The lights are up. The house is decorated. AHHH…truly this is just my favorite time of the year! Only this year…it feels different. Yes, we have another child this year. That’s a good different. There are actually a lot of good difference. Isn’t that the case for all of us? Every year the Lord brings […]
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Category Archives: faith and family Christi and I first “met” almost 4 years ago as we were starting our first adoption journey together. We’d never “met-met”–but met first on our adoption agency’s list serve. And…well, that’s like going through labor together in a whole different way. After we brought home our littles–we met in person at a conference as Rico […]  This post–one of those posts–you hope it’s just a journal documenting my days…and nobody actually comes here to read what I write. Today was one of those days. Good, but hard days. I would take a “do-over” if I could, but I think I actually learn more in the “good, but hard”–so I’ll gulp and […] I don’t usually cry when I read blog posts, but this one is profound. It’s so hard to be a Mama to many and this encouragement was His direct words to my heart. Thank-you for taking the time to pen your thoughts and letting Him use you! I had one of those “DONE” days just last week. I was so DONE with 4 years of grieving the loss of my husband and both parents that I literally wanted to run away from it all. I know from experience that even if I were to run, grief would run with me. I, too, know what you mean about investing in something more because you want to do something good for others. I am at that place as well. A decision has not been made yet. Thank you for sharing your heart and soul. Such a beautiful post! Thank you, Andrea, for taking the time to openly share your heart/thoughts on this blog. Every time I read your words, I see a glimpse of God, and that’s just plain amazing. You have a beautiful heart and a wonderful family, and we continue to pray for all of you on a weekly basis. Please know that even when you are feeling the “hard,” we are lifting you up! (Also, know that because of this post, our family has signed up to sponsor a child in Wiphan’s Mapalo school, and we’ve also signed up to sponsor one of the general programs at the school. We are praying for Wiphan!) Lots of love to the Young family! Praying that you can soak up this first Thanksgiving as a sweet family of SEVEN. 🙂 Meredith, You just blessed my socks off with this comment. Wow. Thank you for serving those precious kids and widows with us. Wow. Wow. Wow. Love your heart and your willingness to give for His good. Thank you!! Thankful for youuuuuuu! Love you sisteR! Andrea P.S. I have to know!! Which kiddo are you guys sponsoring?? Love to look up the kids and know which of my friends are connected to them!! Will be praying for your new Wiphan love and for your family! New reader here. Just wanted to say you touched my heart with your words. I long to be used by God to make a difference in the lives of others for His glory! And yet sometimes, due to the “holes” in my own soul, the unhealed wounds I feel so inadequate and at times, even invisible. I must remember that is exactly where the power of God can work!  Many years ago;)–back in my photography days I met her mom. Not in person. But through a photography forum. We connected as we both had a heart for Africa. They were adopting from Ethiopia. We had a ministry in Zambia. We watched them grow. Later we grew through adoption as well. Then we watched them […] Is there a way to purchase more than one at a time and have them shipped together? Paypal isn’t letting me “add” to my order… Thanks for doing this. 🙂 Hi! I just ordered a bball T. I’m not sure if I got the right size. SO sorry! I meant to do a girls size 8. I was having a hard time placing the order and all of the sudden I had paid. Thank you!!!  Community. His body. Oh–how we need it. I almost forgot. Richard and I have stepped into community. Sweet community. Missional community. At first as observers. It’s real. And now–stepping in further. Right now, we are one of the few married couples in this sweet community house church meeting on Monday nights. Mostly singles–75 or so–deeply […] I am so right there with you. I loved this post and written a little bit recently on my blog about a study we are doing from Timothy Keller. We, the church, are desperately seeking community and as he points out, I believe we truly need it in order to have a deeper relationship with God on our own. |
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Thank you for this post. It is timely. We feel we’re at a bit of a crossroads in life, trying to sort out what God is calling us to do…still mulling over many of the words you have written. Thankful that He never lets us go and that indeed he cares deeply!
Yes to ALL this. In our journey of adopting a 15 and 11 year old, my favorite verse has become Is. 42:16. No matter what the situation He never leaves things undone for us. I, too, carry what seems like a whole bedroom suite:-). I stand in awe jus by the fact I am alive at the end of each day….lol. I have enjoyed the few posts I have read recently. Thank you! Merry Christmas!!