I shared this on Facebook but realized that some of you may not have seen it.  Here is our latest update:

I wish I had good news to report, but it has been very quiet the last few weeks, which means nothing is happening that we can see.

Perhaps from God's view, there is something very exciting that we don't know about, but he hasn't shown us that yet.

In February, we heard there was a birth mom in labor who was considering adoption, but she quickly decided to parent. We didn't meet her, but were disappointed that yet again, it did not work out.

Since then, we have not heard a peep from the agency, which usually means there is nothing happening. So we are praying for God's will in all things including our adoption. This can sometimes be a scary prayer (after all, when we pray for God's will, we might get something we don't really want), but this prayer is also very freeing.

Because right now, it's not up to me. I really can't do anything to make this go faster or even make it happen at all. It's in His hands and that's a good place to be. I have felt like this is another lesson in faith and trust--that God wants me to place all things in Him and say "Your will, not mine," even if that means no baby and no adoption. Just as Abraham was asked to give up his only son Isaac, we lay down our own desires in obedience. This is a hard thing to do, especially when it involves our desire for children. But Abraham and Sarah loved their son Isaac and God still asked them to be willing to give him up. Because the end of the story is so beautiful, it's easy to forget that their act of obedience was incredibly hard. But Abraham did it anyway. That's what's incredible to me. He did it anyway. So we are praying for God's will and still praying for our adoption too. We would appreciate your continued prayers as well. They means so much to us in this time of waiting. Thanks for waiting alongside us.