Perspective...

Crazy how at different times the same thing may be heard with a different perspective.  As you all know, if you've spent any time reading my blog, the Lord has been teaching me a lot about the patience I thought I had.  I've been learning over and over that my plan/timing is not perfect, His is!  (Not that I didn't already know that, but it's just so in my face right now!)
Well, we inadvertently received some information yesterday about our "waiting".  It was not directly from our agency but it was from a reliable source.  Apparently there are about as many boys as girls on the listings.  Apparently 90% of waiting families are waiting for girls.  There are some people that have been waiting for 7 months!
Now, at first read you may think that's bad news.  Not for me!!!  Yesterday I was praying about our adoption process, that I would be encouraged, that I would be given hope.  You see, the last couple of weeks I've struggled with worrying about if we'd done something wrong.  If there was something in our profile that read "beware".  Well, this news gave me such hope and encouragement and relief.  It's not US, it's just that there are so many families waiting!  I'm fine with that, the news was just what I needed to hear.
So, yes, our wait me be longer than we originally expected, but God knows when we will meet our princess and He has given me hope and encouraged me to press on - He's got this.
As I said before, we did not receive this news directly from our agency so there's a chance that our wait may not be changed.  I know who knows and I know who cares, and I know who can make it happen tomorrow if He chooses!  I love my God, and I love that He cares about everything.
Praying daily that He is glorified in all things, and that in all things I would grow closer to Him and cling to Him.
Thank you all for your continued prayers!