"Let every individual and institution now think and act as a responsible trustee of Earth, seeking choices in ecology, economics and ethics that will provide a sustainable future, eliminate pollution, poverty and violence, awaken the wonder of life and foster peaceful progress in the human adventure."
- John McConnell, founder of International Earth Day
RIGHT NOW, and then again tomorrow and then again the next day and on it goes day after day,
1/2 OF THE WORLD lives on LESS THAN 2 DOLLARS each day.
Psalm 27:4
One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple.
Do all you can and don't worry about the odds against you. Wield the miracle of life's energy, never worrying whether we fail, concerned only that whether we fail or succeed we do so with all our might. That's all we need to know to feel certain that all our force of diligent effort is worth our while on Earth.
Carl Safina, Voyage of the Turtle
OK, with all the "stuff" going on in Haiti right now, I have come to the conclusion that I will let go of my time table of when I want Panda home and trust God as to when her homecoming will be best for her and of course all the other children waiting to come home.
So, when do I feel she may be home, considering everything..best case scenario late 2008...this is best case scenario!!!!!!!!!
So, no offense..but, please don't ask, because I am going to try and forget about it as much as possible until the time draws near......as much as possible, the best I can...God will have to do the rest.
5 comments:
I know what you must be feeling and the constant questions as to when they are coming home is at time too much. We hoped for a Christmas homecoming for Wil but now we are hoping for next Summer. We committed to an 11 month old baby and he will be at least 2 and a half when he gets here. It is sad that we have to miss so much.
That sounds very wise. That is exactly what I am trying to do...
all in God's wisdom right?
Forgot to say, if you'd ever like to email my email addy is
aspecialfamily AT yahoo DOT com
It's nice to get to know other single adopters!
Can I ask, although I know you mentioned it somewhere, what mountain is that on the blog?
We too have created a new mental timeline of 18-24 months. If we have to adjust it at the 24 month mark, well, I'll just deal with that then. I'm working hard on leaving my hurt and frustration at the Lord's feet, but I'm struggling with that. I'm trying to channel my obsessive nature back into knitting now. . .I was an obsessive knitter before we began the adoption, and I'm realizing how much I miss it. And we might as well tackle some how improvement projects too while we're at it. . .amazing what tricks one plays to clear one's mind.
I'm feeling guilty about complaining, whining, freting, etc. over the long Guatemalan adoption process. Your process sounds a hundred times worse.
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