Decades in the Making; God's Perfect Plan

I have an uncanny ability to recognize pivotal details without understanding their significance until later on. All I can think is this is the Holy Spirit preparing my heart and mind for God's plan as it is put in motion.

As you all know... we have our boy for the summer. I've already explained how we came to have him, but it goes so much deeper than that; it stretches decades before this moment in time. 

Here is what I know:

• When I was a little girl, playing with dolls, all of my "babies" were adopted. I don't know why, I didn't know anyone that was adopted, but each and every one of them were my adopted babies.
• I was supposed to have 3 boys. I don't know why, but I always KNEW I was going to have 3 boys. When I was told Jordan was a girl, I absolutely did not believe it. I even got a 2nd opinion, and was still doubtful she would debut as a girl. When she was born I was really confused as to how I could feel something so surely and be so wrong. 
• Justin and I attended two adoption orientations for agencies in Washington. One of the agencies offers fully covered adoption costs for children over the age of 5!! (How amazing!!) Then we never proceeded in the process. All I can say is we never felt the drive to continue. We never felt it was the time, or we were in the right place, or whatever else kept us from moving forward. When [I] saw S's hosting information pop up on a friend's Facebook, I INSTANTLY had that sense of NOW is the time, HE is the kid! And I immediately knew why we never moved forward before.
• Another piece of our move to Ohio has become clear... we would not have crossed paths with S, nor been able to host, had we stayed in Washington. This was part of God's plan that we had no idea was in the works!

So, even though I have already learned to have faith in His bigger plan... it has been amazing to see how so many little things, that I felt so deeply, have led us to this point. Simply amazing. God is good and working for us even when we can't see it. 

While we cannot promise the future right now - as there is much to do, money to raise, and government hoops to jump through - I have to rest in my faith, knowing that God has orchestrated this entire story line, and His plan is going to be even greater than I can imagine!