My wife is much more aware of milestones and achievements than I am. So it didn't escape her attention that it was one year ago today that we attended our first Bethany information meeting. That was our first measured, practical step in our adoption journey.
It really is amazing to think about all that has transpired in a short 365 days. We are very much aware that all adoptions do not go as quickly, and we are truly grateful for all the good fortune we have had. We are, frankly, humbled by it all.
In less than one week we'll be getting on a plane to China to bring Jonathan home. This is joyous and strange and exciting and scary. It's like a marriage or a birth. You tell yourself that you will, in spite of uncertainty, choose to do
something good and new. So ... zan men zou ba! (Let's go!)
This morning I read this verse from the Bible: "Whoever watches the wind will not plant; whoever looks at the clouds will not reap." Ecclesiastes 11:4. The image I get there is of a farmer who, because he is preoccupied with the storm that might come, never sets about doing the good thing that he really needs to do.
Of course, dwelling on the negative is never a good way to get things done. So, I am so glad that we have chosen to not focus on the storm clouds, but instead move ahead!
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