A Lesson In Patience

Recently, a friend of mine posted about a sweet little girl, named Baby K, that was in need of a home. (You can read about her here). It pains me to even write those words...to know that there is a baby out there that does not have a Mama to cry for. When she cries, she has no idea who will come to comfort her. This sweet baby has a lot of obstacles in front of her, but her first is to find a family that will love her and walk her journey with her.

When I first saw the post, I immediately called Daniel and told him all about her. He listened...and that was all. I was left feeling a bit defeated but decided I needed to pray for Baby K and know that she was God's child first, and He is and will be in control of what happens to her.

You see, adoption has always been near and dear to my heart. I have gone to an orphanage in Guatemala several times and have always had dreams of bringing home an international baby. And then God slowly started putting people in my life that have adopted from America. At the time I did not even notice this...it did not even register with me. I have had to opportunity to speak to and get to know these families and their sweet children. And my heart had begun to change....

A few weeks went by and Lindsay again posted about Baby K. She still did not have a family. So again I called Daniel to tell him. This time, there were questions. "What exactly will her challenges be? How old is she?" He gave me to go ahead to email the adoption agency and tell them about our family. My friend Cari and I prayed for 2 days. And then the email came back....


"We are only considering families in the Midwest for now. We will let you know if something changes."

I was a bit sad...but it had never occurred to me to even ask where she is located. While it is not the outcome really wanted, there was still a lesson in all of this for me. I think the Lord was asking me to step out of my comfort zone in faith and trust Him. It was scary to send that email! This showed me that He has been working on Daniel's heart about adoption...which is an answer to my prayers. I have always said that God would not put a desire in my heart and then have me marry someone who did not share that with me. God used this as an opportunity to show Daniel and I some areas we need to work in so that we will be ready when the day does come to be the very best parents we can be for our next child. I am learning more every day to be patient....to wait on God. Wait Megan....it is not always time to take a plunge into the next thing. Sometimes it is better to wait by the side of the water and wait for it to warm up until it is just right to jump in!