MariGentry

We are in a busy season of life.  The activities of the world are swirling around us - school, ballet, swimming, basketball, baseball, birthdays, gotcha days, Valentine days, piano - swirling.  The swirling makes for a beautiful picture of our family life, so very much to be thankful for, so much to celebrate and just "be" in.  And yet, I find myself anxious about moving forward, finding our baby girl.  I dream of her picture, her personality, her age, her size, her needs.  I find myself worrying how she will fit in our family - as time keeps ticking, our boys and girls are getting older and the age gap between little bit and them will be far greater than what we anticipated.  

This is the first adoption that we have truly found ourselves waiting for a referral.  We waited for MK but we knew from day one we would wait.  And then once we switched to the special needs program, though we were told it would likely be six months for a referral, we received her referral just five weeks later.  A welcomed surprise!  For Maddox, we anticipated a two year process, including a six to twelve month referral timeframe.  We received our welcomed phone call about her just two weeks after our paperwork went to China.  This time, we wait.  And we were told we would not wait, maybe a month or two at the most.  It has been six.  And word on the street says we may very well wait up to one year for a referral.  

And so we wait.  And we continue to change her name.  This week it is still Mary-Gentry but spelled MariGentry....and we all bet on when we will get THE call.....and Maddox asks daily when we can go to China so she can chew her first piece of gum!  She is excited about her baby sister but right now the gum is taking precedence!  

And we trust that God is never late, He is always on time and he has our baby girl under His watchful eye.