While the ball is in the air...

Let me start with a little story, a true story that means something to me, but might not mean much to those of you who do not play sports. When I was a freshman in high school we were playing a game against Desoto. We were playing without one of our best players who was playing with the JV. We were behind by two points with less than 30 seconds left. I took a three point shot, which missed the mark, but one of my teammates got the rebound. He threw it back outside to me at the three pont line, and I hoisted up another shot. I still remember that ball hanging in the air. I had done everything I could possibly do to win the game. Now, all I could do was watch and wait as the ball floated to its final destination point. During that moment, which lasted maybe a second, my mind must have raced through a hundred different things.

I know. I know. Get to the point. The point is that the ball is hanging in the air right now. We have completed every single piece of paperwork we could possibly complete. We have submitted forms and money, and forms and money, and, did I mention, forms and money. We have done everything we could possibly do to insure the outcome of the adoption process. Now all we can do is watch and wait.

Though, that is not entirely accurate. While the ball has been in the air, we have painted the nursery, received the bedding for the nursery, written a poem to go on the wall, taped out the exact location for the furniture, and saved money to purchase said furniture. Still, I find this is the hardest time for me because there is nothing I can do to speed up the process. It is a helpless feeling when all we can do is wait, but that, I suppose, is the point. God is teaching us patience and continuing to grow our faith exponentially.

You know, I guess I never finished that story about the Desoto game. Believe it or not, that ball did come down. It went right through the net. We won the game. The hard work had paid off, and we celebrated. I know some day soon we won't be waiting on this ball anymore. And even more exciting, I know the outcome because I know who God is: the sovereign Lord of the Universe. Then, we will truly celebrate, not just for our child, but for God's faithfulness to deliver our child.

Bryan