We are still here!

Really quick update. I am just about to pop out the door, but wanted to update. For your FYI- we have been selected as 1 of 2 families, and our staffing was scheduled for Sept. 20. We spent the day trying to busy ourselves with life and anything else we could stuff in their to keep our minds off the clock. We counted down the minutes and then...........after expecting a phone call got- nothing. Yep, Nada! So, we tried to keep a positive mindset, went to bed w/ the dream still tucked in our hearts. We have asked our dearest friends to pray for us-

the next day-late in the day like 5 o'clock. We got a phone call from our Adoption Specialist and she is let's just say she was tested in patience herself. They ended up NOT having our staffing, they called it off ONLY THEY FORGOT TO TELL OUR WORKER! yep gulp!

So, this is it. The other family involved backed out! Well- that would be great however, the judge was presented with this case and court ordered a family member be sought out first.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So again we are heartbroken. We were told a family member expressed an interest in the children and so they are going to take all measures to make it work for them. The one thing is the children's' team doesn't want these kids leaving the state and the family member lives in another state which only complicates things for them and for the case. When you have two states working on an adoption it is called a Interstate compact. These are somewhat of difficult to work with, as they can take A-LONG-TIME! So, once again these kids wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There is absolutely no words to say! We are kinda in a place where we had a bad dream and although we have woke up still feel like we are in the dream and we need to make it right before we wake up. does that make sense?? prob. not b/c none of this makes any sense.

We were sooooo close this time and still don't really know where that leaves us................. we have expressed thru our worker that we are still interested in these kids if something should change- so now we are just praying that something changes and our dream of parenting these kids still prevails in our hearts.

So I must go for now. I will post more when I know more. God is so good and HIS goodness lasts forever, so we are encouraged by HIM who holds the universe in HIS' HANDS. We must trust that HE IS GOD and that HE WILL bring our children to us...........................

God Bless and Grace Grace