It is [very] possible that we will leave for China in a week. A WEEK. We won't know until the end of this week.
And a week before travel means lots of things:
packing, packing, and more packing
thinking that for once in my adult life I'll be able to have a clean house
contacting banks, credit card companies, doctors, family, etc.
eating anything perishable and emptying out the fridge
oh and spiritual attacks of all varieties.
That's right. It is well known within the adoption communities that if furnaces, water heaters, and transmissions are going to break, it will be during an adoption process. And if you're going to get sick, it will be the week before you leave.
Phil has influenza and Jemma is quite sick (most likely with the same thing but her doctor said to let it run its course instead of treating her). I'm on a prophylactic treatment for the flu, too, but feel very achey, grouchy, and have chest pain/cough.
I waffle back and forth minute-to-minute thinking, this is awesomely in God's Hands and I have nothing to worry about to, but I really wanted to clean the house and get everything on my to do list done and spend some time really thinking about Ian and how we can best handle Gotcha Day and what I'll want to say to him.... and on and on and on. Basically, I'm not happy to be limited this week.
But in my limitations, that is were God makes His Power clear. He has already moved mountains this week. Lily has been fully green-lighted to go to China!
So, I'm asking that anyone who loves our family and loves the Lord would bathe our family in prayer this week. Ask God to remove any obstacle that the enemy throws our way this week. Ask Him to prepare our family to go to China and to receive the gift of another son/brother.
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