Limbo

I am in the state of Limbo...waiting waiting waiting. I am making inquiries to foster care agencies across the US. I am at their mercy. The social workers sort through the homestuides they recieve and are only required to call you if they consider you for a potential match. So I could be waiting forever hoping to hear, when in fact the children I inquired about could be unavailable. So I search, inquire, send info and wait. This is way worse than a pregnancy and could be longer too. But the excitment is still there along with an element of "surprise" for we truly do not know when the big day will arrive. And to add to that, we don't know ages or sex or number!! We are approved up to a sibling group of 3!!
Most days I am eager and dedicated, searching photolists, scanning through each state, checking email to see if there are any responses. Then they are days I just have to move on, do something else think about the kids who are here, waiting patiently with me. Those are the days a new profile seems to appear, out of nowhere, and then I inquire and start the whole process over again. It seems as if the same children are left in foster care for many years and it is heartbreaking to look at their faces. I wish I could give them all a home. Even in the foster/adoption world, healthly children are sought after and usually have many, many inquiries. I am willing to take on some health, emotional and developmental delays, but not sure I can handle the severe range. So I wait and pray and pray some more and ask you to pray with me so God may find us the additions to our family we are meant to have.
Until then, my family is headed to PA for Easter and preparing to say Goodbye to Daddy for a year.
Many Blessing to you this Easter Season.