Conference Call

Today we had our first phone conversation with the lawyer in the Dominican Republic.  Ben and I both had butterflies as we waited for the call.  It was definitely a day of excitement, (temporary) let down and then excitement again.

The call was schedule to be at 3:00pm.  Ben took off early from work to meet me at my work so we'd be together for the call, but not driving all the way home only to have to head back north to pick up our girlies.  He arrived at 2:45 and we were both giddy with excitement.  We knew it would be a longish 15 minutes as we awaited the call.  About 5 minutes before 3:00 I confessed to Ben I was scared the call would not come and we would continue in "limbo land".
Three o'clock came and the phone did not ring.  We decided to wait together until 3:30 when we would have to split up in order for each of us to pick up the kiddos - one from school and one from daycare.

Each. Minute. Passed. So. Slowly. as we waited for a call to come.  When it got to 3:20 I decided to email the lawyer to verify she would be calling us and that she wasn't waiting for us to call her.  Not that I was really expecting a reply, but I figured at least we'd cover our bases.  We continued to wait 10 more minutes before Ben would have to leave in order to get to Shannon's school on time.

3:30 came and we regretably parted ways without a conference call.  My fear of no phone call this afternoon seemed to be true.  I got in my car, doing my best to fight the tears but they still came.  With the tears, came prayer. 

Why God?  Wait, I don't need to know why, but please, God, give me peace.  Help me to accept the absence of the phone call.

No sooner was my prayer over (and Ben out of sight so I couldn't wave him down) when my phone rang.  Sure enough, it was our lawyer apologizing for the delay but asking if now was still a good time.  I explained I could talk, but unfortunately my husband had just left to pick up our daughter from school.

Time for another prayer.  God, I really wish Ben was here for the call too.  Then I looked in my rearview mirror and Ben was right behind me.  I pulled over, he got the clue and we were able to have the conference call together.

What an awesome experience to have prayers answered so quickly!  Our conference call revealed we've done our research well.  There were no major surprises and we are excited to soon start our adoption study and get the ball rolling on the U.S. side of this adoption adventure.

I looked forward to this afternoon since it was first scheduled and ran through what the phone call might be like in my head over and over.  I was prepared for that part.  What I was not prepared for was God's clear and direct answer to prayer and a glimpse into His plan for this adoption adventure.  Prayers were answered and God has given me a renewed peace that He is in control.  This afternoon had us wait, but He still answered our prayers.  I know there will definitely be more times of waiting ahead of us, but I know God is in control and He will answer our prayers.  This adoption will happen in His timing and I am so excited to be a part of it.