Waiting for One More

Last night, on our way home at the end of a very full Christmas day... Eden : Mom, my heart is so heavy. I am so sad. Me: why, baby? Eden: My secret Christmas wish was that Santa would bring our Haiti baby home and fix this adoption mess. Me: ... Eden: I know it doesn't work that way, but I wish it did. Me: me too, sweetie. Me too.

There are those moments...where people are put in your path at exactly the right moment to bless your soul and lift your spirits. Thankful for friends found in my natural habitat. For colleagues who send an encouraging message. For people who are willing to stand and fight. For strangers who bless me with a word of grace. Each one of us has the opportunity every day to bless someone. To witness Love and Hope to someone. To # bethegood . # Bishopfamilyadopts # waitingforonemore # ComeLordJesus # Godhasgotthis

A good balm for a weary soul? Sermon work for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Claiming the Truth that our God is Incarnational (with us) and in the business of Resurrection (brining new life). There is Light in the darkness - we are not alone. A few weeks ago, I turned to Chris and said, "I feel like the Spirit has told me that our new life mantra needs to be- Just because it is Holy doesn't m ean it isn't hard. Just because God has called us to something doesn't mean that it isn't going to require hard work, blood, sweat and tears." Friends, just because it is Holy, doesn't mean it isn't hard. But because it is Holy means that we aren't alone. That God is with us. That the BIG GOD FAMILY is with us. That in the end (and that might feel like it takes FOREVER) God - Good - Love wins. That the worst thing is never the last thing. # bethegood # Bishopfamilyadopts # waitingforonemore # HOPEworthSHARING # Godhasgotthis # BIGGODFAMI...

Friends, we can't really get into all of it, yet - because we don't really know what it all means yet. But we need your prayers and good thoughts for our adoption. We got some difficult news about the process with our agency and are now trying to figure out what we can do and what comes next. We will post more later... but please keep praying. For all of the families who are waiting, for us and for or Haiti baby, and for this process. It doesn't escape me that YESTERDAY Chris and I both preached about how # trust leads to # obedience . We know that. We just need some prayers to cover us as we trust. # bethegood # waitingforonemore # Bishopfamilyadopts # Godhasgotthis

All four of us snuggled up in the bed- a rare occurrence for us to be still in this season of movement. Giggling, snuggling, cherishing these moments. And B says, "Why can't our Haiti brother be here?" E: I am so ready for him, Momma. We could fit him in here too. ... Me: I know baby, but right now we are waiting. That is what God is calling us to...wait. And I know it is true. Both Chris Bishop and I are preaching tomorrow on obedience that comes from joy and thankfulness not out of fear. And we both know this kind of obedience is something we are just beginning to learn. So snuggled up with Chris - my precious girls sandwiched between us- I am claiming the joy... this joy here and now and the joy I know is coming when one more joins us in the bed. To God be the Glory. # waitingforonemore # bethegood # bishopfamilyadopts

Tonight, we got word from our adoption case worker that two families in the Haiti program are heading to Haiti to bring their children home next week. These people have been waiting years for their sons and daughters. Years. Sometimes it is a wilderness. Sometimes it is a wandering. Sometimes I feel lost. And can't hardly see the pillar of fire leading us. But I am praising God tonight for two ... families that are being made whole. That children are forever finding their families. And praying for them as they grow and change and become one. So we are waiting. And wandering. And a bit lost. Squinting to see that pillar of fire that leads us... but tonight, we praise God. KNOWING that # GodisGood . KNOWING that # Godhasgotthis . KNOWING that the wilderness can be a Holy place. So, if you could tonight, pray for our son. And for his sisters. And for his parents. Who wander. And who wait. Because just because it is Holy...doesn't mean it isn't also hard. # Bishopfamil...

The gentle hum of my sewing machine... soothes my soul as I sew because # BishopFamilyAdopts . Someone asked me, why are we still raising money? Because the longer we wait the more paperwork that is required, home studies that have to be extended, payments are added. And while we are # WaitingForOneMore , we are so thankful for all of you who are living # BeTheGood in our lives. Shirts and Mermaid Tails. T-Shirt Quilts and Pillows. Every bit helping to bring our baby home. Praying this Thanksgiving for our boy - and the many children of Haiti as famine spreads and bellies go hungry.