We are getting ready to start our Home Study!!!!!
So over the weekend we had our PIP classes. (parents in process) It was not at all what I expected!!! First it was two days. I thought what can we really talk about for two day? TWO days was not long enough !!! We got to meet other families that are adopting from Ethiopia!!! We had our eyes opened to real world of adoption. The amazing life changing world of adoption. This is a journey for the rest of our lives not just the next two years!! We talked about the many questions that we will have to answer from the many different people who are trying to understand this process. Many things that we learned were not easy to talk about but very important to talk about. Like racism, acceptance, and culture. Very sensitive subjects!
This morning we had a great talk with the kids. I have been praying for the right ways to introduce the Ethiopian culture to Payton and Raegan. So they understand where our baby is coming from. What kinds of things are "normal" for children living in Ethiopia. It was a very casual conversation about the kinds of houses they live in. We showed them a picture from one of our Holt magazines. Let's just say that Raegan could not put it down she talked about every page in that magazine.In fact she took it with her to school! She wanted to show her teacher!
Lord I am thankful for your timing! I am in Awe of you! It may not always happen when we think it should but things happen when you know its right! Please Lord continue to guide us with Payton and Raegan so they will see adoption as you see it! Thank You Lord!
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
February 15 2011
What if you had to change the way you live?
What if you were asked to help someone who needs your help just so they can make it through?
What if your life is so amazingly hard that you thank God every night that you made it through that day? You are doing everything it takes to not break, but than God puts the Impossible in front of you. In fact it's not in front of you it's on top of you! There is no way you can do this!!! It is to much, you don't even have time to breath in fact sometimes you have remind your self to breath. You have to deal with this. Why?????? How do you close your eyes and see the bigger picture when you are starring down Impossible?
My friend you have to believe that God will not leave your side that he knows that you are suffocating ! He will give you that breath! He will not ask you to do anything he has not done! It is him who reminds you to breath and him who will warm your face by the sun! Please hold on to him my friend! He loves you!!! Please give him your fear that is what he is asking you to do! Don't listen to evil! Do not let evil win! Choose to See!!!
My friend I love you! I am praying for you!!!
What if you were asked to help someone who needs your help just so they can make it through?
What if your life is so amazingly hard that you thank God every night that you made it through that day? You are doing everything it takes to not break, but than God puts the Impossible in front of you. In fact it's not in front of you it's on top of you! There is no way you can do this!!! It is to much, you don't even have time to breath in fact sometimes you have remind your self to breath. You have to deal with this. Why?????? How do you close your eyes and see the bigger picture when you are starring down Impossible?
My friend you have to believe that God will not leave your side that he knows that you are suffocating ! He will give you that breath! He will not ask you to do anything he has not done! It is him who reminds you to breath and him who will warm your face by the sun! Please hold on to him my friend! He loves you!!! Please give him your fear that is what he is asking you to do! Don't listen to evil! Do not let evil win! Choose to See!!!
My friend I love you! I am praying for you!!!
Monday, February 7, 2011
Black eyed peas - where is the love (lyrics)
I just heard this last night on T.V. at the half time show of the super bowl. It is definitely different from what I would normally listen to but I am loving it!
Saturday, February 5, 2011
February 5 2011
Consuming Passion
I was taking the kids to school the other day and Mattew West's song " Motions " came on the radio and those words consuming passion hung in my head. I don't want to be going through the motions. I don't want my children to just go through the motions. I want God's consuming passion for us all!
We are awaiting our background checks and we have a class in Omaha in 2 weeks, then we should be able to get stared on our home study. Josh has been working on getting all kinds of paperwork together, everything from more notes from our doctor to more references. We are going to run out of people we know for references.
I was taking the kids to school the other day and Mattew West's song " Motions " came on the radio and those words consuming passion hung in my head. I don't want to be going through the motions. I don't want my children to just go through the motions. I want God's consuming passion for us all!
We are awaiting our background checks and we have a class in Omaha in 2 weeks, then we should be able to get stared on our home study. Josh has been working on getting all kinds of paperwork together, everything from more notes from our doctor to more references. We are going to run out of people we know for references.
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