Life as the Dinkles

I have been thinking lately about our life situation and how much it is going to change soon.

Right now we are trying to make the best of our lives as the DINKles (Double Income, No Kids). As the Dinkles, we can have lazy weekend mornings, we can stay out late if we want to, go to bed whenever we please, and sleep through the entire night to wake up refreshed and ready for the day. We can both work full-time and earn a bunch of money. Given, we are still saving all of our money and mostly only spending it on reasonable necessities at this time so that we can have a buffer later on. If we didn’t have this adoption in the works, that money could have gone to vacations, renovations, or luxury items.

But we are so ready for this Dinkle lifestyle to be over! Never once have we wanted any of those other things more than this. I mean, who cares about a trip to Spain, a new living room floor or a flatscreen TV when all we really want is a $30 phone to ring with news that will change our lives?! Who cares about sleeping through the night when all we really want is to find out what it sounds like for our child to cry out for its mamma or pappa? Who cares about sleeping in on Saturday or making a bunch of money when all we really want is to give all our attention to doing simple things that will bring a smile to our child’s face?

Last night we brought all of this before our Father once again. We prayed that when our child wakes in the middle of the night, He would comfort it with Himself. We prayed that when our child cries out from hunger or thirst, He would meet its needs with Himself. We prayed that when our child seeks confirmation for all the stages of development it is going through that we are missing, He would somehow be the one to show it how proud He is.

We prayed that in this time of its life where no one else is a constant, HE would be the constant presence around our child. And we proclaimed that although we would make the best of this time as the Dinkles, we are ready for it to be over. We are ready to become the Lorentzon FAMILY of 3!