Category Archives: Day in the Life …that we slowed down more than ever–but not on our own accord. Richard caught the virus sweeping through America…and Parker followed. So we’ve all been homebound–with no visitors or family other than ourselves this Christmas (minus Gigi doing a quick Gatorade, cough syrup, necessity grocery run for us the other day)…other than that–it’s just the […]  LOOK WHAT CAME IN THE MAIL TODAY! We have our USCIS approval! Now–we will hope that the Secretary of State is open a few days next week so we can get the state seal on this bad boy–and a few other things–and then we’ll send everything off to D.C.! After that–off to China it all […] Wonderful news! We are about a week and a half behind you. So excited that USCIS is moving so quickly. We are out of town and praying for a gift in our mailbox when we return. :). Praying for you guys and your little man this Christmas. YAY!!!!!!!! So excited for you! Soooo ecited for you – congratulations, what a Christmas gift!  I’ve gotten about 20 cards back…and a gazillion more never sent out–so if you are one of those–or a dear reader or friends via blog world–here’s our family’s 2012 Christmas card! I keep updating my EXL spreadsheet–and I’m gonna be all set for our little man’s homecoming announcements and next years cards for sure:) STILL […] Hi Andrea, I have been following your blog for some time now and love it… we are also an adoptive family – 3 adopted, 10 fostered and 2 awaiting a court date in a far off land-we have been waiting for about 3 months for a court date and may not get one until April or longer… one of them is 7 and is waiting for us knowing we are coming… but we have peace… yes we pray that we will bring them home soon and for God to open doors now, but we are not frantic because God is totally in control- He flung the stars into space and He holds our treasures hands now… He will not leave them or forsake them… I believe adoption is amazing and totally Gods’ heart (we are addicted 😉 but we also believe the process is used to mould us by His mighty hand… try not to worry or get stressed, enjoy the journey… there are so many hidden blessings on the way and He has our children safe and sound… Sarah  This week has been a really hard week for this momma’s heart. Not sure why-just one of those weeks! Okay…I think momma is in the perfect storm. End of the semester of homeschooling and she is due for a break. Waiting desperately for the USCIS letter approval and running to the mailbox every day and […] i LOVE isaac’s face in the last picture…priceless and adorable! What a blessing she is to your family! 🙂 I’m really not sure what you would say if you were to look into my life this week…or most weeks. It really looks absolutely crazy–and I won’t overwhelm you with the crazy and I certainly do not want to share what I feel I’ve been asked to do by Him–because the fruit of it is […] So beautifully put…. Oh my! I can so relate to this a bit. When God calls you to hard things and to live in ways that are so radically different it makes others question your motives and it can really thwart what God has for you if you cave to the “conventional”. We are accountable to Jesus for all that we do and that is where we rest and find peace in what He calls. It’s amazing though, how a little doubt from someone else can creep in and affect us if we let it. “Turn your eyes upon Jesus and look full in His wonderful face and the things on earth will grow strangly dim in the light of his glory and grace”. This has been my song this week. You sharing your heart might just be the beginning of her seeing life lived in a different way….! Hugs to you friend:) Lol, I’m offered a Christian “self-help” book on a weekly basis because of the crazy people see. It’s almost become a talent and game to dodge those conversations now :). I like my crazy, chaotic life and really don’t see how living for others gives someone the idea I need to be fixed. You really just have to laugh and move on! Oh Andrea, this spoke to me this morning. I am praying through something right now and I think this is what I needed to read. Thanks for your honest words. Perfect reminder. Needed to hear that. I love this Andrea!! I feel the same way! God certainly makes it clear when I’m to say no… but more often he makes it clear that I need to say yes… even when it is scary and looks crazy to the rest of the world. I wonder if you declining the book taught this woman something. I wonder if she got a nugget of God truth out of what you shared with her. I hope so!! Andrea! Thanks so much for this post. You are so FULL of his Spirit it is incredible. I just love your perspective on things, because it is HIS perspective. I still remember reading your post on how God DOES give you things that you cannot handle, so that we will turn to HIM instead of rely on ourselves. This post will be remembered for years to come as well. Thanks for ministering to my soul! Oh how I LOVE this post. Saying no to things that don’t matter is one thing, but not being available to God is another. We just brought our 7th sweet child home 4 weeks ago–to our crazy homeschooling family that has grown 4 times through adoption in less than 3 years. I can’t imagine if we had said no because what God was calling us to was more than we could handle (and believe me, it is more than we can handle in our own strength). The best parts of my life have happened when we’ve said yes to the “crazy.” I have friends who make similar comments in jest & I simply ask, “If I don’t help, who will?” There is no greater feeling than to know that despite our imperfections that God chooses us to say, “Yes!” & he entrusts that we will step out of our comfort zones to help those in need. Like the lonely older gentleman at the grocery last night whose basket was full of pot pies, who needed assistance paying for his groceries to be reminded that there is good left in humanity. Or the sweet nurses aid who missed work today because her son is in the hospital, who as a single mother will need help with hospital bills. Or the families who are struggling just to pay for food, who will get help paying for Christmas. It is no accident that we feel that we have no choice but to act when we feel that he is whispering to our hearts. He may be overfilling our plates but those who turn away are missing out on a feast. Can an employee say, “no” to the boss? Fulfilling needs is his business…we are all his workers… |
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Ha, I like the t-shirt. Vidalia is my neck of the woods! Hope all are better soon.
Seriously cute photo props! And I resolved to go simple with this Christmas too. And it hasn’t been better. Hope you all are feeling better soon!