much in common

The journey of adoption can be an emotional roller coaster where you experience unexpected twists and turns that leave you feeling weary and alone, like you're the only rider.  Needless to say, meeting those who are traveling similar journeys is good for the soul.  Last night, I was blessed by meeting others who are traveling this journey and eagerly waiting for their babies to come home.

Although we all started the journey for different reasons and have details unique to our particular stories, there are many things we have in common.

We are all in love with the children of our hearts and desperately want them home.

Our faith is being stretched by the many unknowns and lack of control that we have in this process; our only hope is in the Lord.

While others are experiencing their babies' milestones first hand, we are reading about ours on progress reports that never seem to come often enough.

Most of the time, our minds are halfway around the world, thinking about the babies who have stolen our hearts.

We struggle with the difficulty of waiting and try not to show it when the waiting gets to us and turns us into one big hot mess.

Time spent on our knees, storming the gates of heaven with prayers for our babies is time we consider well spent.

Today, I am thankful for these women who understand the ups and downs of adoption.

I'm thankful for the One who has called us all and placed us on this journey.  May He be honored through our travels.