I saw this video yesterday. This song is by Aaron Ivey, who has adopted two children from Haiti, one of whom just came home to them last week. The Ivey family has an amazing story, you can check them out here. Grab a kleenax or two and please watch this video.
When you are adopting, the wait can be so hard. Once you have seen the child who is to be yours, the wait to have them in your arms seems like an eternity. You carry around your phone everywhere and check your email multiple times a day. You wonder if your child is safe and healthy. You wonder if there is someone there to comfort them when they are sad. Your thoughts are consumed with your child. You go to bed at night and are thankful that tomorrow is a new day and you are one day closer to your child. As supportive as friends and family can be, you want to avoid them at times, not wanting to have to answer the question "any adoption news?" when you have none to share (For those that asked us this question, don't feel bad. Even though I know it can be a hard question to answer when there is no news, I find myself asking friends who are adopting this question too). Even in trusting God's timing and plan, you still question God at times (or at least I did).
Adoption is not for the faint of heart. I have learned a lot about patience and perseverance, about not giving up. And through it all, I have seen more of the heart of God, who spared no expense and waited patiently to bring us into His family.
"Before the quake there was estimated 380,000 orphans in Haiti. 1200 of them had pending adoptions. As of yesterday 497 of those kids are home. Still a lot of families trying to get their children out of Haiti. We can't forget those families or the many orphaned children!" Kristen Howerton, mom to Keanan who just came home from Haiti on Saturday after many years of waiting
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