It's Tuesday, June 25th....10 days after our little blessing, Miss Scarlett, entered our lives. The last 10 days have been nothing short of amazing...and exhausting!!! She's doing really well and is quite a laid back little girl. She seems to be adjusting to our chaos pretty well (as if she has a choice - hehehe)...and our "chaos" seems to be adjusting to her much better than expected!
But today....I want to bring everyone up to speed on our awesome little dude "Tank"!
We had a court hearing for him today. I always like seeing those on my calendar, but I also HATE seeing those on my calendar. They mean....potential for progress OR they mean....potential for derailment and disaster!
TODAY.....Praise God!!! We made progress....HUGE progress. "Tanks" case has officially been moved to the adoptions unit. We met our adoption case worker today at court. We filled out some necessary paperwork to get things moving. We had...what will hopefully be....our second to LAST court hearing. It was a status hearing...where the caseworker stated that the case was moved into adoptions, "Tank" is in a loving home ready to adopt him, and all systems are a go to move that process along.
I really should go hop on the scale....because I'm sure to have lost at least 50 pounds after that weight was lifted from our shoulders. Finally....a feeling of hope and resolution....a feeling of relief....a feeling that you can finally take a breath to the depths of your lungs that you have not been able to reach in months. I keep trying to think of an analogy that does this scenario...this feeling....this journey justice...and I keep coming up empty, but this is close!! :-)
Imagine if you will....being out on the ocean on a small floatation device. You look at the amazing-ness of God's vast handiwork...you stare up at the beautiful sky taking in each sunset and each sunrise....each cloud and each star. While you are enamoured by the beauty and wonder....you remember, REPEATEDLY, that you have a job to do. You have to get to safety....you have to make it to your destination....you have to reach land. You kick and kick, praying to God to give you strength. You feel tired and discouraged, and often you want to just give up. At one point, you look on the horizon....and you see the rain storm that is about to hit. You struggle to stay afloat while you are beat down by torrential rains, but...then the clouds part. You look up and see a colorful rainbow that takes your breath away. You remember why you are on this journey....a journey that was laid before you by God. You regain strength....you kick that much harder. You begin to soak up all the many experiences along the way...the dolphins swimming along side you....the sun rays peaking through storm clouds that look like golden fingers extending to Earth. You begin to embrace the journey, instead of focusing solely on the destination. And then...only in that very moment....you look ahead and see land. And you breathe....you finally breathe the most deep, cleansing breath you've ever experienced. And....you thank God! You thank Him for the journey....you thank Him that it was hard....you thank Him for the beauty along the way, but most importantly, you thank Him for His love that carried you every last kick, stroke, and breath!
Get ready world....by the end of July...."Tank" will officially be a Vaught! And finally...FINALLY...I will get show you the boy that calls me Mama....that smile that is my rainbow....the face that takes my breath away! I love you son!
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