Did you ever have one of those days?

Have you ever had one of those days where everything just falls into place? Well this week, I must say I have had, for the first time, in a long time, a week where things are "clicking" (I always say this to my girls) My gardening is finished for the fall, my laundry is caught up, my house is deep cleaned (thank you Rosa!) I've actually grocery shopped, I've had several awesome work-outs .... I think you get the picture....
My world, as I used to know it, has been put on hold for the last couple of years! God has called our family to some amazing "projects" over the last couple of years! To name a few "the First Fridays" community, the Chinese school "China Tree", Dan playing in the band at North Metro,
Dan being on the board at North Metro, paperchasing to adopt our third daughter, and of course raising two spirit-filled girls!
True to form, as God always seems to do with Dan and I, has "charged us" with a new plan! Why would God want to shift our focus to the orphans who are still in China? I have learned over the years to listen for God, this is challenging for me, but, I think He knows we are doers! Well, over the past 6 months God has done a number on us as a family! We have had opportunity after opportunity to "look within ourselves" to see where God wants us to "be". The "needle" keeps pointing to the children who are still "over there" ( as my friend Rebecca D) always says. As our focus has changed, we find ourselves asking these questions...why is this process so slow (does God have a bigger plan for these kids) of course, what can we do? Well, we went to Washington D.C. a few weeks ago and had an opportunity to talk to several Congressmen (women) who want to help...I have been communicating with them and they are interested in what we have to say! We have made some awesome contacts in China over the past 6 months (Grace and I are leaving in two weeks for China) and can't wait to follow up on several projects which are already underway! I know God only knows "what the heck is going on" with these children who are left as orphans, but one thing I know for sure is that He loves these orphans and wants our help to love them too! The challenges are big, but that is o.k. and Dan and I (and of course Grace and Mimi) are thrilled to answer God's call to "get busy" changing some things to make it easier for families who want to "love these children" and not let government get in the way! Surprisingly, the delays are something we can change, but someone needs to speakup for these kids....we are working on this! One thing I know for sure is there is not a shortage of kids who need homes! We talked with Amanda at Starfish the other night, she was at an orphanage in Shizhong (where we are building the bathrooms) and a newborn little boy was dropped off at the orphanage while she was there...this is not unusual! I guess my point is, even one child left without a family needs us to "speak up" and make this process easier "for them" to be matched with a loving family!
We will continue to "speak-up" for these kids who are desperate to "have someone speak-out on their behalf".
So, with God's prompting Dan and I have shifted our focus to the orphans who are still in China. In the meantime, if you are waiting to adopt, have adopted, or just want to check out this whole adoption thing, check out the new First Friday group called Adopt Option http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AdoptOption and join in a community of so many who love these children!