What's in a Name?

I suppose it is about time that I (mandy) chime in. My sweet husband has been plugging away in cyberspace trying to let the world know about this adoption thing and i have been well, trying to hold the fort down. But that's for another post.

So, why One More Time Again? Probably 8 years ago now i received from a dear friend a book entitled, "Ragamuffin Prayers." As may be obvious, it is a compilation of prayers from different types of people all of the world. There was one prayer that greatly touched me and i have never forgotten it. The words were simple. Short. The story goes that they are the words of an older African American man in a small church in Georgia. Each time this gentleman would stand to pray in his congregation he would recite these words at the beginning, "Lord, we come to you now over and over and one more time again." For some reason those words greatly resonate with me. For most of my life i have been on this journey with God and there is literally no telling how many times i have come to Him over and over and over about the same exact thing. And yet, in his gracious patience he continues to kindly work with me and answer my prayers over and over and one more time again. He is faithful in my doubt, even when i am like an infant tossed about.

This is our third adoption. Three may not seem like a lot to most people, but to us it is just as big, just as important, as if it were number 13. And if God decides to lead us to number thirteen, then number thirteen will be just as important as number 20, (now wouldn't that be something). Either way, this third adoption is just as thrilling to us as the first. It is different in that our sweet Silas will come from Ethiopia and it is our first go at an international experience. Thus far it has been a really cool journey and we are trying to enjoy each stage.

So, what's in a name? Usually, a story. And this is ours. We are coming to God, "over and over and one more time again," until he tells us otherwise, asking him to help us bring home this sweet little child to whom he has called us. And really, i hope he continues to call us, "over and over and one more time again." May we be faithful to him as he is to us.