2nd and 3rd calls

Hi Pepe's!
So, we just returned home from the most wonderful whole family trip to Hawaii! It was just awesome! We stayed on the Big Island for 7 days and then on Maui for 5. I did not want to leave Maui!
Well the day before we left we got a call from our agency about a baby boy in Oregon. The situation was complicated, and we are definitely not opposed to complicated, but neither of us had a peace about it, so we turned that one down.

Then while in Hawaii we got our 3rd call! We were all having ice cream in downtown Kona on the water...and my phone rings and it is the agency in Utah saying they have a situation in Missouri. It was a biracial little boy who was born 2 months early. His poor mama was still in the process of deciding what she wanted to do...adopt or not...She was not due until the end of July! Poor thing! She thought she had about 21/2 months to make her final decision. Already a single mom of 2 she was overwhelmed by a third, and a preemie at that. We agreed to have our profile shown for this one. This would mean that we would have to go and live in Missouri until the baby could come home from the hospital, which they estimated would be around his original due date in July sometime. Each situation is complicated, and each situation is a total step of faith. I LOVE that part of it! We just really trust God and know that His will is what will be done. Each time there is something that requires faith. So in this situation, we found out on our way home from Maui that this poor mama is just having a terrible time recovering, and deciding what to do. So at this time there is no decision, and we do not expect to hear from Missouri again. But I want to thank all of you who prayed, and those of you who will now pray for her and this little pumpkin!!! What a blessing it is to hear of situations and be able to extend prayer to a stranger!! We will never know until we reach heaven all the details of this journey:) I mean I was thinking the other day about our letter to the birth mom, and how maybe sometimes God just wants a particular mom to read that! Or maybe sometimes a mom needs lots and lots of prayer and knows that we will send it out to everyone we know who will pray! Adoption is such a beautiful journey. I'm so thankful that each time we get a call, we know that there are others who want to care for that baby too! God is so good. We rest in His timing and His will. We have such peace.