And so it begins...

We know this process will have many ups and downs and will never be predictable. Today was the beginning of the unexpected. While we were fixing lunch today we got a pone call notifying us that our unconfirmed referral for our baby, born on my 35th birthday, was revoked. We have been unable to confirm our referral for this "big baby boy" for the past 2 weeks. It turns out they were waiting for a second set of test results to come back negative (a good thing). The results came back positive and our baby was suddenly unavailable for referral. "Our baby" is testing positive for HIV. Our agency does not refer children with HIV. By supper time we just had to know what this would mean for him. A quick response to our inquiry brought some peace and hope to our hearts. Our agency will request that a different agency that works with parents approved by the CDC to adopt children with HIV, place him in a loving home. Now we pray for God's perfect plan to be fulfilled in this little boy's life. He is the Father to the fatherless and the defender of the defenseless.