I really have no idea what the best thing is to do with this kind of wait. We could gather all the supplies we need (making sure we check the expiration dates, and wonder if better upgrades will come along).
I could begin to lessen my workload and stop taking new clients (but lose out on needed income). We could start on new projects (silently wondering if we will be able to complete them due to the most wonderful of interruptions).Īlternatively, I can live life as though any minute now, we will get our “yes.” We could decorate a nursery for a baby (and watch it sit empty for years). Maybe I expand my business (but create a plan for shutting it down suddenly for months). Perhaps we plan vacations (with trip insurance for cancelling last minute). On the one hand, I can live as though I’m not waiting.
Do we hope for an answer at any minute? Do we go on with our lives as though everything is normal? Is there an in-between? In these in-between places, we often may wonder what we should do with the wait. What To Do With A WaitĮxperiencing a season of waiting is not new to me, and it is likely familiar to you, too. None of this will get me one step closer to holding our future child in my arms. I want to blame someone or yell, and sometimes I do. I want to rush the process, find solutions. The wait will be worth it of course! But sometimes I lose sight and feel like we’re wasting time. I was not fully prepared for this part of our experience. There is not much we can do to hurry the process along. This is such a strange contrast to how we are living in 2021, however.
The process of getting approved for adoption can be lengthy and takes a lot of work. We knew we would spend much of our lives in 2020 completing paperwork, home studies, readings, and trainings. While this is our first time adopting, we felt prepared for what to expect. This book resonates because my family is currently in a difficult place of waiting. By the end, he is so angry with Piggie and declares: “WE HAVE WASTED THE WHOLE DAY!” Then he finally witnesses her surprise and realizes the wait was so worth it. However, Gerald is less than thrilled with having to wait all day for the surprise. In the book, Piggie has a surprise for Gerald she is excited to show him. I bought this book thinking it would be helpful to teach my son a thing or two about patience.įunny how we sometimes do things to teach our children but end up teaching ourselves. One that I love, but laugh at a little bit less, is called Waiting Is Not Easy. There are several we love that still make us laugh each time we read them. My family is a big fan of the Elephant and Piggie books by Mo Willems.
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