I can always tell when we are starting, praying about or in the middle of an adoption.
I know because of the paper work that lies about,
the emails that clutter my inbox,
and the anticipation that seems to linger in the air.
But more tangibly, I know because the whole world seems to go awry.
The axis of the earth seems to tilt,
the Super Moon graces us a bit longer
and our house starts to come alive.
Not like the house in Ammityville,
but alive with activity
and none of it is the good kind either.
On our date night last week, The Hero and I discussed our second adoption.
We made some very direct goals and hard decisions.
Almost immediately, our house responded.
The vacuum cleaner sparked and died on Friday.
Behavioral issues abounded with our children.
The washing machine keeled over Saturday morning.
And Monday we awoke to the air conditioning units refusing to pump cold air.
The repairman told us both units would have to be replaced.
(For those of you who have not replaced one in quite some time,
it’s about the same cost as an international adoption).
The Hero met me at the door on Monday, smiling.
I found nothing to smile about.
But as we sat at the dining room table,
we started talking about our last date night.
And I started laughing.
Our house was under attack.
Literally.
Spiritually.
While The Hero called our insurance,
I called our adoption agency.
And sent them some money.
And just for good measure,
I made some small financial gifts to some of our favorite places.
And prayed over our house.
It’s Thursday morning.
The Hero called me from his car.
The a/c repairman just left.
Units are fixed and pumping.
And it’s covered by our insurance.
His only words “give thanks baby. This was all HIM today.”
The Hero found a part for the washing machine.
And fixed it for less than $30.
Behaviors have been identified and specifically prayed over.
The only total loss was the vacuum cleaner.
But considering it was almost 12years old,
it didn’t seem like too big a loss.
Whatever is keeping you from adoption, remember:
THE DEVIL HATES IT
AND WILL TRY ANYTHING TO STOP IT.
Ephesians 6:12 “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rules, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.”
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We are a family of God’s perfect design. With two adopted angels (2, 5) from Ethiopia in 2010 and more on the way soon. The Andrews family are one of three founding families of LoPa Art, buying Ethiopian art fair-trade and proceeds benefiting an Ethiopian non-profit, currently serving 210 orphans in Korah, a trash dump outside Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Lovers of gardening, advocating for Children’s HopeChest, swimming and traveling to Africa, the Andrews continually seek to connect those they know with the things they love. Mommy is a writer, lawyer, speaker and chief laundry distributor. Daddy “The Hero” is a fireman, handyman and human jungle gym. “The Angel’ is now eight and loves reading, drawing and dreaming about buying a bunk bed. “The Dinosaur” is now four and stomping his way through home, hearts and life. The family is loved by Jesus and protected by a french bulldog, Walter. Mommy blogs at www.africaboundandrews.blogspot.com
AMEN!! We had a few of the same issues and at first, I was just thinking, “You’ve GOT to be kidding me!” But then we just said, “You know what? We’re going to continue to do what we do. We’re still tithing, still giving, still walking down this road.” And God provided every single thing we needed. It’s amazing how you can and will come under attack when following God’s call.
Jennifer,
You GO GIRL! Give. Tithe. Adopt. I can’t think of three things closer to God’s heart, which makes the enemy DESPISE it all the more.
Wow! That sneaky enemy…..love how he was defeated.
Thanks for sharing….this is a good reminder to me as we begin our adoption for the third time!
Thanks for sharing! We are in the processing of adopting our son from the fostercare system. We have been under attack with physical illness in our family. It’s encouraging to see and hear other stories of God fighting and conquering for his children!
when you look at things as a whole, you’ll quickly see that robotic vacuum cleaners are the way to go. They can save you a lot of money in the long run, and a lot of time and effort as well. when you get a robotic vacuum cleaner, you can rest assured that your days of vacuuming are over.-
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