Thursday, October 14, 2010
I Would Move Heaven and Earth!
Today I miss our kids. No, not Jachin & Josiah; they are sleeping sweetly as I write. We had a great morning on a field trip to a dairy farm. Today I miss our other kids...you know, the ones that we don't know yet. The children whose faces I only picture in my heart and mind. Whose names God knows. Today I miss them so much. Adoption is similar to a pregnancy in some ways. Like a pregnant woman, I am expecting. Like a pregnant woman, I think about my child(ren) every day. Like a pregnant woman, I am excited to decorate a room and get clothing in the closet, and get my house ready for another child(ren).
And well, I guess that's the extent of how I am like a pregnant woman. Because honestly, 9 months sounds good. Waiting for adoption is tough. My children are out there, and I am here. I can't keep them safe in my womb until the time is here. I long to know if they are safe, if they have food to eat, if they are being loved. And more than that I long to keep them safe, to give them good food to eat, and to love on them.
They don't know yet how much they are loved. They don't know that they have a family and a home. They don't know that we would move heaven and earth for them....to kiss their sweet face every day.
I really miss them today!
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oh Rebekah! You're making my heart break! I can't wait until you have your bubbies too, I'm anxious to meet them and see what they look like. They don't know how much they're loved now, but it won't take long for them to figure it out once you get them home and start lovin on them. HUGS!
ReplyDelete(((hugs!!))), Rebekah!
ReplyDeleteRebekah, I am compelled to "comment." I am guilty of being one of those Christians that has seen adoption as for some people, and not for others. I don't really know what I believe right now, but I know that my heart is changing. I know we are called to have a big family, and so far that has been through conception...but maybe that won't be the only way our family grows. Only God knows. My heart aches for you and your children in Ethiopia...9 months is long to meet a child, but your waiting is longer and so much harder. When I think about our unborn baby, I will think about your born children, and pray for them. Thank you for so openly sharing your heart.
ReplyDelete"And well, I guess that's the extent of how I am like a pregnant woman. Because honestly, 9 months sounds good. Waiting for adoption is tough."
ReplyDeleteI can't tell you how many times I have thought those same thoughts! There is no definite waiting period for an adoption to happen. But, wow, that longing in your heart is strong!