A little sad….

Today we came across a little girl, a sweet Chinese baby who stole our hearts the second we laid eyes on her. She had beautiful big brown eyes, and a little cleft lip. She was precious. She was on the “shared agency” list. I stopped everything to pursue her and find out more information. I thought she could be ours. My heart was beating fast as I talked to my agency director to access her file. But, as fast as we were….we were still too late. She couldn’t find her on the list anymore. Another family had already locked in her file to review. ……I was heart-broken and crushed. We all were. We were so close to possibly being matched to a little girl…..or, so I thought. But, she wasn’t meant to be ours. However, God meant for us to see her today, because he aggressively laid her on our hearts to pray for her. We were burdened for her. All my kids prayed for this sweet baby all day….this was God’s will. I believe He was using the instrument of prayer, my family’s prayers to get her to her family, it just wasn’t ours.

But, when the Lord closes one door, it’s because He’s gonna open up another. His ways are higher than our ways. As sad as we are that she won’t be ours we know that the Lords plans are perfect, and we are glad she has been placed with a family to call her own. It’s our desire and hope that all orphans get a family.

I’m still sad….
But, We continue to trust the Lord and wait on His perfect timing. He knows who our little Tahlia Joy is…..He knows exactly when our paths are supposed to cross. I can’t wait for that day!