Jett’s Birthday

Just over 6 months ago we received our referral for Jett and have been praying for him to make it home for his first birthday ever since. I feel like we are missing out on so many important things in his life and I really wanted to be a part of his first birthday. I wanted to bake him a cake, take him somewhere special and have video footage of him tearing into his first presents. We have those memories of our older two and I have been dreaming about having those moments with Jett as well. Of course, I know that the day can be recreated with him once he is home…I just really wanted those things to happen on his actual birthday.

I have never once felt like God was telling me or promising me that Jett would be home on my terms. Not once. I have felt His love and comfort over the situation, but never a confirmation that I would get the thing I was praying for. I felt this same love and comfort several times throughout Jett’s birthday…a husband who let me run off for coffee with a friend at a literal moment’s notice…a wonderful coffee date with a very special friend who just returned from Ethiopia visiting her own sweet boy (Jett’s roomie!), she had seen and held Jett only days before our visit…friends who called and texted me just to say they loved me and were praying…THIRTY-FOUR new pictures of Jett when I had been told only the day before that there were no new pictures.

Even though things didn’t go the way that I was hoping, it was still so apparent that God had not forgotten me or overlooked my request. I still have no idea why the wait continues to drag on, but I know that I can’t see the whole picture. I will continue to trust in God’s plan for our family, even when it doesn’t make sense…even when it hurts me to do so.

I am so thankful that Craig is able to see these things much clearer than me. This adoption has shown me characteristics of him that I don’t know if I ever would have seen otherwise. His trust in God is so solid and matter-of-fact. It feels like I need to work all these things through in my head before I can get to that point. Of course, I know that this is all in God’s hands, but my natural tendency is always to “figure” things out on my own first. We eventually come to the same realization, my way is just a little bit more painful

Thank you again for all of the support and encouragement you have all shown to us. We are looking forward to seeing how the rest of this unfolds! Here are some of our new pictures of Mr. Jett Wakuma:

Update: Yesterday morning we received an email from Jett’s nurse. He is sick, nothing serious, but he has a terribly sore throat and isn’t eating very well right now. He is being treated with antibiotics and will hopefully be over this very soon. Please pray for his healing and that he is being comforted.

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