fully trusting and believing that God IS going to bring us the children HE wants us to parent. We know that Delay.....is NOT Denial!

Black, White, Native American, Asian, Hispanic, Eskimo, whatever the race, color, creed, we don't care. They are all created in the image of God. We are about the Father's business of touching and mending lives. Make no mistake about it - this is KINGDOM BUSINESS! We are living in day and hour, in which time as we know it, is drawing to an end and we want to bring a family into the Kingdom before the return of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Be watching, because one of these days, you will see us post a message that the subject line might read: WE'RE PREGNANT - on paper!

Tomorrow, we are anticipating hearing from our adoption worker on three little boys ages, 8, 5 1/2, and 2 years old. We sent a lengthy list of questions to our adoption worker earlier this week and she had to send it to their case manager. So based on the answers we get on our questions, we could let them know that we would like to be considered in a Best Interest staffing on these boys. If we get to that phase and are not selected, that will be okay because we know the Delay is NOT Denial!

Blessings.