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Sometimes broken things just can’t be fixed. A broken heart, a broken promise, a broken person...a shattered vase. Sometimes broken things heal crooked, and the pieces don’t quite fit anymore. But sometimes they can. It takes broken soil to produce a crop. Broken clouds to bring rain. And broken grain to give bread. Sometimes things need to be broken, to become stronger. We’ve found ourselves faced with a tough week, yet again. Some days are good, but then there are others, where it would just be nice to curl up, and not even get out of bed, to face what lies ahead.  Sometimes things just feel broken. It has been recommended that we apply for adoption grants. The process is lengthy, a lot of paperwork, providing copies of our home study, previous income tax returns, and questions. Lots of questions. Many of the places that offer grants, they have stipulations, and limits on age requirements, or income requirements, and so there are many adoption...

We've not posted in awhile, as we are sure you know. There's just not been anything new to really post about. Situations we are presented with from time to time, must remain confidential, and so we cannot share much in regards to that. But here we are... Still waiting. And we will continue to wait, for as long as we need to. We are just 5 days short of it being 5 months that we've been home study approved. So while it may seem like a long time; 5 months really isn't too terribly long, when you look at the wait in the world of adoption. Does it feel like forever? It certainly does. Generally, most adoption waits can range from 12 to 24 months. Sometimes it's much sooner, and in some cases, it can be longer. So while waiting, we just continue to pray for the child that the Lord will one day bless our family with. We know that he has already hand picked the little babe that he has for our family. We are also praying for the direction he would have us to go. ...