Nothing new

Nothing new on the adoption front. We're just praying that the documents have found their way to the right person...be that Ms. Kowalczyk or someone else at the ministry...and that they will be processed very quickly! Stay tuned as we will keep you updated!

I've been continuing in Ortberg's "Get out of the boat" book and finding it to be very timely. Interesting how that's happened...can't tell you how long that book's been looking back at me from the bookshelf. The chapter I was reading this morning was talking about persevering...not being someone that takes off at the first sign of trouble.

We have learned a thing or two about perseverance of late. As you've been going through this with us, you likely have too. You certainly don't just wake up one day and think "know I'm resilient and have perseverance!" It just doesn't work like that. But God, in His wisdom, builds it in us through all of the difficult times we endure with Him.

Those two last words have been the key with us...with Him. We can tell when we're straying from Him. Those are the times when life just feels too hard...like all hope is lost. But our right perspective is restored when we turn back to our loving heavenly Daddy...Abba...and embrace the truth and love He has there waiting for us. No, the hurt and problems don't just go away and life isn't all of a sudden perfect. But rather, we gain strength to endure. Seeing that we are actually able to endure, God builds in us patience. And at some point when we look back over the whole situation we realize that God has accomplished something huge in us...something besides the outcome of whatever we're dealing with. We are renewed, invigorated, stronger, resilient.

We've got our friends coming over in a few minutes for Bible study so I better close here. Have a great day!