Where's the Fast Forward Button?

During the adoption process in some ways it feels like time has really slowed down. And, in other ways it hasn't. Adalynne is about to turn 11. Joseph turned 9. Eleanor is 6. And, Sam is now 4. Wow! That doesn't seem possible. The fact that today is March 1st and very soon 1/4 of 2010 will be past doesn't seem possible. The end of school is only a few months away. But, the dull ache in my heart to meet Maren drags on. That's the slow part. I reread the paper about the adoption process regularly now and pull out the calendar and think through possible travel scenarios. And, I want to push the fast forward button. And, then again I don't. I want to enjoy every day.

And, I want to remind myself that God's timing has been impeccable so far. He knows what He is doing. And, all of my days and all of Maren's days were ordained before one of them came to be.

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven:
a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,
a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build,
a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,
a time to scatter stones and a time to gather, a time to embrace and a time to refrain,
a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away,
a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,
a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.