They have it!

USCIS has our paperwork. Now, all they need is our updated home-study. Come on! Come on!
Let's get that appointment for fingerprinting in Nashville.
Keep on a prayin!!!!!!

One more step closer

Last night we updated our home-study. Our I600A was sent off last week. Getting closer and full of faith for whatever it is the Lord has in mind.
Keep praying. God is moving...

So Many Things

Why is it that so many things happen all at once? I mean, really? It's usually ALL or NOTHING here. Life sure is interesting with it's twists and turns, its ups and downs.
We try to serve the Lord in all we do. Right now God has miraculously opened some doors for us to go through. So once again we link arms and march forward. Monday night at 5:15 our home-study agent comes out to update our original home-study. Hard to believe that it will be two years next month that we started this process. Also hard to believe that just last June, a few short months ago we were told this would probably never happen. We were at peace with all of it. We came to terms with the way things were and accepted what the Lord had done...
So here we are thinking "Wow how things change so quickly!"
We serve an amazing God. So glad to be one of his children.
Ami

and I am off...

Off to the Post Office to mail our I600A...
PRAY PRAY PRAY!

YES!

Yes. It is true. God moves pebbles and He moves mountains. Keep praying! Some things only happen because of prayer. Excited for what the next phase of our journey holds!
To God be the Glory!

One Pebble at a Time

Looks like we will be updating our home-study and I600-A etc. Is there a glimmer of hope? Yup, sure is. We are praying in faith our little ones will come home soon. Please pray with us as God continues to move mountains one pebble at a time. He is growing our faith. But, I'll be honest, I have grown weary in doing good---quite the opposite of what the Lord commands.
Pray, Pray, Pray...Miracles WILL happen!
Ami

Things aren't always what they seem

Behind the scenes we are who we really are. When we are out we take those masks and we put them on. Things aren't always what they seem are they? And endings aren't really endings, they are simply new beginnings.
Good-bye old life. Hello whatever's next!

letting go involves so much!

I had no idea that "Letting Go" would involve so much!
That's life on Planet Earth I guess! Oh how I long for Heaven!

Francesca Battistelli - I'm Letting Go

I love this song, especially the part about a "Comfort Zone" What Comfort zone? I am still looking for mine!
We are gonna LEAP together! Go God!

more about "Francesca Battistelli - I'm Letting Go", posted with vodpod

We will ALL go together

These past few weeks have been heart wrenchingly difficult for me---for our whole family. We have all been really second guessing ourselves on whether or not I should go on the Liberia trip, really whether any of us should go. I am struggling with anger and do I dare say a root of bitterness? I have got to get that weed killer out on a daily basis!
This all started for me when we found out that our adoption probably isn't going to happen. It also complicated matters further when I realized that the three wonderful children we have in our care right now would have to go into another home for 12 days. One of these children does not do well with change. I have prayed, I have fasted, I have sought counsel. I have changed my mind a million times. It was settled a couple days ago (or so we thought)
I would stay behind to take care of the little ones and my husband and two bio. children would go to Liberia. Then it hit: relief, guilt, uncertainty--all of those pesky emotions I loathe so much! Truth be told, I would rather stay here in my "comfortable
abode and care for the children God has placed here temporarily than face what may be the MOST difficult situation of my life."
Unless you have been through it I don't really think you can understand. I love my Liberian children as much as my two biological children. Just because I have only been "paper pregnant" with them does not mean they were not placed in my heart and in my family. If you have ever adopted you know what I mean. My grief is very real and very raw. But, having said that, God providentially brought a "friend" across my path Tuesday night. She has adopted 20 plus children and was (is) in the process of adopting 5 more---all from Liberia. She is very involved with trying to help children there. I explained how I had just made the decision to back out of the trip etc and she took one look at me and said why? God has provided the tickets, you can't get a refund. Go with your family. Make a difference. Do what you know your supposed to do.
After we talked and talked it became clearer to me again. I am supposed to go.
So today I will dig my heels in and NOT let Satan win. He is trying to tear my marriage apart and my relationships with my children. He simply cannot have them. So I have ticked off the enemy, oh well! I know what Revelation says and I know who wins and I am on the WINNING side!
Angel warned us that all kinds of divisions would come between us as a team. I never imagined it would be in my own home. I know I know, I am slow sometimes. If satan can tear your foundation away from you he can take your faith. He isn't gettin mine today!
I had an instant peace and I saw the wash of relief come over my daughter's face when I told her I would go. My husband was relieved too. As one of the Case workers from Child Help said to me the other day: "the only constant in life is change" These foster children will be fine.
I am going to help a nation in need of help. We aren't going there because it's
"Africa" and oh how fun that will be! (sarcasm) We are going because our brothers and sisters are there and they need us. We are going to train them to help themselves NOT to enable a spirit of dependency. So Lord willing He will provide all of our needs according to His riches in Glory! After-all, Mother Theresa had nothing but herself to give and that, as meager an offering as it is is yours Lord, With ALL my heart it is yours!