Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Headed to Texas!




Christmas day we are leaving to visit our grandmas, uncles, aunts and cousins down in Texas! We just spent 1.5 hours in Best Buy getting our broken DVD player replaced (for free thanks to Vince's hard negotiating)! Thank goodness for the DVD player and dramamine, benadryl and what ever else we might need to get through the drive. We hope to be hearing some good news anytime saying "you passed"! Please continue to pray that we get our Tariku home. We hope you have a wonderful Christmas and will update if we do pass...trying not to get my hopes up.

Saturday, December 12, 2009

The doctor in the family



Haley spent the night at Nana and Papa's house a couple nights ago and while they were at dinner, Haley said "We have two doctors in our family. My daddy is a good doctor. Whenever I get a cut, he lifts me up and says "Oh, you got a cut. Let's make it better" and he puts a band-aid on it and kisses it." My mom said "Well, I bet your momma is a good doctor too" and she said "No, when I get a cut momma says "Oh, just suck on it." LOL

Tuesday, December 8, 2009


Last Sunday's sermon was amazing! If you want to get goosebumps and be thrilled, I wouldn't pass it up.
It isn't uploaded on www.gepc.org yet, but it was in Isaiah and how God foretold His people through the prophet, what would happen and how it came to pass and how He promised a savior and it happened (700 years later). And what other god can do that? He doesn't have to foretell, His creation is enough to confirm who He is, but because He loves us and wants to encourage us and strengthen our faith, He does this. And He foretold to me back in June, that I would get the call that Titus was mine. It was totally a "in the Spirit" moment. NOT FROM ME! And He didn't have to, but He knew I would doubt and that this would be a LONG journey. He loves me that much, to calm my mother's heart. So many other amazing things God has revealed through this wait, and I wouldn't give them up for the world. I have prayed for over two years that we would specifically see God's hand throughout this whole journey...and we have! Our director told me that they aren't going to be telling us our court date; they will tell us when we pass and not keep us on this roller coaster ride. I am really glad with that decision. I know we have a date sometime in December and I know Elias is still going to take longer than Titus. The good thing is that Titus' birthmom doesn't have to go to court again. When this is all done, I will look back and stand in amazement at how God brought this all about and how faithful He was and continues to be to us.
Isaiah 9:6
"For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government shall be upon His shoulder and His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and of peace, there will be no end."

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Thankful Tuesday





I have been wanting to start this and I am going to try. A blog that I follow: www.aplacecalledsimplicity.blogspot.com does "Thankful Thursdays" and I can't wait till then. I need to remind myself of what I am so thankful for. I am thankful that God has called us to these two boys (who I am just TOTALLY in love with!!!). I am so thankful that God has given me my three beautiful, funny girls who always keep us laughing...unless they've been fighting, then they are usually running laps around our house! I am so thankful we are healthy. I have the funniest husband ever who sings "Fiddler on the Roof" tunes constantly (I got him the CD for Christmas--he's going to LOVE IT!!!) I get to teach my girls how to read and celebrate their accomplishments. That's just a short list too! What are you thankful for?