When The Person And Place Is Ready
Early 2006 our wait for Mattie, unexpectedly, increased into the unknown and I felt an overwhelming silence....and there was no answer. It had been quiet for months when our friend Rich gave me some words that I have pondered over daily, he said "either the Person or the Place is not ready".
"The Place" is not Mattie's Room...in the grand scheme of life that means so little (even if it was important to the folks who did our homestudy!). Every day I ask God to show me the areas where Alan and I are not ready. Over that last year God has revealed many areas that needed my attention.
"The Person"? That is Mattie and I only want the baby girl God intends for us.
It's interesting that I've pondered these words for a year, and now I am hanging on to them for dear life. We are so close...and at some point I deceived myself into thinking when we were closer it would be easier. Our families are eager, we have friends whose kids are excited, and some of their kids have been waiting half their life for this to happen. It seems that another slow down would be more disappointing than ever before.
There is not an answer right now to, "Is the person or the place ready?" and Alan and I are glad we have an Answerer.
We ask the Lord that our precious baby girl come when all of us are ready, and not a moment sooner.
"The Place" is not Mattie's Room...in the grand scheme of life that means so little (even if it was important to the folks who did our homestudy!). Every day I ask God to show me the areas where Alan and I are not ready. Over that last year God has revealed many areas that needed my attention.
"The Person"? That is Mattie and I only want the baby girl God intends for us.
It's interesting that I've pondered these words for a year, and now I am hanging on to them for dear life. We are so close...and at some point I deceived myself into thinking when we were closer it would be easier. Our families are eager, we have friends whose kids are excited, and some of their kids have been waiting half their life for this to happen. It seems that another slow down would be more disappointing than ever before.
There is not an answer right now to, "Is the person or the place ready?" and Alan and I are glad we have an Answerer.
We ask the Lord that our precious baby girl come when all of us are ready, and not a moment sooner.
1 comment:
I love this. It really does help and it made me think about a lot of things in my life. And why things happen when they do. Thanks your the best. Love Dee
Post a Comment