Maggie sat curled into the corner of her worn loveseat, clutching a chipped teacup, its contents long cooled. Rain tapped softly against the windowpanes, matching the slow drumming of her own anxious thoughts. It had been eight months since she submitted her application to the adoption agency. Eight months of waiting, praying, hoping — and nothing but silence.
She closed her eyes tightly, willing herself not to cry again. “Lord,” she whispered into the stillness, “Did You forget about me? Did You change Your mind?”
The loneliness pressed in, heavier tonight than usual. Everywhere she looked—at church, on her block—there were families laughing, holding newborns, posting grinning pictures under banners of “It’s a girl!” Meanwhile, Maggie’s life felt suspended, caught in an endless holding pattern of “not yet.”
She wanted to believe that God was good, that His timing was perfect. But in the quiet of her living room, doubt crept in like a draft.
Suddenly, a soft chime broke the silence. Maggie reached for her phone without much hope.
It was a message—from Clara, a woman she’d met only once during volunteer work, a former foster child herself. "Thinking of you tonight," the message read. "Waiting is hard, but God is never late. He’s preparing something beautiful for you."
Maggie stared at the screen, a lump rising in her throat. It wasn’t the adoption agency. It wasn’t the call telling her a child was coming. But somehow, it felt just as significant—proof that she wasn’t invisible, that God hadn’t forgotten her.
Wiping her tears, she texted back a quick thank you. Then she placed the phone down and bowed her head, not to demand answers this time, but simply to sit with God in the waiting.
Weeks turned into another month. September gave way to the first shivering days of October.
Then, on an ordinary Thursday, while Maggie sorted through laundry, her phone lit up again — but this time, it was the agency.
“There’s been a placement,” the voice on the other end said, warm and a little breathless. “A baby boy. Born premature but strong. His mother specifically asked for someone who would love him with patience and devotion.”
Maggie sank onto her knees, her heart thundering. Tears spilled freely now, pure and unrestrained.
Later that evening, bundled in a cozy sweater and wrapped in soft lamplight, Maggie sat again on her loveseat, this time holding a single photograph—a tiny newborn boy, swaddled in hospital blue. His eyes were fiercely shut, his fists curled in stubborn defiance against the world.
She laughed through her tears. “You’re a fighter, aren’t you?” she whispered, brushing her fingers over the photo. “I guess Mama had to be a fighter too.”
That night, the rain returned, but it no longer felt lonely. Each drop against the window sounded like a promise from heaven, a melody of unseen things unfolding exactly when they were meant to.
And maybe that was the heart of it—the surprising truth about patience: it wasn’t in the waiting itself, but in the believing that God's love was moving, even when everything else felt still.
Maggie understood now: she had never been waiting alone.
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Maggie sat curled into the corner of her worn loveseat, clutching a chipped teacup, its contents long cooled. Rain tapped softly against the windowpanes, matching the slow drumming of her own anxious thoughts. It had been eight months since she submitted her application to the adoption agency. Eight months of waiting, praying, hoping — and nothing but silence.
She closed her eyes tightly, willing herself not to cry again. “Lord,” she whispered into the stillness, “Did You forget about me? Did You change Your mind?”
The loneliness pressed in, heavier tonight than usual. Everywhere she looked—at church, on her block—there were families laughing, holding newborns, posting grinning pictures under banners of “It’s a girl!” Meanwhile, Maggie’s life felt suspended, caught in an endless holding pattern of “not yet.”
She wanted to believe that God was good, that His timing was perfect. But in the quiet of her living room, doubt crept in like a draft.
Suddenly, a soft chime broke the silence. Maggie reached for her phone without much hope.
It was a message—from Clara, a woman she’d met only once during volunteer work, a former foster child herself. "Thinking of you tonight," the message read. "Waiting is hard, but God is never late. He’s preparing something beautiful for you."
Maggie stared at the screen, a lump rising in her throat. It wasn’t the adoption agency. It wasn’t the call telling her a child was coming. But somehow, it felt just as significant—proof that she wasn’t invisible, that God hadn’t forgotten her.
Wiping her tears, she texted back a quick thank you. Then she placed the phone down and bowed her head, not to demand answers this time, but simply to sit with God in the waiting.
Weeks turned into another month. September gave way to the first shivering days of October.
Then, on an ordinary Thursday, while Maggie sorted through laundry, her phone lit up again — but this time, it was the agency.
“There’s been a placement,” the voice on the other end said, warm and a little breathless. “A baby boy. Born premature but strong. His mother specifically asked for someone who would love him with patience and devotion.”
Maggie sank onto her knees, her heart thundering. Tears spilled freely now, pure and unrestrained.
Later that evening, bundled in a cozy sweater and wrapped in soft lamplight, Maggie sat again on her loveseat, this time holding a single photograph—a tiny newborn boy, swaddled in hospital blue. His eyes were fiercely shut, his fists curled in stubborn defiance against the world.
She laughed through her tears. “You’re a fighter, aren’t you?” she whispered, brushing her fingers over the photo. “I guess Mama had to be a fighter too.”
That night, the rain returned, but it no longer felt lonely. Each drop against the window sounded like a promise from heaven, a melody of unseen things unfolding exactly when they were meant to.
And maybe that was the heart of it—the surprising truth about patience: it wasn’t in the waiting itself, but in the believing that God's love was moving, even when everything else felt still.
Maggie understood now: she had never been waiting alone.
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