We are all thrilled to be going to the Cannon Beach Conference Center again this year. This is my 35th year. We leave this Friday before dawn and return Monday night. Leon's plane departs at 6am Tuesday morning.
We were sad that Simeon and Patrick wouldn't be able to be with us at the conference center but, we have peace and joy about God's plans. As you can imagine, we didn't have any money to attend the retreat this year. My sweet mom and step dad have generously paid the expenses for my whole family (all 9 of us).
Leon and I have had some emotional moments as the time slips away until our new children will be here,.. forever. We know that it will never be the same again. It will not go back to how it is now. We feel the loss and at the same time we are eager to embrace the new good that God has planned for us.
After 3 years of pregnancy, we will finally be in labor. After 13 years of acknowledging the joyful burden of adoption that God has put in our hearts, we will finally hold the fruit of surrender in our arms.
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I can feel the yearning in your words and the purest form of anxiety - like a sinless anxiety...not a distrust in God's provision, but a longing that makes you shudder with excitement. I have butterflies along with you and you are covered in prayer. I cannot wait to hug you.
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