Chronicles of the Lindfors Family

Another disappointing week. We called on Monday, our contact's first day back at work, only to find out that nothing has happened. Even worse, we learned that the pile of papers we are waiting in, does not necessarily go in order! So even though they should've had a meeting this week or early next week, it kinda means nothing. A message I wrote to a friend:  Crying again today. Our papers haven't moved. Apparently they don't necessarily go in order?! 😡😭 Pretty soon it's 5 months since we've been matched with our child who is growing up without us. 💔 That pretty much sums it up. While we, in the deepest of our hearts, know and trust that God is in control and that His plan is perfect, it's so hard to imagine the good in this being drawn out after we are matched..... the song "I Surrender All," has come to mind, and that is my prayer, that we would be able to surrender it all to the One who is all-knowing and ever-loving.

Written July 31, 2024: I've been pretty patient throughout this entire process, since waiting to start it in August of 2020, and getting to start November of the same year. But now I'm losing my patience. Why? Because we have now known for a long time, that there is a particular child that we are waiting for. (Before you read any further, no, we know no details about the child except that it is in the age range we chose, 0-2 years.) In March, we called to our agency because we were wondering how to plan out our summer. We had been told we should let them know of any trips over two weeks long. Since we usually go to the US in the summer, we were starting to think about that. Or wondering if we should stay home since we were just there over Christmas, and instead have puppies and sheep, etc. So, we called. And after beating around the bush for a while, she unofficially, and not with these specific words, told us we were matched with a child. We were ecstatic, rejoicing ...