I stated in an earlier post that I was going to outline some ideas for wiling away the hours until your child arrives. Great minds must think alike, for the very same day, Tana wrote an excellent series of articles on just that. So rather than duplicate the effort (and she has done a superior job!), I will direct you to her list, instead, and add one of my own (listed below).

I know I haven’t written in almost a week and it’s due in large part because I am having such a difficult time with the wait. In the early weeks, it was easy because we had a boatload of paperwork to complete. Then we had the homestudy and our move to a larger home to occupy our time. More time got whittled away settling in to the new house and fixing up the kids’ rooms.

But now all that’s done, it’s really just waiting for the kids. So I need to direct my energy somewhere. I’m doing some volunteer knitting for a charitable organization that helps kids who have been through what my kids have been through. I also recently found out about this charity and the charitable crafting they do for kids transitioning out of foster care.

Though I do have some knitting for my kids that I need to finish, I am determined that I am going to continue knitting for charities related to the adoption world. I want to help and I need to do something to occupy my mind. I’m in that "crazy-making" holding pattern. We’re blessed with tons of loving friends who are genuinely concerned about how the process is going. Whereas I do feel blessed to have these friends in my life, but I go somewhat batty every single day (sometimes more than once per day!) having to recount how we’re currently at a plateau with things (at least, visibly … I know God is working behind the scenes in all this!)

So … I wait … a little more.