A Glimmer of Hope

On Sunday night we got a call from Matt's Aunt, letting us know that she has a potential birth family for us to connect with. They are a young couple who already have one child at home and are considering considering adoption for the child they are expecting. After hearing a little bit about us, they requested a copy of our match letter.

We immediately got to work writing up a brief "cover letter" to go with our match letter. It's funny how such a simple task became such a tedious process. As with our match letter, we over-analyzed every sentence. What if we sound desperate...what if we sound cheesy...what if they're looking for something else in an adoptive family? Finally, we stopped and realized that it is just a letter. While they may be the family God intended for us to meet, they may not be that family. If they read our letter and decide they are looking for someone else, then at least we realized it early in the process! I don't believe they will just write us off so quickly though.

We rushed to prepare everything so that I could run to the post office during my lunch break on Monday. After all, we wanted to waste no time. I was ready to hand deliver the letter, but that may have come across as desperate. :>) As I drove to work, the DJ on the radio reminded me that it was Columbus day so the USPS was closed. Are you kidding me? After all that, we were going to have to wait another 24 hours to mail the letter. Again, we had to bring some perspective into the situation. The girl is not due tomorrow, so an extra day will not harm anything. Finally, Tuesday arrived and I was able to sneak over to the post office during my lunch. As I sealed up the envelope, I said a little prayer, asking God to bless this situation and to be with the birth family as they read about us. Now...we wait.

Once they have a chance to read our letter, they will decide if they want to make contact with us. We provided them with phone numbers and e-mail addresses, as they had requested. After that, we will take it step by step.

Even if this does not work out for us, it is still comforting to have potential families pop up occasionally. It helps remind us that God is at work in this situation.

For any adoptive-mothers(to-be) out there, I just finished a great book. Secret Thoughts of an Adoptive Mother by Jana Wolff is a look at her experience as an adoptive mom. It takes you through her entire experience. It is exactly what I had been looking for in a book about adoption. It wasn't cheesy or too clinical. It was simply a story and I loved it.