Overwhelming

Overwhelming; that might be the most accurate word to depict how this first couple weeks of the adoption Journey has been.

Overwhelming … in the amount of support and encouragement we've received from family and friends as we've begun to share about our journey and invite others to join us on it.

Overwhelming … to realized the amount of faith it takes to release our financial security and comfort (goodbye saving account) in order to follow God's leading and truly trust that He is our provider * Jehovah Jireh *.

Overwhelming … how much paperwork we must compile and things that are required as a part of our home study.  In the words of our adoption agency, "happy paper chasing"!

Overwhelming … excitement as we think about who the Lord going to welcome into our family and who we get to love as our very own; just as God loves us!

This journey of adopting, even in its embryonic stage, has begun to show us the overwhelming love of Christ in a greater way and the overwhelming purpose His mission has for our life.  For maybe one of the first times in our life we can say we are overwhelmed and loving it!