Maybe and Maybe Not!

It's been a interesting 2 weeks for us. Kevin's brother and three boys came to visit in Florida (did all of the touristy things), and then, we hopped on a plane to visit family in PA for a week. In the midst of it all, we were attached to our iPhones taking calls and sending emails about potential matches.

One call came last Friday, it was our adoption specialist. She told there was a sibling group that was a potential match. She forwarded us their child studies and we fell in love with them. With a hope and prayer, we consented for our file to be presented the following Wednesday before the match committee for a match with this boy and girl. We knew we had a long shot because many other families were interested as well. The email came Wednesday afternoon that is was a "No." The little girl had requested that she be matched with a family that is the same skin color as her. Unfortunately, we didn't fit the bill. We really want to honor her request, so the match was made with another family. We happen to know this family and we are extrememly happy for them! It put our hearts at ease to know they got a wonderful family, but it was still a little sting to the soul.

In the meantime, we've still been in contact with other counties and case workers about potential matches. We've read many child studies and we cringe at the hurt the children have gone through. So many prayers have been sent up on these littles one's behalf. We're still waiting and praying for that perfect "match." God has them out somewhere waiting on us. It's a beautiful play that God is orchestrating and desigining. He sees both sides ours and our children, and He just smiles as He hears our prayers. He's has something special in store for us. The music to the soundtrack of our lives is playing in the background, and it's foreshadowing a big event in the future...a beautiful climax in our story.

While we wait, we're working on the house. We bought a new media unit for the living room to house all the additional storage that is coming out of the bedrooms to make room for the children. It needs paint! Next, is new flooring (hopefully) in the living areas to make the house a little more child-durable. :).

In preparation for meeting the child/ren, the Everitt side updated the family portraits to introduce themselves to the new family members. Next, we need to get the Alexander side updated with the addition of little Maddox.

Next Wednesday, our adoption specialist is presenting our file at the "Reverse Match" meeting where the case workers and adoption specialists all work together to match children with families. Hoping we'll get some news out of that meeting. Continued prayers are always requested.

Love to all!