And Then There Was Spring Break . . . And Everyone Said Hallelujah

Spring Break has officially begun, and honestly, it wasn't a moment too soon. It was time for a break. Everyone needed a break. Okay, I don't know about everyone, but I definitely needed a break.

Patrick was sick with some sort of upper respiratory mess complete with fever and the works all of last week. The house was shown three times for which I'm very thankful, but geeze, selling a house whilst living in it with a kid is a pain in the behind. To top it off, I had to coach soccer practice because we decided that no one really wanted Pat to breathe on their kids while he was running a temp of 102. Ahem . . . can anyone say "stress"? I can. But thankfully Patrick's on the mend, and things have calmed down a bit.

We're closing on our construction loan in the morning, and as soon as the city gives us the go ahead, we'll start the house. So yeah, we're definitely behind schedule, but it's not as if we have to be out of here by a certain date. Now if the house sells . . .

We've also reached the time of year when we have to start gathering documents and thinking about updating our adoption info. Our home study expires in May. Our fingerprints don't expire until November, but that means that we'll have to apply to renew in August. The first time around with all the paperwork was one the most intimidating experiences of my life. I remember looking at all the documents and thinking, "I'll never figure this out or get it all done in time." But I did . . . we did. And now we're on our third go around. I'm hoping we won't have to do all this too many more times, but that all depends on Bulgaria. Our agency did receive three referrals in the past couple weeks. So that's great news, but things are really creeping along. I've heard that there have been some political issues in Bulgaria as of late (not really sure on all the details), and while it shouldn't directly affect adoption, we all know how governments work. When there is a problem in one area, it has a tendency to cause a bit of a snowball effect. Needless to say, we're still waiting, but also praying and knowing that God is always in control.

And honestly, that seems to be my life's theme . . . learning that God is in control, and He really does have good plans for us. If only I'll let go of my controlling tendencies and let Him do what He does best, love us, guide us, lead us, and change us. It's a lesson I'll learn at some point. Hopefully, before I'm 80.

Have a great Spring Break all!!!