Well...we are just about one month out from our meeting with Bethany Christian services. This first meeting is purely an information meeting. I'm excited to get to see the process & know if this is the direction we should indeed take.
So here's to one more month!
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Longing
So over the past week I just have been trying to not get too excited about the whole adoption process & just enjoy it. Take each day as it comes & soak in the blessing He's giving us in the now. Well in all honesty there are those times that I've been day dreaming & longing of the day we can take a baby home. I play out the scenario. What will it be like to be at the house, just Jer & I, and baby....its kind of surreal. But something I long for & am so excited about!
Well and once again in Esther...God had something to say to me. Last night Beth Moore said "Longing is part of the waiting. And in every wait there is longing, and God WANTS to bless you, and He will, but for some reason the wait is necessary."
WOW.
Then she read Isaiah 30:18 & it says "Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; he rises to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for Him."
She also talked about how the wait is a necessary part of the longing process & how we are to remain focused on Him, and he will pour out His blessing on us.
And what a miracle that day will be.
Jeremy told all of Staff yesterday, and I told the people I serve with. We are amazed at the support system we have. Our Blue Ridge family has laughed with us, cried with us, and even prayed & begged on our behalf...and for them to be able to share in the Lord answering our prayers right in front of our eyes, has been amazing to all of us.
May we tell your story well, Lord.
Well and once again in Esther...God had something to say to me. Last night Beth Moore said "Longing is part of the waiting. And in every wait there is longing, and God WANTS to bless you, and He will, but for some reason the wait is necessary."
WOW.
Then she read Isaiah 30:18 & it says "Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; he rises to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for Him."
She also talked about how the wait is a necessary part of the longing process & how we are to remain focused on Him, and he will pour out His blessing on us.
And what a miracle that day will be.
Jeremy told all of Staff yesterday, and I told the people I serve with. We are amazed at the support system we have. Our Blue Ridge family has laughed with us, cried with us, and even prayed & begged on our behalf...and for them to be able to share in the Lord answering our prayers right in front of our eyes, has been amazing to all of us.
May we tell your story well, Lord.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
To not forget...
There are so many things that have happened in this puzzle the Lord is putting together that I want to put a few down to make sure I do not forget all the things & ways He's laying this path for us.
The first one is, about 2 months ago Dave came up to Jeremy & asked him to join him on a scouting trip to Africa. Jeremy couldn't foresee any reason why he wouldn't be able to make the trip so he said of course he would go. Well a week or 2 after that time a couple came up to Jeremy & asked them to marry them. The only thing was, was that their wedding would be around the time Jeremy would be in Africa. So Jeremy asked if another guy would do the wedding for him, but he would meet with them this first meeting & then hand them off to Don.
So after Jeremy had his first meeting with them, he said through the whole meeting he was getting this overwhelming sense that he was to be the one who marries them. So after their meeting he went in & talked with Dave & told him for so odd reason he was getting the feeling that he was not supposed to go to Africa, and was supposed to be the one who married this couple.
Well come to find out the lady is a birth coach, and works closely with the Pregnancy Center & has walked several people through private adoptions! We aren't' sure if this connection will pan out, but just to remember God's providence in this journey! He knows!
The first one is, about 2 months ago Dave came up to Jeremy & asked him to join him on a scouting trip to Africa. Jeremy couldn't foresee any reason why he wouldn't be able to make the trip so he said of course he would go. Well a week or 2 after that time a couple came up to Jeremy & asked them to marry them. The only thing was, was that their wedding would be around the time Jeremy would be in Africa. So Jeremy asked if another guy would do the wedding for him, but he would meet with them this first meeting & then hand them off to Don.
So after Jeremy had his first meeting with them, he said through the whole meeting he was getting this overwhelming sense that he was to be the one who marries them. So after their meeting he went in & talked with Dave & told him for so odd reason he was getting the feeling that he was not supposed to go to Africa, and was supposed to be the one who married this couple.
Well come to find out the lady is a birth coach, and works closely with the Pregnancy Center & has walked several people through private adoptions! We aren't' sure if this connection will pan out, but just to remember God's providence in this journey! He knows!
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