Well, by no means did I expect on writing two blog posts in the same day, BUT....this really needed to be put into print. As I published my first post this morning, I immediately received an email in my inbox, which the first paragraph looked something like this.
Good Morning Mr. and Mrs. Harding,
Thank you for your recent application. Upon review of your recent application, we have found it to be in accordance with requirements of both Small World and China, the country in which you are interested and intend to pursue. Congratulations!
So, Erin? What does that mean exactly? Well, it has to mean something good, because the word Congratulations! is used. And THAT is always a good sign! It means we are officially with an adoption agency, and we are officially in the China program! I feel so very excited nauseous. Mostly from the giant packet of paperwork my sweet hubby came home with this afternoon. Affectionately called our "Home Study." See, I told y'all, God was doing WORK! So much work however, that it is hard for me to type this post and not fall out into tears, the "ugly cry" tears.
So, how did you all come about choosing China? Well, China sorta chose us. It was the ONE place that Todd, kinda, sorta, told God we weren't going to go. And, well, because God is well...God. He kinda, sorta, told Todd, I run "thangs" round these parts, and yes you will be going to China. And, I kinda, sorta, got to watch Todd eat a plate of crow. Which is SO unspiritual to blog about your husband eating crow BUT, lets be real. God needed me to see that, in order to know that it was HIS plan, and not ours. And, I have told God he can use the eating crow example ANYTIME He wants to in the future. Bless that man of mine. I love him, and The Lord loves him, and was very gentle with him, while turning his heart. So, we are accepted & one day closer to bringing home some little feet!!
Ephesians 1:5 (NLT) " God decided in advance to adopt us into His own family by bringing us to Himself through Jesus Christ. This is what He wanted to do, and it gave Him great pleasure."
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Accepted.
Posted by Erin at 3:42 PM
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