April 2009 we celebrated our one year anniversary of bringing our 3 children home from Russia. The picture to the left is from April 2008 and the picture on top is from April 2009. It has been a year full of laughter, a year full of tears, many prayers and much bonding.
Borrowing from Charles Dickens, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness; it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity; it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness; it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair; we had everything before us, we had nothing before us . . ." Obviously our situation does not compare to the story line of Dickens' Tale of Two Cities, but I find myself thinking so often that this is the best of times in the life of our family followed by thoughts that this is the worst of times in the life of our family. Yet overall, I find so much to be grateful for and so much to rejoice about. God has done amazing things in our family and we marvel at His continual outpouring of grace and mercy in our home.
Sometimes I wish we had the tools necessary to gauge our growth. Are we progressing slowly, are we average, or are we speeding along ahead of the norms. In reality, we just plug along one day at a time and trust God to do His work in us in His time.
In some ways it seems we have made tremendous strides in the right direction. Then I have these unbearable moments where I wonder if we've done anything valuable in the lives of our children. It would be impossible to describe briefly the needs we uncover on a daily basis. But we are learning to place all of those needs in the loving and capable hands of the Only One able to meet those needs. And day by day, without fail, He is faithful.
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