She's Always On Our Minds

This week I have been reminded that no matter how much we have going on, no matter how sick the children are nor no matter how full of life we feel, she is always not far from our minds. Case in point, prayer time. During dinner, our family takes turns saying the blessing. It was Pryce's turn earlier in the week and he prayed specifically for Maddox just as he did last week during his turn. And then there is Colin, he was simply helping MK with her shoes (in reality, he was really helping ME as I had a million other things to tackle as we headed out the door). He states, quite nonchalantly, "Well, I suppose I must get used to this because when Maddox gets here I will have two sisters who will need help with their shoes!" Yep, he's got it! And then there is MK who, out of nowhere, will begin singing a song about being a big sister - and then, of course, it is followed up by an Annie solo! Ryan and I are counting the days to our next approval. We look for it daily in the form of a phone call but to no avail. It hasn't come yet and it most likely won't come for another couple of weeks. Or more :( In the meantime, we are biding our time helping with our local adoption ministry auction and following other families who are in China now being united with their child. In so many ways, I truly want for this to be in fast forward motion, a motion that would bring us to our child sooner rather than later. And then I sit back and take it all in knowing that this is our last child, our last adoption. No doubt we will be involved in adoptions, we will support adoption and assist in any way possible to make another couple's adoption dream a reality, but this is our last. And for that reason, I want to savor every moment, including the wait. It is a funny place to be.