Waiting...

Waiting seems to be a theme in my life recently. It seems as if I must wait everywhere I go. At Daniel's school before I pick him up, at the post office, at the grocery store, for the elevator in our building and for the plumber to come back and fix our tub. Waiting, it is in every part of my life. We are waiting on several packages which are coming from the States. Some have important documents in them and some have goodies in them, but no matter the content we are still waiting on them. I am still waiting on my official papers to be finished here in Belgium, so that I can recieve an identity card. This is a very long process which has numerous steps involved. I am still waiting on some paperwork, so that I can advance to step two of the process. And just recently, we have added to our waiting list, medical results. Chris has been very sick for the past couple of days and today we should get back his results. We hope to find out something so that we can proceed with a treatment to help him feel better soon. It sounds like he may even get some antibiotics, which are not commonly given out in Belgium. I think that one has to be very ill before they will prescribe an antibiotic. So we wait patiently for the doctor's call. I know that in all of this waiting the Lord wants to teach me how to lean more on Him and not be impatient. Some days I do better than others. I pray that as I wait for all of these things that I have mentioned that I will not miss out on what the Lord wants to teach me while I'm in the waiting process. I know that when I am waiting it makes me more dependent upon Him and not myself; this is always a lesson that I need to continue to learn. So, here I am waiting, trusting in the One who is always faithful, knowing that He is still in control and knows what is best for me at His perfect time, not mine.