Wow!

My God is an Awesome God...

That is the song on my heart this morning as I write this. I am surrounded by sick babies and I'm tired due to the every 3 hour feedings and the 5:30 a.m. "Hi! I'm awake and it's time to be cute!" 5 month old... but MY GOD IS AN AWESOME GOD!

We've spent the past week going through 3 of 4 interviews with the agency who will eventually be processing our possible adoption of our 5 children. I call them our children because that's what they are to me. I have never had a child of my own but God has so far, seen fit to allow me to parent 7 children... two as step-children and 5 foster.

The interviewer assigned to us arrived for her first appt with instruction that the questions she would ask would be deep, probing and on many occasions uncomfortable. She assured us that by the time her report was written, she would know more about us than most of our loved ones. That kind of warning makes one very nervous and the devil has a way of convincing you that you'll never make it past this stage in the process.

By the end of the first interview, we were very comfortable with Laurie and she assured us that she felt the same. She could see how God was so prominent in our lives. She told us that she would not say some things to other clients about God but since we'd brought up church and God so often, she felt it was ok to tell us that she also went to church and believes in God. She also stated that she believes that God puts her with certain families for a reason. Lastly, she told us that she felt that everything was going to go in our favor and she felt good about what the judge will decide in April.

So... after the 3rd interview last night... the bulk of it is done and she is beginning to compile her report. The final interview this weekend will be to tie up loose ends and fill in any holes she may find along the way but the hardest part is over. And it wasn't scary at all. The questions were easier than most I've had to endure at a job interview and there was nothing that made me feel 'uncomfortable'. After all, they're only doing their job and God was in this from the very beginning.

She also told us last night "off the record" that she wasn't the one to make the final decision but she could see nothing in our lives that would prevent us from getting full custody of these precious children and adopting them when the time comes. Thank you Jesus!!!

So... keep us in your prayers. We still have a little ways to go but God is in control and is paving the way! The trial date has been set for April 23-26 and April 30, 2012. They will go to court on Dec 9th to confirm these dates but so far, it looks like that will be it. The parents still visit the children in our home 3 times per week for 2 hours each time until this is all over and done so please pray that God strengthens us to endure those visits and that the kids are resilient to the devils tricks.

But... we're trusting our Lord and Saviour to work all of this out. So far, He's done it so spectacularly that I am breathless in awe.

Our God is an AWESOME GOD!!!