The Slow Down

Everything must go fast in an international adoption. Compile the paperwork, sign, notarize, certify, witness, or seal each sheet and get it to the country as quick as possible. Everything feels as though it is moving like molasses but you are somehow still running around everywhere, sometimes literally "running" around. We have completed our running. Our paperwork is looking good, the Ethiopian Embassy has reviewed our paperwork in D.C. and now, as of Friday, it will be hand delivered to the government in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the capital. Now, we wait. From other's stories, we realize that we will not hear anything for a good while, months or years from now.

Speaking of other's stories, my little brother, David Ghysels is marrying a terrific girl, Tanya Leet this weekend. We are so thankful that God brought the two of them together. I look at their story and I remember to never forget that God's plan is as surprising as it is good. If you think about it, talk to God about them, weddings can be overwhelming and young couples often have a growing phase as they start living with each other.