in vain you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil
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Right now we're waiting for a visa appointment for Zoe. Since that appointment will be on our last day in Taiwan, this is about much more than a date and time to arrive at the American Institute in Taiwan. Once we know when we need to appear for our visa interview, we'll know what our travel dates are.
To put it another way, once we know her visa date, we'll know when Zoe Amanda will be in our arms.
Every night lately I've been staying up late, in hopes that my inbox will contain dates.
Every morning I wake up and check my email to see if anything came while I slept.
Every day I'm exhausted. And, if I'm honest, I'm spending too much time reading about the current weather in Taiwan: monsoons and overlapping tropical storms/typhoons and deaths and evacuations and drones being sent out to monitor floods and landslides (and earthquakes too, though I don't have a link handy for those).
And today God brought these words to my mind:
It is in vain that you rise up early
{Psalm 127:2}
I've loved the encouraging comments from y'all on yesterday's post about trusting God (which includes a sweet giveaway, so read it and comment if you haven't yet!). Please keep them coming, and join me in praying that I would cherish this time with my two children who are home instead of rushing the minutes until all three are here.
To put it another way, once we know her visa date, we'll know when Zoe Amanda will be in our arms.
Every night lately I've been staying up late, in hopes that my inbox will contain dates.
Every morning I wake up and check my email to see if anything came while I slept.
Every day I'm exhausted. And, if I'm honest, I'm spending too much time reading about the current weather in Taiwan: monsoons and overlapping tropical storms/typhoons and deaths and evacuations and drones being sent out to monitor floods and landslides (and earthquakes too, though I don't have a link handy for those).
And today God brought these words to my mind:
It is in vain that you rise up early
and go late to rest,
eating the bread of anxious toil;
for he gives to his beloved sleep.
{Psalm 127:2}
I've been that woman, going late to rest and rising early and eating the bread of anxious toil and drinking coffee to make it through the waiting hours.
Hmm. I meant to typing "waking hours." Not "waiting hours." But I'm leaving that typo because of how well it demonstrates my attitudes right now.
I am thankful that God loves me enough to gently convict me with His Spirit through His Word. Tonight, I will go to bed at a decent hour instead of fighting God's sweet gift of sleep. (And if I fall short of that aim and you notice that I've ended up on Facebook late tonight, I give you full permission to tell me to go to bed!)
I am thankful that God loves me enough to gently convict me with His Spirit through His Word. Tonight, I will go to bed at a decent hour instead of fighting God's sweet gift of sleep. (And if I fall short of that aim and you notice that I've ended up on Facebook late tonight, I give you full permission to tell me to go to bed!)
God is revealing to us sweet reasons for the wait: He needed to work through some heart issues of mine before we traveled. Our home is getting more and more settled as we wait. Our friends are bringing by the crib today. And we know He has other purposes that we can't even see yet.
I've loved the encouraging comments from y'all on yesterday's post about trusting God (which includes a sweet giveaway, so read it and comment if you haven't yet!). Please keep them coming, and join me in praying that I would cherish this time with my two children who are home instead of rushing the minutes until all three are here.