The Waiting Place

...for people just waiting.

Waiting for a train to go or a bus to come,
or a plane to go or the mail to come,
or the rain to go or the phone to ring, or the snow to snow
or waiting around for a Yes or a No or waiting for their hair to grow.
Everyone is just waiting.
Waiting for the fish to bite
or waiting for wind to fly a kite
or waiting around for Friday night or waiting, perhaps, for their Uncle Jake
or a pot to boil, or a Better Break
or a sting of pearls,
or a pair of pants
or a wig with curls,
or Another Chance.
Everyone is just waiting.
NO! That’s not for you!
Somehow you’ll escape all that waiting and staying.
You’ll find the bright places
where Boom Bands are playing.

--Dr. Seuss

 

That about says it all right now.

I think I've been asked about 567 times in the last month how our adoption is going. The good news is that we're all done with paperwork! Now we just sit back....and wait...and pray for our future child. Waiting for an email saying that there's a baby girl needing a family. Waiting to see pictures. Waiting to send our humble little gifts that we've compiled to comfort her until she comes home. Don't get me wrong - I love that people care enough to check in with us and are genuinely excited to hear about our progress. Several of our good friends that are going through this process have already received referalls for for their children, primarily because they don't want an infant. So we're just waiting....