Well… here I am again. Still here. Still waiting. We are getting very close to having to fly Scott back at the end of this. He signed a paper saying I could take Lanie out of the country without him present June 13th and it is only good for 30 days. Our timeline is very tight right now for that to happen. To be quite honest, I’m trying hard to see the positives in this constant delay, but I just want to go home and I’m a bit frustrated with all of the delay. We were told we’d be in country 3.5 – 5 weeks and thus planned for that. The current timeline will have me here 7-8 weeks. Had we known this, we would have planned things differently. We’ve had so many delays, challenges etc. to this adoption. Most of them I’ve truly been fairly content with. My contenment is now fading.
Did I tell you that Monday is ANOTHER holiday here in Colombia and all courts and administrative proceedings don’t get processed that day? Yeah… I’m really trying to smile. I can hear the words “Turn that frown upside down!”
Again, I also know this is good time for Lanie and I to bond although I’m tired of being here and thus I am not always giving 100% to bonding with her. Again, I am probably like Lanie. I tell Lanie to do something such as not to take anymore pictures with my phone that I later get to spend considerable time deleting from four places! Her first reply is a firm, “NO!” I kind of laugh inside knowing that she really has no control over that. I’m bigger and will quickly take the phone from her and place it up high so she can’t reach it. She then pouts, doesn’t take more pictures and then gets over it. God often tells me to “Be Still and Know that I am God.” “Your plans aren’t always my plans. Trust me.” “Slow your pace.” “Spend time with Lanie – Do the hard work with her! Don’t give up” My answer is a firm (but much more PC and sly) “No!” God laughs, knowing He is really the one in control. And so… here I am… pouting, learning to slow the pace, trust Him, spend the needed time with Lanie and doing the hard stuff. This around the clock mom job with a child that doesn’t speak English and is transitioning in adoption in a place where there are no friends to play with or many activities for a child to do independetly is much harder than any of the other jobs I’ve done! Thankfully, Lanie is often full of smiles, giggles and a playful spirit. That helps tremendously.
Today we played a lot at the apartment, did some educational games and went with Henry my driver and Mimi, my friend’s translator to visit a local painter. It looks like my fireplace will finally have art above it after many years of sitting empty!
Praying for speed of courts and true contentment!
Until tomorrow..