Mountains and Mole Hills

So, we are trying to adopt again!

Let me be the first to say...

WHAT?!

And although I think people won't believe me when I say - NO ONE is more surprised than we are.

I know - it's hard to imagine being surprised by adoption.  One can understand a surprise pregnancy (kind-of).  But a surprise adoption?  :)

This week, one year ago, we were preparing for our trip around the world to meet our son and bring him home.  We were finalizing everything - the to-do list was massive in that final week.  One year ago, today, we were packing our suitcases deep into the night.  We talked one last time to Karla, the international adoption director for Lifeline.  The time had finally come and we were THRILLED!  We flew to China and on October 13th, we met and held our son for the first time!  October 14th, Sammy officially became a Blechacz.

1300 miles away, on that exact day that Sammy's adoption was finalized, a newborn baby girl was being abandoned by her parents on a doorstop.  God watched over her and had a family already chosen for her.

Fast forward just about 1 year.  Sunday, September 28th, we "happened" to see her picture and were shocked as we looked at our daughter's face.  How in the world was God going to do this?  This was SO MUCH MORE than we could ever ask or imagine!  Would He truly bless us with another child through International adoption?

Having gone through the process once before, we knew how unlikely it was that this little girl would be available to us.  When we called to inquire, she was already on hold with another family who was reviewing her file.  But within a matter of hours, God turned this availability mountain into the first of many mole hills by making her available TO US!

There have been other "mountains" in just this short week and a half.  And as each one is in the rear view mirror, we catch a glimpse of the fact that the mountains to us were really tiny little bumps.  The God of IMMEASURABLY MORE than we could ever ASK OR IMAGINE is taking our willingness to worship and serve Him through orphan ministry and doing amazing things!

I write all this because in my mind, we've reached another MOUNTAIN!  There is a delay in our application process because of an issue.  I need to remind myself of the amazing things that God has done so as not to lose faith each time we reach another obstacle.  Clearly He is working it out.  Clearly He has chosen this child for our family.  Clearly He wants me to trust Him.  So, that is what I'm determined to do (with His help, of course)!