Today, it has been 65 days since we first saw our daughter's beautiful face! Everyday I look at her picture and I long to kiss her sweet lips, to pinch her chubby little cheeks, and to whisper in her ear "I love you"! In all of her pictures she looks so sad, and I just want to see her first smile and hear her laugh. I ache to hold her, smell her and feel her hand in mine. Waiting is SO hard!!I check my email no less than 100 times a day waiting for any word. I walk in and out of her room and she's not there. I can't shop without wanting to buy for her but I don't know her size. I check my watch to quickly figure the time in China and wonder what she is doing. I go to bed each night hearing the boys pray for their baby sister as I offer up my own petitions. Waiting is SO hard!!
I am so thankful that God waits with me! Even though I don't understand why it is taking so long, I am blessed to know that His timing is perfect. I take great comfort in this scripture that has hung on our fridge for the past three years:
"But these things I plan won't happen right away. Slowly, steadily, surely, the time approaches when the vision will be fulfilled. If it seems slow, be patient! For it will surely take place. It will not be late by a single day." Habakkuk 2:3
Waiting is SO hard, but to not wait is unthinkable!
Eva, we love you...therefore, we wait!!!
Oh Kelly! You're so right...waiting is hard. You would think that we would've mastered waiting by now. The wait is hard when you don't have a precious face to look at everyday but I can't even imagine what it is like once you know who your daughter is.
ReplyDeleteI am praying for you and Miss Eva...that the two of you will meet very, very soon. Love you.
Are you waiting for LOA? Praying you get it very soon!!! Waiting IS so hard!!! Praying for God's grace to cover you as you wait. Great scripture from Habakkuk!
ReplyDeleteKerry,
ReplyDeleteI can remember that same ache when I was waiting for Madelyn. Although my words will never offer enough comfort to you, I can say with confidence that the wait is definitely worth it and looking back the wait seems so short in comparison to all the years I have to enjoy my sweet little girl. Praying for Eva and your family.