It's January 5 and I'm JUST writing my first post of the year. Not off to a good start! Oh well....
We have a new house that we closed on and moved into mid-October 2010. We love it! 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a big backyard. We have room to grow in here. We've been re-doing some older furniture to put in here to save some money. I rather re-use old things rather than buy new stuff. We have been blessed because we were given a brand new coffee table and side table for the living room, a kitchen table, beds for the girls and other decorations.
Here's a picture of the outside. It's a bad angle...but still, it beats our 1 bedroom 1 bath we were living in before!
Can you please keep Marina's family in your prayers? They have had an unusually long adoption process (17 months) and they're nearing the end. It's been one hurdle after another. It's been rough. They're anxious and exhausted. Can you pray for peace and favor for them?
Many people ask this question. Why not adopt from the US? My friend, Lori, has a blog post about this and I think it answers the question "Why adopt overseas" very well. It's very eye opening.
A precious little girl, Chrissie, has been lying in a hospital bed for the past 11 days where she is fighting for life. Doctors considered her heart defect to be 'incompatible with life.' People all over the world have been praying for healing for Chrissie and God has performed MIRACLE after MIRACLE after MIRACLE in sweet Chrissie. Please go check out her mom Lorraine's blog!!!
We had our very own miracle when Linden's heart was miraculously healed last July with no need for surgery. We are still praising God for that!! Our baby is a MIRACLE and every day with her is more precious than the day before.
This song was on Lorraine's blog and I clicked on to watch the You tube video. Wow is all I can say. Things do change when people pray.
When God's People pray by Crystal Lewis:
Deep in the dark of despair Deep in my heart there's a prayer That faith will reign over fear That courage and strength will be mine
My heart is heavy I don't understand Yet I know my life is in your hands
I realize that I am incapable Of changing alone the impossible But I believe in miracles Together our voices will rise
We are not powerless in the face of fear As one we will stand and make our voices clear
When God's people pray things will change When God's people pray all the earth will obey My faith can't be shaken because I have seen The amazing, miraculous happens When God's people pray
Our defense in danger Our light in the midst of life Our strength in the weakest moment Our hope through the night, the night All things are possible when we let go Let go of what we can't control
When God's people pray things will change When God's people pray all the earth will obey My faith can't be shaken because I have seen The amazing, miraculous happens When God's people pray The peace that we need will only come when we get on our knees
When God's people pray you know things will change When God's people pray all the earth will obey My faith can't be shaken because I have seen The amazing, miraculous happens When God's people pray
These pictures are so cute. Aislinn has a pink Mustang Power Wheels that she calls her "Stain" ('Stang). She drives that thing all over the yard until the battery dies. She puts her seatbelt on and makes sure that her passenger does as well.
