Are you still praising?

Wow... how we miss Caleb and Isabel! It seems lately, not to make sense. It has gotten very very very hard. It has almost been a year now since we first met them. I have to admit, coming to that milestone has not been easy, facing mother's day... seems like one of the hardest days ever. Did we not hear God right? Are we still supposed to wait? Is our faith being that fiercely tested?

We know God spoke to us about these kids. We know there is a purpose in all this. Why don't we just move on by now? Well, we will NEVER "move on". We committed to these kids. Kid are worth the wait. Kids are people too and if you promise them something, you need to put yourself and your own timelines aside and be faithful to your promise.

So I look at my little girl here... and think of the storm she's going through. Mom and dad left her at an orphanage, need I say more. But look at her stance! She is still praising. It brought me to think...I need to shake off the sniffles. Yep... it's hard... it stinks we are guessing, wondering, second guessing, believing, embracing, holding fast, tripping, dusting off... but are we seeing the big picture.... the simple but strong picture that our daughter sees. God is still God. God knows, God sees it all. Alleluia. We still praise Him... even in the storms.