God Knows...

Yippee!! Its been 75 days since our paperwork took flight to Ethiopia : ) It seems like August was forever ago, most likely due to our super crazy schedule lately. But, a calmer sense of normal is almost here. This fall has been filled with working lots of volleyball concessions, knowledge bowl meets, school work, helping with the election, friends, church, getting a few wisdom teeth taken out, house projects, family visits and lots more! The busyness has been good- its made the time go by relatively 'quickly' yet at the same time it seems like I haven't seen our paperwork in ages. If you're wondering if your prayers for progress are working.... they are!!! Here's a glimpse of a few answered prayers...Last Friday- referral for a 6 week old baby boy, their paperwork was submitted in late May. Monday- referral for a 1 1/2 year old little girl, their paperwork was submitted in late June. Today- referral for a 5 year old girl, their paperwork was submitted October 8th- crazy!!
* Keep in mind, we're requesting an infant which normally takes longer to get a referral. Single children who are older and have special needs are placed much more quickly.
There's no magic formula or secret calculation method for knowing when that phone call might come however...we know, that God knows. Isn't that amazing!!!! I just can't imagine the joyful anticipation that He lives with every moment of every day. He knows which day and who Baby Roth is! We're so grateful and blessed that the process has continually became more efficient and speedy since we began this journey last spring. Again, we just keep praying that things keep moving along smoothly in order to allow more families to be united. And remember, if you see an expectant mom.... or a cute little scrunchy faced baby....say a prayer for Baby Roth.