Thankful List for February: *our homestudy update was painless and brief… and we had a super clean house as a result of it *the Kinsley’s brought Haven home from Ethiopia on Valentine’s day!!! *we FINALLY got our court date… even if its not nearly as soon as we wanted it… we have a court date *family and friends willing to make sacrifices to watch Tucker and Libby when we go *Kelli’s perfectly timed encouraging card *flights to go meet our Aida are booked!!! And a few random things that have nothing to do with adoption: *walks (talks) with Krista *a broken hot water heater reminds me of how grateful I am that I have hot water, a generous perfectly timed check in the mail, friends who gave up their time to help fix it *lunches with Meegan *friends who planned a date night out for us and for their generosity *Ben’s willingness to make sacrifices to take care of me when I’m sick *prayer walking as a family around the neighborhood and the sighting of the neighborhood rooster *my sister sharing a song with me... she would never guess how many times I've played it since she sent it * "Remember that I can fit everything into a pattern for good, including the things you wish were different. Start with where you are at this point in time and space, accepting that this is where I intend you to be. You will get through today one step, one moment at a time" - Jesus Calling *a new tradition of Valentine’s love note bags *the rare moments Tucker and Libby act happy to have their pictures taken *stranger in Target to Libby: “what is your name?” Libby: “Princess”
*the incredible segment about MercyShips on 60 minutes (you can watch it here) *"The Lord gives strength to His people; the Lord blesses His people with peace." Psalm 29:11 *playdate with the Lindsey’s *Tuck’s desire to pray for his preschool classmates *'Time memorizing scriptures is perhaps more important than "quiet time"- because when we fill our hearts with His word, we can fill all our hours with His Word- and "quiet time" can then become all of our time'. Ann Voskamp *Shaina Weisgerber and the beautiful testimony of honesty and hope that she has been through her family's journey of struggle and loss (you can find their journey here) *Libby’s choice of the same red and white dress for "Choose Your Own Clothes Thursday"… three weeks in a row. *Tuck’s question: “Mom, can I spend time in the Word again?" *the book ”Treasuring God in Our Traditions” and all that I gleaned from it… excited to implement some of Noel Piper’s ideas for Easter this year with our kids *the sweet children's book from my mom on adoption. My favorite line: "I trusted that God knew you, and knew me, and knew when we'd fit perfectly together." *a new journey for Lena *Saturday morning puzzle mania *Two little monkeys jumping on the bed
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AuthorWe are a family of five (Ben, Beth, Tucker, Libby, and Zane). We started this blog during our 7 year journey to bring home a child through adoption. This is our story of how God is faithful in the good, the bad, and all the in between. Archives
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