Jesus' heart

This season has been one of great peering into my heart. I have asked the Lord to show me areas of compromise and sin. He is so faithful. As I have been overcome with the darkness in there, I have also had a deeper revelation of Jesus' heart for me. His banner over me is love. He is completely delighted in me and he see beauty for my ashes. Lovely for my dark. I am a blessed woman to serve a Lord whom I can be in a relationship with and who loves me too much to keep me the same. I am being transformed--daily. I am leaning on my beloved and soaking in His goodness and love.

Things kids say...

As I was listening to my Noah play a game with his grandma, he was being quite cute. He had just won connect four in 2 spots and they were about to play another game. Noah told grandma the following: "I will go easy on you this time, grandma!"

Adoption update

Tomorrow we are going to our first official interview with our social worker. This is part of the home study process. I must admit I am a little nervous but I am looking foward to getting started with this part of the journey. The meeting should last about 4-5 hours! Then Wednesday we meet with her again. These are both separate interviews for Matt & I. On April 1st the interview will be in our home. At that time, she will watch us as a family and talk with the boys about how they feel about adoption. Our hope is to be done and have a completed home study by the first part of May. Then we will continue to have our prayers go up for the remainder of the finance to come in. Pray for us--we need it! :-)

Remember when...

I remember when I used to run around in make believe and dress up. Or when my brother and I would "drive" our bikes and pretend we were the fastest in town! Well, today my boys entered that familiar world together. Noah was "Batman with a capital B" and Alex came bounding out as a red Power Ranger (the suit that fit last summer--now looks more like a capri outfit!). They proceeded to run as fast as they could through the house and then wrestle in front of momma and papa. Amoung the flying limbs and drop kicks were loads of giggles and the joy of being brothers. It took me back to remembering when.

Elbow Licking ...Part 2

Okay--IT IS POSSIBLE to lick your elbow!! It has been done...

Noah said...

On the drive home from church Sunday we talked to the boys about what they learned. We are always hoping to reinterate the values learned and we want to be sure that they understood everything being taught. This week they talked about turning the other cheek. I think something may have been misunderstood this time...

Noah said, "It is not nice when someone slaps you on the cheek..."
I said, "What do you do when that happens?"
Noah said, "Slap them on the other cheek!"

We laughed all the way home.

(However, we did explain what Jesus REALLY wants us to do)

God's Faithfulness

So as I was driving to Curves yesturday I was praying to the Lord for our baby. I spoke out and said I trusted Him and His plan for our lives. I also asked for some encouragement from Him. SO-- As I was working out, the sweet lady at Curves told me a story about he sister who prayed for years to receive a child. The sisters were together one year on New Years and prayed intensly for a baby. 10 days later they got a call that someone wanted to have the sister adopt a baby boy. So she did and 10 days later she found out she was pregnant! Awesome, huh! Well I knew that the Lord was talking to my heart and encouraging me along. And because he cares so much He encouraged me later that night. I was at a meeting and someone walked up and gave me a check to go towards our adoption! Thank you Jesus!

Elbow Licking Anyone?

The night is winding down and we sit to have family prayer time. It goes well...the boys are engaged and we all praise God. IMMEDIATELY after we are done the topic of converstion changes. Alex asked if we could all try to lick our elbows. So do you think we did it? OF COURSE! Wouldn't you if you saw your kiddos doing it to?!!! (I recall hearing all my 2nd graders talkng about it in class last week.) It really is humanly impossible to do it. But we laughed and had fun in trying.

HOP

Today in service I was struck at how the Lord wants so much to partner with us. He is so kind to not push himself on us and how patient he is to wait for us to say yes. We can be so into our comforts and when those run out, He is there waiting for us to sk Him for our true needs. We are all called to the House of Prayer. In our homes, in our churches, in public, in private--We are called to partner with God and pray. Ask and you shall receive. We have the chief intercessor praying for us and He wants us to pray to Him. He hears all, knows all, sees all and will deliver all--we just have to speak up and ask.