Friday was also THE day that I was to hear from the school. We we're hoping to know by around 10 AM. Every time my cell phone rang my heart raced. I jokingly said to Ben, "You wait, that Principal will wait till the END of the day to call."
And...he did.
I was standing outside Banana Republic when I got the call. And we got the slot! Which means in August we will become pretend parents to a lovely 17 year old girl from Norway, named Julie!
YAY! Did I mention she's adorable? And smart? And friendly? Well, at least I think she is from her application ;) We now have the all clear to communicate with her, so we're awaiting an email. We'll have six months to communicate before she arrives.
I've very distracted with girlie bedroom decorating plans.
I do want to share some of the stuff I learned while waiting (other than the fact that I really don't enjoy the waiting)
- Knowing God is in control of the situation, and acting like He is are completely different. Knowing is easy. The other: Not so much. I found myself continually handing it back over.
- I spent a lot of time copying down different Psalms because it brought me such peace...calmed the anxiousness that I could not calm on my own.
- God does not make we wait in order that He can see how I'll react. He already knows. The waiting is so that I can see my own heart.
- I have learned that no matter what I think should happen, I ultimately want to be in the center of His will, not mine. No matter what.
- God is in the details.
I can't wait to share more with you all on this journey. I sent Julie my blog address. Hopefully she doesn't change her mind about coming ;)
Now...I have about 30 loads of laundry to do. Exciting stuff.
PS - Ben and I had a great time on our short getaway...the topic was Love and Respect...more later.
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