Despite having no idea of an actual "due date," we pray this will be the year!! In the next 360 days, we hope to hear about the little person God has made to be part of our family! Although we are still impatient, we are excited to know that we are in the "matching room" in Moldova. The final document needed was sent, translated, and certified at the beginning of December.
The Moldovan Orthodox Church celebrates Christmas on January 7th based on the old Julian calendar (We Westerners and the followers of the Romanian Orthodox Church celebrate on December 25th because of the new Gregorian calendar...you may recall from an earlier post that Moldova has strong ties to both Romanian and Russian heritage). For this reason, we have been told to expect no movement in the coming weeks based on government closures. That doesn't mean I can't hope for a phone call by the end of the month!
(A Christmas ornament my crafty baby sis Shannon made for our family tree as we await the little one who will forever make Moldova part of our lives and ancestry. It has a map and "Made in Moldova" glued on the inside. So cute and super thoughtful...Thanks, Sis!)
My heartbreak over the adoption ban put in place by the Russian government has again reminded me that I am not in control of this adoption adventure; nor is the Russian government ultimately in charge of these precious souls. God is in charge. God has a plan. They are HIS children. We know that "in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to His purpose." (Romans 8:28). I know that offers little in the way of instant comfort for those crushed in their Russian adoption process; it just means there can be healing, and something good can come of this horrible situation. My prayers go up for them.
Sure, I can write my to-do list, be proud of the neatly-organized filing system I have set up for the multitude of paperwork required by adoption, call my agency for updates, or constantly troll the internet to see what the blogging world is saying about adoption today. It won't make God's perfect plan fall into place any faster. What will make this wait more bearable? I can pray that my heart will be so in sync with the will of my God that I am content in the "waiting." I am still allowed to be excited and eager. I am still allowed to cry. Yes, I am a cry baby (inherited trait from the Welsh side of me...). I am likely to shed a lot of tears during this process...both joyful and sad, but that doesn't mean that my trust doesn't remain in the one who initially sent me on this journey. After all, Jesus cried, too.
Your Moldovan lesson for today:
Merry Christmas and happy new year!
Crăciun fericit și An Nou fericit!
Go to the website below for pronunciation:
http://translate.google.com/#auto/ro/Merry%20Christmas%20and%20happy%20new%20year!
For God did not give us a spirit of timidity,
but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.
but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.
II Timothy 1:7
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