A decent person would space these photos out. Make themselves feel better. But it makes me feel better just to post them. So, here's some more. This is it though. It's really it.
Playing with a truck...
Receiving His Gift From Us...
Joshua sleeps in the bottom crib bunk.
A couple of things: 
Receiving His Gift From Us...
Joshua sleeps in the bottom crib bunk.A couple of things:
The family that delivered our gift traveled home with a medical team that had visited an orphanage in Haiti. It had no walls, only a roof, a few barely running toilets and one meal a day for the children. So, no, Joshua's crib isn't ideal by American standards with cutesie bedding and beautiful wood. But it's a mattress with a sheet in shelter with the food he needs and someone to change his diapers. I'm extremely grateful. Extremely.
It's still an orphanage. Apparently, pictures don't last long in an orphanage. They delivered our crib photos. I had fixed them to have attachments. They never got attached. The next day, a little girl was packing our crinkled photo around. Joshua can't even walk, much less keep up with a photo album right now, so I don't know if I'll attempt that again, anytime soon. It's made some neat photo ops, though :~) His crib toy was attached to his crib the next day, but honestly, if it made it through the weekend, I'd be surprised.
I hope you enjoyed my photos! I sure have! No news on any movement for our file. Many, many people are stuck waiting much like us. I would love to hear something. To say I never imagined we'd still be in stage 1 after 8 months is an understatement. Fear floods my heart at odd times, and I wonder if it will really ever come to pass. God knows. He'll sustain us no matter what. For now, I can go ga ga over photos and claim him as mine. My prayers became a constant longing some time ago and often there are no real words to voice my petition. Leaning on the Holy One that knows the exact longings of my heart and the number of tears I've cried,
7 comments:
Amand-a-a-ah light up my liiiiife!
Oh sorry, I always think that!
I'm sorry you're still stuck in IBESR. The whole adoption process is a mystery. A painful, sometimes hopeless-feeling mystery. I truly think the holy trinity is easier to understand. You have love. They need love. But years of painful waiting must come first. It's hard not to ask why. It's hard to trust and to remember that these suffering are wonderful and good for us and one day we'll be SO grateful. Sigh. I wish I could give you a hug. I wish I could hug all these brave parents. We can't give up - because we love our children! A pain reprieve sure would be nice. But it's impossible. We can't forget our babies any more than we can forget that we need to eat to stay alive.
Oh rats. I'm sorry... I'm not helping at all. I just want you to know I care. I understand. And I'm praying for you. The Lord will carry us through this somehow.
I have LOVED the pictures of your sweet Joshua. Only our Heavenly Father knows the "whys" of this wait. I am praying for your heart today.
Hey...would you mind emailing me a bit more about this whole process? I understand you have various stages to go through, but that's the extent of it. I really would like to have a better understanding. thestgeorges at gmail dot com
Praying that baby into your arms sweetie. :)
Loved these pictures. Joshua is so sweet and I hate you are stuck in IBESR... if it makes you feel any better which I'm sure it won't... I'd give anything right now to even get into IBESR...5 months and we are not even in it yet. Hopefully soon. Praying for you today and a long this journey. Praying that you will find blessings in the waiting!
Much love!
Sorry, I had to redo my comment in light of some things that I read last night...plus it probably doesn't help you to hear about my hard days! PRAYING right along with you! God WILL carry us through. I love that you got those photos...and isn't it wonderful that you get to communicate with someone who held him and loved him for you? =)
"Fear floods my heart at odd times, and I wonder if it will really ever come to pass."
- I can SO understand!!
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