The Speed of Life

It's amazing how life can be cruising along at "cruise control" pace and with little warning feel like it's "pedal to the metal." Over the last year and a half my wife and I have been going through the adoption process. Prior to this we had a sense from God that He desired us to utilize His blessings in our life for another life. We have three children already but still have space in our home, plenty of food, smiles, laughter and love. Recently we just finished our adoption process and the waiting and searching for another child had begun. In our minds we were buckled in for a long back roads ride as we were warned it could be a year or so.

Well, just as we were out of the city and pulling onto the country road to put our search into cruise we received a call. Within a week of the initial call we were given the go ahead to begin the adoption process of a precious four year old girl. We received the call on a Monday, interviewed on a Wednesday, received the okay on a Thursday and will now meet our new daughter on the following Monday. The cruise control is off and it is "pedal to the metal" in preparing our home and life for a four year old girl. It's been eight years since we last experienced this age in our home (on a live in basis). This sometimes is the speed of life and part of the great adventure God calls us to! If you see me pulled over, you'll know why!