Angel is in Florida, finishing the renovations on our rental house in Ocala. This morning, Joanne (the CASA worker) called Angel, and told her that the Grandmother of these two girls in Gainesville GA had decided to choose another family to adopt Brook & Mandy. She said she did not want her grandkids raised in the city, but rather on a farm in the country. We're a bit numb at the moment, since we weren't given the opportunity to even meet with the grandmother. We have lots of questions, but the decision has been made, and we have to now accept this as God's plan. It still hurts, even though this whole idea came and went in less than 4 weeks.
God is still good: we prayed that God would provide a very clear direction concerning this opportunity, and He has done just that.
If you haven't already, please read the Dec 6 update, James 4:13-17 and Proverbs 16:9. Truly, Angel and I had come to think that we very well might adopt 7 year-old Mandy and 11-year old Brook, even looked forward to it. How hard is it to NOT come to want something like children when an opportunity so close to home comes your way? I've written it several times in this blog, and will write it again: we have absolutely no control whatsoever over this whole process. It is 100% in God's hands, and God is good. Doesn't make it any easier to just say "ok" and move on.
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