I have neglected our blog. It has almost been a year since my last post. It seems I'm not very good at keeping this updated. I will be working harder to do so in the future.
I was looking through some posts I never published. I'm not sure what held me back from pressing that publish button. Anyhow here's one from May 2014 for you to read...
Road Block...Detour Ahead (written in May 2014)
It's interesting how easily we can get on autopilot in our daily drive to work. There have been days where I pull into the parking lot at work and wonder how I got there. I drive the same route to and from school. Recently my road was blocked due to construction and I was forced to take the detour route. Even though it is very clear to me that the road is closed, I still find myself about to take that turn leading to the road block. It's as if my car and brain are on autopilot.
It seems Okey and I were on autopilot during this waiting game. I don't really know how else to put it. We didn't have any leads, didn't progress much on fundraising, and I guess just "taking it easy". Though I can tell you it hasn't been easy waiting. So much uncertainty and anticipation. We
Then about a month ago, BAM! Up goes a road block...and another...and yet more. We start on one detour and there's another to follow. Like a maze of roads and we have to try our best to navigate. Home studies must be updated 18 months into the process. More paperwork, drug tests, and other fun things had to be redone. It seems that this can't be done without tons of complications. We seriously have been hit with so many things. It is delaying our paperwork from being completed, which means our profile will not be shown until completion. Road blocks stink!
Even though it was frustrating to take a route to work, I allowed myself to enjoy the countryside. I was able to soak in God's beautiful creation. I'm trying so hard to apply this to our adoption process. I pray to see God in these difficult times. As I was dealing with a particularly bad day, I found out that I won a ticket to the Choose Joy Event in Laguna Hills, CA. This event is a "faith-based conference event geared toward people experiencing infertility and/or desiring to build their family through adoption" (choosejoyevent.com). Okey and I made plans to go there for the weekend. We are so excited and have something to look forward to.
Sometimes there are bumps, potholes, and even road blocks in our journey. We just have to learn to look around and find beauty in what's around us. It might not be what we are used to or what we want to see, but there's something to learn from it all.
