{sweet}

In the three or so months since we have become licensed foster parents, we have had the inevitable stuggle with patience. We saw the licensing process go so smoothly and quickly we knew God's hand was leading it. So....we sort of assumed I think that we would have a child placed with us right away. Wrong. We have been called several times but in each case, for one reason or another, it has not worked out. This is an instance where I certainly don't understand God's timing but I KNOW that it is GOOD AND PERFECT and am I am clinging to that. A few weeks ago we both seems to be struggling in particular with this ache we have in our hearts to be parents and the unknowns about how that will happen. We had both been kind of lost in our own thoughts and stuggles, a bit short with each other, and, honestly, weren't really interacting all that pleasantly with one another. During this time, I was sitting at my desk working on finishing some charts for the day, and my gaze fell on the coffee cup that was sitting in front of me. This cup has sat there for probably the better part of a year and is typically used just to hold pens or quarters for the pop machine. The front was facing me and I 'd read it a thousand times. It says, "God, when it rains, are you sad?"

For some reason on that day I decided to turn it around and see what it said on the back. As I read it tears filled my eyes and I felt like I had received a personal answer from God to my questioning of His timing. Here was the message that was hiding right there in plain sight the whole time.

...some things are sweeter when they're slow in coming...there you have it.

When I close my eyes I can see and almost feel how sweet it will be....{sigh}

But for now the sweet thing is that I have a God who sees all, knows all, already has it all worked out, and is holding us in the palm of His hands.

Be Blessed, Kendra