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| 5/31/2006 1 Peter 5:7, "Casting all your cares upon Him, for He cares for you..." A very dear friend sent me a book not long ago called Treasures for Women Who Hope by Alice Gray. Last night as I lounged in the tub, I read some very needed words...here are just a few short pieces I read... "God's waiting room is one of the most difficult places any of us can live..." "And yet sometimes that is what God asks us to do...." "The truth is, sometimes we have no choice but to wait. We can't control the progression of days or their events. But we do have a choice in HOW we wait. We can choose to spend the time in worry or anger...Or we can choose to hand our concerns over to the Lord and let Him take care of them..." Those words are needed today. I continue to see some very discouraging words about PGN and the stalling of adoption cases...I don't know if it is retaliation against the US or lawyers or what. I do know that I just prayed all day for that phone call. It didn't come. And I will admit, I am a little sad. I know God can do the impossible. And I hoped He would. But for whatever reason, He chose NOT to today. But I cling to the verse above. I need to just hand over those concerns to the Lord and let Him take care of them. We long to have Maria home. God knows that. But He also sees a BIGGER picture than I can see. I have to trust in that too. Please keep praying... |
| 6/1/2006
Happy June! Psalm 20:5 We will shout for joy when you are victorious and will lift up our banners in the name of our God. May the LORD grant all your requests. I should probably preface by saying, NO, we don't have any news about PGN. I realized when I saw that verse that may be a conclusion some of you draw...rightfully so. The reason I chose this verse is because we are ready to shout for joy when we are victorious over PGN. ;) Some people we have told about our upcoming visit trip automatically assume (innocently so) that we must be going to bring her home. I then have to go into the whole explanation of how we are just visiting this time and waiting on God's timing for the rest. What I want to say (but never do) is, "Trust me, you will KNOW when we get the news. Everyone will....we will sing God's praises from the mountaintops. Of course, we will sing His praises, no matter what, but that will be news we will not contain. We will let others know. We are so ready for that day. Okay, enough of that...we are still just sitting here, waiting and waiting. I pray daily that the PGN reviewer will find favor with our case and release it. That she will be officially our daughter. Of course, I realize there are hundreds of other people praying the same thing. Good thing God doesn't have a maximum quota on prayer requests...we would be in trouble. Thank you SO much for waiting with us (whether you sign in periodically or not)...we do appreciate knowing you are praying with us. Someday I cannot wait to share the guestbook entries with Maria and let her know how many people were waiting for her arrival...that she is that important to us, to you, and most of all, to God. |
| 6/2/2006
I have got to do a better job of saving my posts "just in case". Yesterday I was preparing to move 5/29 post to the "archives", and there was a flash of lightning...then the computer screen went blank. And there is NO autorecover on this program. :) Anyway, breathe in, breathe out...my verse for today is... Philippians 4:6 "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God." I called Mark this morning in a panic. I am not sure it was a true panic attack, but it had to have been close. My heart was beating so fast, my stomach was in knots, and I felt like I couldn't breathe. I don't know if it was travel nerves (I started packing today), PGN anxiety (sure was hoping for a good phone call BEFORE we left), or my attempts at limiting Internet time which results in withdrawal...you think I am kidding??? Anyway, my sweet hubby prayed with me over the phone. I wish I could say God's peace just came over me right away, but it took a WHOLE lot of sighs, a whole lot of "crying out" to Him, and just time for it to cease. Well, slow down anyway. I did pick up my "happy pills" at the pharmacy today, and I may need to start taking them sooner than the flight... A HUGE thank you to our housewatchers while we are gone! I hope the house behaves for you! Okay, that is enough for tonight. Just typing all this makes me anxious again. PLEASE pray for my anxiety level. And how that affects EVERYONE else in the family. And for safety both in the air and on the ground. And for special time with Maria Elizabeth. And if there is any prayer left in you, that we will get some good news while IN Guatemala!!! Departing would be much smoother knowing we were coming right back... |
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