Thankful List for January 2016

Thankful List for January
-Adoption fundraising complete for the Hurt family!
-Being able to walk through the pain of the adoption process with other families
-"We are not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us, we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be." - C.S. Lewis 

​And a few random things that have nothing to do with adoption:
-safe travels back from North Carolina/Georgia
-new trampoline fun

-snow in January
​-warm weather in January
-milkshakes with the Weavers
-lots of birthday celebrations
​-Thursday night dance parties
-"Home is a story, a narrative spun out day by day...reflecting the reality of the God whose love animates ever aspect of our being." Sarah Clarkson

-Friday lunch dates with Ben
​-getting to know Kim Grammer
-a good check up for Libby at the cardiologist

-help from others
-hard lessons
-Rangers' signatures (and a tradition)​

-"Now, O my God, let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayers of this place. " 2 Chronicles 6:40
-hosting friends for dinner
​-time with people we love

-all the time we got to spend with our dear friends the Ostermanns before they went back to Uganda (and the temporary revival of lunches with Vicki)

-"How lucky I am to have something that makes saying good-bye so hard."  A.A. Milne