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| 8/6/2006
John 17:9 I pray for them. I am not praying for the world, but for those you have given me, for they are yours. We read this verse in our Sunday School class this morning (I think technically the term is "Bible Fellowship" but it will always be Sunday School to me!). Isn't that neat to think about? Jesus prayed for US. He didn't just pray for the people right next to Him at that exact moment...He prayed specifically for us. It is always an encouragement when someone tells you that they have been thinking about you and praying for you...and to know that JESUS prayed for me. Well, why do I let myself get so stressed??? We had a good day in church. We did some really neat things tonight focusing on missions. I won't go into all of the details, because I know I cannot do justice to all the time and effort that went into it, but again, we were just reminded about our mission to go into the world to tell others about Christ. We are praying about when/how that involves our family...possibly to a country like Guatemala one day? I don't think I have shared this, but I could have. Now that I am 35, my memory is going. :) We have been praying for God's perfect timing throughout this adoption. Of course I want His perfect timing to be NOW. But I do know that He has a plan...I just have to trust Him for it. We have learned recently that the timing I thought would have been perfect for us to be in PGN probably was NOT the perfect timing. And thankfully God didn't allow it to happen then. While we are finally out of PGN, many cases (that we are praying for!) that entered just a month before us are still waiting for approval. We realize that if it had been His perfect timing even then, then that is what would have had to happen. But it wasn't. I cannot really say all of this in the clarity I want to. I was just reminded, we both were, that God hears our prayers and answers them in His ways not ours. I had a wonderful "redo" on my birthday today. After church, we headed over to my parents' house. My sister and her family were in town (Happy 10th anniversary, Eric and Jenn!), and my grandmother came over. We enjoyed a wonderful spaghetti dinner (okay, okay, I admit it...I eat my spaghetti as plain noodles) and a rich strawberry cake with strawberry frosting. Yum! I also got to open presents (okay rather hurriedly thanks to my very anxious children) which wasn't necessary but is always fun! I got a few things for the trip that I really wanted and am stocked up on some of my "staples". Thank you! Okay, I better head to bed. Tomorrow is going to be our "hang out and clean up" day. I only have one week left to do that before the school stuff starts. Thank you for visiting! |
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| 8/7/2006
John 16:24 Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete. Well, this is my last week before school starts. I really thought we would be traveling this week. I had hoped to bring Maria to our inservices at school. I guess that is not part of God�s plan. In fact, short of a miracle, I will be AT the inservices next week. *sigh* I have been a busy little beaver today, just organizing, putting things away, cleaning up some of our �hot spots�. Hunter told me I was treating him like a slave, since I was insisting that he straighten up his bookshelf in a somewhat organized manner (which I had it like not too long ago). I have been making a �Honey Do� list for Mark, and I have a rather lengthy list of �To Do� for me. In fact, the list may be longer than Maria is. Yet, through each job, my heart and mind is calling out to God, �Please bring her home.� As I look at Maria�s little bed, all made and ready for her to sleep in, and I look at the closet full of clothes all washed and waiting, my heart just aches. �Please bring her home.� Each day that goes by without her, our hearts feel less and less complete. I do trust in God�s timing. I really do. I just know that my heart doesn�t feel like it can take much more waiting. We just want her home. �Please, God, bring her home.� |
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| 8/8/2006
Ephesians 6:18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints. We were notified today that there is a delay in Maria's birth certificate...can anything be simple? It could be another three or more weeks until we bring her home. Obviously, I am crushed. I do trust God's timing, but I cannot claim to understand it right now... |
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