Remember when...

Okay, I need to tell these little bits that just show you how God is in the details!

Jeff and I had prayed about the adoption idea for around 2 weeks and it was very apparent that this was what God was telling us to do. I mean, every time I read my Bible it was all about taking care of orphans or trusting God, etc. Then came the big question...how do we pick an agency? I pulled tons of info off the internet but the ones that appealed to us most were not Hague accredited (recent international standardization). But Jeff remembered the child we sponsored and asked if that agency handled adoptions too. Turns out they did! And they were Hague accredited. Cool detail #1! We had years of experience with Holt so decided to look into the adoption side of things.

Soon after that, we were dropping by a convention center where Bethany's school had a booth and Jeff ran inside to check how things were going. He came out and whispered to me that there was a Holt booth inside (Cool detail #2!) and would I like to dash in to get some info? You bet I would! So I literally ran inside, grabbed a packet, shook a hand and ran back out. (I don't know where we were going but we were on a schedule.)

We sent an application to Holt to see if we were even eligible to adopt but wanted to wait for approval before saying anything to Bethany (9 at the time) to avoid disappointment in case it fell through. So we were at church one evening and Bethany was holding the sweet new baby girl of our youth minister and his wife. She looked up from that baby at Jeff and me and said "Mom...Dad...you should adopt." Since we had said nothing to her so far, we were speechless!(Cool detail #3!...what Bethany said, not that we were speechless...) It was such a confirmation that God was working out the timing of ALL things including our daughter's acceptance of it.

It is important to remind ourselves of the cool details when we are frustrated or afraid of the unknown. If God has done it before, He can certainly do it again. REMEMBER

Kristine