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| 6/11/2006
2 Corinthians 1:3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, Today I had the privilege of witnessing my husband, best friend, and father of my children (all 3) baptize our one and only son as our brother in Christ. As I expected, Mark was emotional and moved most people to tears as he attempted to share his feelings and emotions. And Hunter was bouncing off the walls. I kept saying, "Serious, Hunter, serious..." But really, shouldn't we all be so excited about our relationship with Christ that we cannot contain that excitement? It was a beautiful moment. Thank you, God, for allowing me to see that. I pray that we will see two young ladies follow in his footsteps someday when their hearts are ready... Well, Mark is now afflicted too with the stomach bug/food poisoning...that is bad news for me since he has been a WONDERFUL nurse to me thus far. Now who will take care of who? Or whom will take care of who? Or is it who will take care of whom??? Now I have confused myself. Good thing I have a class on modern grammar all week. I hope to be able to sit up for it. How I will make it without a nap, I do not know... No news on the adoption front. I do plan on updating hopefully tomorrow depending upon my homework load with some pictures of the trip. We watched the video today. It was fun to see Maria's expressions change throughout the trip. At first she looks a little angry, like why had we disrupted her routine? Then her expressions start to soften, even showing smiles and laughs throughout. She is a pretty serious child, so we relish those moments. By the end, she is holding me as much as I am holding her. She would pat my back. Or reach for me. And when it was time to leave, she threw her arms around me in a big hug. And I didn't imagine it...she cried when taken away from us. And we cried reliving it... The PGN news is dicouraging right now. So many rumors and information. It doesn't look like cases are moving currently at all. I could be discouraged. But someone must be praying for us...I am still at peace. I realize it could be another five months. But I still believe God is bigger than PGN. And when it is His time, whenever that is, I surrender to it. Thank you for the prayers! |
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| 6/13/2006
Ephesians 1:16 I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. I just want to take a moment to wish my husband a very happy birthday today! I am always amazed that out of all of the women in the world, I was the fortunate and blessed one to marry him. I don't know how that worked out...God really does work in mysterious ways. I am so grateful for everything he is, everything he strives to be, and who I am when I am with him. We really do complete each other. Thank you, God, for bringing him into this world 34 years ago, already knowing that he would one day be my husband and a wonderful father to Hunter, Lauren, and Maria. Thank you. No news today. We are still in PGN. (It would have made a GREAT gift though if we had found something out today. :) My heart is really aching and I may be a little discouraged. But still trusting Him. Well, lots of homework to do, and we are going to enjoy a little birthday dinner. Thank you for continuing to pray... |
| 6/14/2006 We have trip pictures/recap up now! Just click on those words...
Not much to report today. I was just sure in my heart today would be our day. Guess not. Thanks for reading! I better get back to homework... |
| 6/12/2006
I am sorry. The only verse that comes to mind today is "Jesus wept". I cannot even remember where it is found, nor do I have the energy to look it up. I have felt a little sad all day. I wasn't sure why. Maybe because we are coming off the "high" of the trip. And it isn't fun. It starts to feel surreal. Like we are imagining this whole experience. Or we are kidding ourselves to believe it will ever happen. I have been in class today with people who knew when we started this process (and what a Pollyanna I was about the timing at that point!). So not having seen them since the fall, most if not all have said, "So, I guess you have your daughter now..." which will always be followed with, "Well, when exactly will you get her?" And I cannot help but wonder, "Will we ever get her???" I mean, God did not ever promise us what the outcome would be. Nor is any moment of our life guaranteed. We have felt like we were doing what God wanted, and we hopefully have been, but again, there are no promises regarding Maria. (We are very grateful for the promises He DOES provide though) Or maybe it is because I feel a little betrayed by my body. I feel weak and still queasy and every time I think I have recovered, I haven't. (Nor has Mark) I also am taking a class all week that promises to be challenging and quite busy. Not exactly the week I have had planned, but it is needed for my coursework. (And I do enjoy the topic, it is just a lot for one week...) But when I got home and logged on, I understood the reason for my heavy heart, the reason for this verse. Heaven gained two angels today. Jacob and Will...two special little boys I have prayed for now for some time...they both went to be with Jesus. I know in my heart they are whole and healthy, but I cannot fathom the pain their families are experiencing. I just know my heart is broken. And Proverbs 3:5-6 comes to mind once again... Sorry to be heavy tonight. I am going to try to do trip stuff depending on how long my 6 chapters of homework is.... Reba |