Well, it has now been 3 weeks waiting to here back from the council. We still do not know if they have approved the adoption in India. But we have such a peace that it will be a yes!
So why did I blog today if there is nothing to update? Well, i need to tell you about a divine moment!
Do you believe in coincidence? What about divine appointments? Things only God could orchestrate here on earth! Well, if I didn't, I do now! Here's how it went down:
Our family had a free night Wednesday night with nothing to do, which is sometimes rare. So we ate early & sat down to watch the Croods & have family snuggle time. I had to make a few emails so I had my iPad with me sitting on the couch. I decided to go to the orphanage website where Simran Neena is to see if I could find a picture of Lorraine, our social worker there. Well I didn't find one but started just kinda looking around the website. And for whatever reason (clear my throat...God), I clicked on a tab that said the joy of Palna. Palna is the name of the orphanage. So it ended up being a video and this pediatrician explaining how Palna has grown and advanced over the last 15-20 years. Not real exciting but for whatever reason (clear my throat again...God), I can't stop watching this boring video. Then the doctor presents some case studies of some children with severe medical issues and how Palna helped them. I, being medically minded, suddenly got interested. And at minute 13:15 on this video she starts talking about a baby named Simran with osteogenesis Imperfecta!!!!! What?!!!!! I'm freaking out again just typing it! So she basically tells all about her birth story and we learn that she was premature weighing 3 pounds at birth. She was brought to Palna at 5 days old found by the police. She was so so sick & the doctors weren't sure what the extent of her injuries were & how to treat her until they saw her eyes. A classic sign if osteogenesis is blue eyes ( or blue whites of the eye). So, what's in a name? Neena is the name we have always called her even before we knew who "her" was. It means beautiful eyes. And it was those unusual eyes that saved her life!!! The doctor said that when she saw her eyes she remembered having another child years ago with the same diagnosis & immediately knew who to call and how to treat her! Then they showed a picture of her in the hospital so sick and another picture of her one year ago! She is beautiful! She just looks like a quirky Quinley to me! And then the video stopped! No more case studies. She was the very last one. Had I not clicked
on that video, or watched the entire 15 minutes.....this was a divine appointment people!!
What a story Simran Neena will have! What a great God who loves us so much! Even down to a video, some blue eyes, and a name!
But you know, she is special and her story is extraordinary but so is your story. If we are god's child, then we are all chosen, appointed, called, blessed..... Don't miss your divine appointment for your own life! the world will try to take God out of everything. And make you feel crazy if you talk about supernatural stuff. Coincidences may happen but don't be afraid to call it like it is sometimes...divine!
I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. (John 14:18 NIV)
