Still Waiting

Well we submitted our dossier in January and should hear any day now what our appointment date is. People ahead of us and behind us have already gotten dates so we are a little anxious about it but we do know that we were not on the list of rejected dossiers so at least that is a plus. We were always told to expect the unexpected however we didn't know it would start on this side of the water!
Rob and Laura have begun to prepare a few things that can be prepared for ahead of time, given all the many unknowns at this point. We are getting a fence in the back yard, have replaced our glass coffe table with a more sturdy all wood one along with the end tables. Rob found a great bargin at a southside thrift place that came complete with crayon drawings on the underside as an added touch. We love them! Silly, I know, but those crayon drawings are something we are looking forward to putting on the frig soon. I don't think we would be as thrilled for them to adorn any more of the furniture though. We have been trying to avoid the "minivan brigade" but have found a great new vehicle that will fit our older kids (20,20,18) as well as the long awaited new little angels. They call it a crossover van so technically it isn't a minivan. We call it a low riding SUV with sliding doors! There are still many things to clean out and throw out and put higher up but all in good time.
Rob and Laura are enjoying their alone time for now and enjoy the thought of laughter and the pitter patter of little feet soon to come. Although Laura continues to invite all of the neighbor children in as often as possible, it will be nice to have ones to call our own. We try not to dwell on the crying, tantrum, middle of the night, attitude things although we know we will deal with that as well. We fully trust that God has a special purpose for us and that the children he has for us will be exactly right for us and we will be exactly right for them because we serve a great God! We look forward to experiencing all the ways God will move during this process and even if He sends us there to make a difference in the life of one child for one afternoon or presents us with more or older or different children than expected and He makes it clear that that was what He intended for us, then that will be good enough for us. Don't misunderstand, we would be disappointed and heartbroken to come home without any children and probably overwhelmed if more than 2, but we also know that God's plan is bigger and better than anything we can hope for or dream about so we are fully submitted to whatever and whomever He has for us.