Punched in the gut
That's how I feel right now. Like all of the air has been knocked out of me. And man, I'm so sick of that happening!
If you hadn't guessed it I'm talking about this train wreck of a legal system that can be completely thrown off track by one one's bogus rants. I spoke to our lawyer just a few minutes ago. After speaking with the judge last week it has been decided to appeal to the ministry (the government) for advice. The lawyer mentioned that he believes the judge is scared to make this decision since it would not be done in the standard way...even though it would be completely within his right to do so.
What does this mean? Honestly we don't know. To us it seems that the small window of possibility of this thing going bad has now gotten bigger, although there's no way to speculate further. The judge has asked the lawyer for help in writing the letter to the ministry (another thing I just can't fathom). They will hopefully get the letter out this week and then wait for some time for the reply. This could be one week it could be a month.
We've learned by now not to guess what the possible outcomes of anything will be because we're always wrong. We continually overlook the most ridiculous possibility...the one that generally occurs. That said, these are the possibilities we can see: (1) ministry gives green light to judge and the decision is made; (2) ministry gives red light, siding with the evil coming out of Warsaw and the whole thing goes south...the kids are removed; (3) ministry gives a yellow light and asks for more information...this could mean trying again to go through a different Warsaw agency (judge already tried it unsuccessfully), working from scratch through a different agency in the states (LOTS of time, LOTS of money), or who knows what else.
We are trying to keep it together here. Honestly we're not doing a great job of it. The continual stress of this thing is unbearable and we just need some rest. Lord, we just need some rest...please give it to us.
Please pray for us all. We thank each of you for doing that so much.
If you hadn't guessed it I'm talking about this train wreck of a legal system that can be completely thrown off track by one one's bogus rants. I spoke to our lawyer just a few minutes ago. After speaking with the judge last week it has been decided to appeal to the ministry (the government) for advice. The lawyer mentioned that he believes the judge is scared to make this decision since it would not be done in the standard way...even though it would be completely within his right to do so.
What does this mean? Honestly we don't know. To us it seems that the small window of possibility of this thing going bad has now gotten bigger, although there's no way to speculate further. The judge has asked the lawyer for help in writing the letter to the ministry (another thing I just can't fathom). They will hopefully get the letter out this week and then wait for some time for the reply. This could be one week it could be a month.
We've learned by now not to guess what the possible outcomes of anything will be because we're always wrong. We continually overlook the most ridiculous possibility...the one that generally occurs. That said, these are the possibilities we can see: (1) ministry gives green light to judge and the decision is made; (2) ministry gives red light, siding with the evil coming out of Warsaw and the whole thing goes south...the kids are removed; (3) ministry gives a yellow light and asks for more information...this could mean trying again to go through a different Warsaw agency (judge already tried it unsuccessfully), working from scratch through a different agency in the states (LOTS of time, LOTS of money), or who knows what else.
We are trying to keep it together here. Honestly we're not doing a great job of it. The continual stress of this thing is unbearable and we just need some rest. Lord, we just need some rest...please give it to us.
Please pray for us all. We thank each of you for doing that so much.
posted by Michael Shattuck at
3:54 AM
6 Comments:
I cannot imagine how hard this is for you... I will be praying. I pray this latest news will turn out to be good news.
We've been praying for you guys, and will continue to do so. We're praying that God will remove all obstacle to getting a positive decision.
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From the chorus of Martina McBride's lastest single "Anyway": "God is great, but sometimes life ain't good. And when I pray, it doesn't always turn out like I think it should, but I do it anyway."
I am so sorry that you're going through all this difficulty but I'll keep praying anyway. Know you are loved! Big hugs to Maciek!
Ms. Marlene
Just wanted you to know that our team is praying for you. We prayed in our meeting today. We are so sorry it is taking so long, and the waiting is so hard. The roller coaster ride is hard. Hang on, He will keep you. Spring (and Team Poland)
Thanks for your comments everyone. I did want to respond to a question made by somone (since been deleted) about whether or not this is God's will. JM, I hope you didn't feel negative pressure to delete your post. It wasn't offensive.
It's like this...God opened the door for this adoption to being and for it to get this far. He most definitely opened the door for the kids to come be with us full-time last June. He continues to open the door relationally, as deeper and deeper bonds are developed between the 5 of us. God is doing huge things...and I've only mentioned a few.
Now then, we can't see the future. We can't know what will happen in a month, week, or even a day. We can just have certainty that what we are doing right now is right. And we do have that certainty.
About all of the barriers/roadblocks. We've talked about that over the last couple of days and we are continually reminded how there is really only one barrier here...the woman from Warsaw. Every other person involved...every shred of documentation and evaluation we have...everything else is positive.
I appreciate your honesty, asking one of life's hard questions. Thanks for challenging us to constantly keep God's desires for our life at the very center of everything we are doing.
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