His plan is better!

I consider myself to be pretty hard headed… and I am definitely a slow learner.  I don’t know why I make plans in my heart and expect them to turn out a certain way, because it has never really has happened that way in other circumstances in my life.

That is because God’s plans are so much better than my plans!

You know at first, I was a little discouraged about the change in surgery once again… But now that I have thought and prayed more about it… This new plan really seems so much better!

And, there is bonus to this plan…. to be explained later.

Ok, right now it appears at some point in January, (maybe February) Scott and I will leave to meet our daughter for the first time at her orphanage in India.  We will stay in that city about 5 days while we complete the adoption process.

Then we will all three fly together to another city in India where her surgery will be completed by the recommended surgeon through babyheart.

Scott will stay a few days with me there as we get her surgery started and figure out all the main places I need to know and go while there.  Our little one will be in the hospital about 4-5 days.  Scott will then head back home to be with our other kiddos.

And here comes the unexpected “It’s a God Thing” Bonus!  A lady from our church, who travelled with us to India last year on a mission trip will be joining me in the second location after our little one is released from the hospital.  We will have to stay near the hospital a minimum of 10 days while she recovers.

This is a huge comfort to our family!  Scott and I stayed up late one night going through all the different scenarios of how we could work this trip out.  Then I feel the Lord brought our friend Nancy to his mind.  Nancy has already been to India before…so she won’t be in “shock” of the different culture.  She also has a medical background… so she can help me with my recovering child!  And, she has a very calm demeanor…so if i get stressed about not being able to communicate with my hurting child, I know she will help.  And on top of everything else… Nancy is just plain cool!

We don’t know all the fine details yet… of exactly when all this will take place or when Nancy will come, or how long we will all be there.  Actually, I don’t think we will know the latter until after her surgery.

So for now, we rest in His perfect plan (that may change again-ha!) and pray for our sweet little one and Dr. Gopi who will be doing her surgery.  And we’re praising for Nancy!