The Lake

We had a great time at the lake! The weather was great. Even on Saturday--it was overcast, but never rained. We played LOTS AND LOTS of games and took SEVERAL naps!! Sunday morning everyone left for church and I went to Crooked Creek Campground and spent Mother's Day with my extended family and camping friends! It was nice to see them again! Needless to say I was not ready to come home. There's something about being away that immediately relaxes you. I thought I would share a few pictures.

Scott received an email from our caseworker today--she was suppose to hear from our lawyer about our case sometime this afternoon after his trip to PGN. This is the beginning of our 7th week. He expects us out this week---I've heard that one many times before!! Just call me when I can book my flight! Keep praying!

Happy Mother's Day

We are leaving for the lake tomorrow afternoon. I am really excited. Once again I am looking forward to a weekend of rest and relaxation. I have been dreading Mother's Day weekend for a long time. Sunday I plan on spending the ENTIRE day outside in the sunshine with my book and a tall glass of sweet tea! I cannot wait! I wanted to post pictures of me and JP in honor of Mother's Day.

To all of my family and friends: I hope your Mother's Day is wonderful!

To my new friends who are waiting on their babies: I will be praying for you! Let's begin counting down the days to next year!

To my sweet husband: Thank you for your encouragement and support. I am glad I am not making this journey alone! I love you!

To my mother: You are my best friend and I love you more than you know--Happy Mother's Day!

To JP: I am honored to call you my son! I am anxiously awaiting your arrival! Even though I am not with you at this time, I left my heart with you the day I came home.

To JP's birth mother: I pray for you. Because of your selfless act, I am a mother. Thank you for what you did! May God bless your life.

To my God: Thank You for allowing me to be JP's mother here on earth! I promise to raise him in a way that will be pleasing to You!

More Than A Game!

This is the 1st love of my life!! His name is Tyler. He's 10 years old. We've been "together" since he was 6 months old and I consider his family MY extended family! These are pictures of his baseball team. He's really good! He plays for the Challenger League out of Powdersville.

Watching these special children play ball reminds me that it really is more than a game! My husband played baseball through high school, college and then has coached a high school team since we've been married---those guys have NOTHING on these kids!!!!

John 14:1,5 & 8

On the way to work every morning, I pray. Periodically throughout my day, I pray. At night, before I go to bed, I pray. However, lately when I pick up my Bible to read it, I begin to cry. This has been going on for weeks. It's very frustrating! I know that the Bible is God's primary way of communicating with me. I try my best to focus--nothing happens. My heart, and my thoughts are in Guatemala. When I open His Word I feel myself getting upset. When this happens I usually put my Bible away, and have a cry-fest with God. The same old thing. Questions, screams, tears, etc..... I even bring out the calendar and try to figure out when we need to get "the call" in order for JP to join us on vacation the 2nd week of June! It's a vicious cycle.

I share this with you so that when I tell you what God said to me tonight IN HIS WORD, you will understand just how BIG it actually is.

It happened in church. Our pastor is preaching on the book of Genesis. Tonight he was talking about the promised land and how Sarah, Abraham and all of their descendants were going to be buried there. When Sarah died, Abraham wanted her to be buried in the promised land, b/c that's what he considered his home. We then moved forward to John chapter 14. His point was that, just like Abraham prepared a place for Sarah to rest, Jesus left the earth to do the same for us. This is not our home--Heaven is! Now, I'll admit that my mind began to wonder during the sermon and I began reading all around the chapter. Three verses LITERALLY jumped off the page at me. Jesus is telling the disciples that He is leaving to prepare a place for them. In verse 1, he tells them "not to let their hearts be troubled. Trust in Him." This leads Thomas to ask Him in verse 5, "Lord, we do not know where You are going, so how can we know the way?" Jesus answers him by saying that He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life etc.... Then in verse 8, Phillip says something that I believe the Spirit wanted me to hear tonight. He says, "Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us!"

YIKES!! What does this have to do with my current situation?? Glad you asked!

VERSE 1: "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in Me."

Am I trusting in Him? Fully? The answer is NO! In fact, I spend most of my time questioning Him. To say that my heart has been troubled is putting it lightly!

VERSE 5: "Lord, we do not know where You are going,so how can we know the way?"

I cannot see what God is doing in this adoption process. It kills me. God expects me to follow and trust EVEN THOUGH I cannot see past the day that's in front of me.

VERSE 8: "Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us!"

Is He enough for me? God shows me His face every single day. Whether it be through one of the kids at work, a song, or the sunrise that I get to see every day on the way to work. Even with all that He has shown me, it has not been enough! I want more--I want JP!

These verses spoke to me, convicted me, and reminded me that just because I do not see what God is doing through my trial does not mean that He has taken the day off! He's working. What He's doing may just be too big for my small mind to comprehend.

Lord, thank You for speaking to me through Your Word. It felt good to hear from You! Send Your peace to comfort my heart and calm my spirit. I need You right now more than ever. I am so tired. When I feel like my legs are too heavy to place on the floor in the mornings, remind me of You and let that be ENOUGH for me!

Just One Of The Girls!

Don't judge a book by it's cover. I learned A LOT about Scott in Gatlinburg! At first I thought it was the attention he loved--after watching him, I decided it was the actual makeup! He looked comfortable--too comfortable!

Sorry, Scott, I told you I would have to post this!! The girls thought it would be funny to "dress" him up. I said in an earlier post how handsome I thought Scott was---it's a good thing. He sure would make an UGLY woman!!