Adoption is such an exhausting process, but so incredibly worth
it. I believe that a person truly does not understand their capacity to love
until they have adopted. We have been up to our eyeballs in paperwork. There
are even a few new words that have added in to our daily conversations…dossier,
apostling, and biometric fingerprinting made the top of the list this week. We
have been on a crazy, crazy ride! I think all adoptions can be a roller coaster,
but this situation has had so many twists and turns. There are many different
things that make this a tough situation. First is, most obviously, the fact
that he has already turned 16. He is currently still staying at the children’s
home, but we are VERY limited on time. Let us also mention the fact that there
is this whole civil war/Russia thing going on. We have been on our knees
praying for a country miles and miles away. It is a country to which we have
never really given a second thought…until now. It is a lot like walking on
eggshells. We are scared of the outcome, but we cannot forget that we serve the
ultimate power of the universe. It may not be the smartest idea, but we have
banned the news at our house. There is just something about hearing everyone’s
version and all of the “what-ifs” of what is going on, that make us start to
doubt God’s plan and power. For now, we are getting updates from the agency.
There have been so many ups and downs to this (hence the roller coaster). You
know those movies where all seems to be lost and the superhero rushes in to
save the day? Yeah, that is how it has been and God has been the superhero. I
have said so many times that he is keeping us on our knees. If this were easy,
God’s glory wouldn’t shine as bright. I imagine God as this coach saying “Ok
Musicks, Let’s go big or go home. Just to show how big I am, I am going to add
all of these crazy circumstances.” I my head, I also imagine him following that
up with this amazing pep talk. Oh, speaking of crazy circumstances, there is
another one….A BIG ONE. When adopting from Ukraine, unlike most countries, you
cannot “lock-in” any certain child. You can have an idea of the child that you
would like to adopt, but ultimately they would like you to go and spend time
with all of the children before making a decision. Umm…so…yeah…this could be a
problem. This means that another family can adopt him at any time, before we
can get there. We are choosing not to see it as a problem but a blessing, well
sort of. Selfishly we want to stake a claim on him as no one else’s but ours.
In our hearts, we already feel like he is a part of our family and he is so, so
loved and wanted. BUT…everyone involved wants the same outcome. We all want Slavik to be
in a loving family. With that said, we are not competing for him. He deserves
families lining up at the chance to call him son and so much more. His life has
so much worth. This is not all about us! With all of that said, we are not
giving up. There are probably people in Slavik’s past that have given up on him,
but we will not. We will do whatever it takes, even if it means that he never
becomes our son. We feel like we are taking every step to be obedient to God’s
call right now. Things may not go as we plan. No adoption is really ever a sure
thing until it is final. It is all just a step of faith. As hard as it is to
say, there may be another child that is meant to be in our family. We do not
doubt that adoption is our future and specifically a child with a story very similar.
We cannot deny the fact that God moved our hearts specifically for Slavik. We
believe it would discredit God if we did not wholeheartedly trust and have
faith that God can work through all of these crazy circumstances. God has and
is moving through this! He is writing this beautiful story, we can already see
it, but for now all we can do is continue to pray for God’s will.
Once again, here is how you can help….
PRAY! PRAY! PRAY!
Donate at:
http://www.gofundme.com/74pb54
Send a tax deductible donation to:
Sycamore View Church of Christ
1910 Sycamore View Road
Memphis, TN 38134
Make Check payable to Sycamore View Church of Christ and on
the “memo” line please write “Handprints Ministry”. On a sheet of paper or post-it
write “attn:Musick Adoption
We could not make this happen without the help of everyone
that has donated so far….A BIG, HUGE thank you! You all will never, ever
understand how moved (to tears) we have been by your generosity. We are almost
halfway to our goal!!
If you would like more information feel free to email me at
sbmusick@gmail.com. I am currently working on answering emails and messages.
Love,
Sarah
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