May 20th-- A Big Day for Me This Year (and not because it's my birthday)

Jeff and I have been chosen for committee to adopt two little girls: One is 2 1/2 and one is 10 months old. The committee date for the girls is May 20th. We have also been chosen for committee to adopt two little boys who are 2 and 4 years old. But we won't know the committee date for the boys until about May 20th. So if we are not selected for the girls, we have a chance with the boys.

Hopefully God will give me grace and peace if we are not selected. Our odds are one in three, there are two other couples being considered by this committee of neutral parties.

I have been wrestling lately with giving up my job. My plan is to either take a one-year leave of absence and not work at all. The other alternative is to take a one-year leave of absence from 0.5 of my position, so I would job share. This means that I would be moved to another school and possibly another grade. My mom has agreed to watch the kids we adopt on the days that I would work, which would be a huge blessing.

All of this giving up requires a lot of faith. We don't know that we are going to get the boys or the girls, yet I need to give up my position so that I can have the opportunity to job share next year. Yikes! Talk about stepping off a ledge.

Whenever I see people they ask me if I have any news, but I don't. I have to wait until May 20th. At least light is there at the end of the tunnel.