A Great Sunday

What a great Sunday. God was AT our church this morning! It was an amazing time of worship and the LORD spoke directly to me through the speakers message today. I was blessed and again reaffirmed in our calling by God to adopt and I know that we are in God's will as we are travelling down this road to minister to orphans.

A few days after we lost our referral for Emma and Joshua, we received a call about a "possible referral" for our family and we were given some vague background information about the family situation of these children. We HAVE NOT gotten a referral yet and we are truly praying that God opens or closes the right doors and shows us if these are the 2 children HE has chosen to join our family, WITH CLARITY!!!

We have many many questions that I am unable to discuss on this blog and we are praying for God's wisdom and guidance for us over the next few weeks as we do wait for the official referral. We are also really lifting up BFAS, our agency, that God will bless, protect, and give them wisdom also.

Yesterday we got 4-5 inches of snow here in Kansas and it was really cold. :( YUCK!! Anyway-- It's nearly April and we are soooooo ready for Spring. Looks like nature is ready for Spring too. These daffodil's bloomed one snow storm too early though.........


One more week until Spring Break!! YEA! After much debate and deliberation, we have decided to take the PLAN A spring break vacation trip. We're going to Texas to visit our families. Joel really really really wanted to take the PLAN B option and bake in the sunshine on a beach in Destin, Florida. (OKAY folks, I agree that Plan B sounds like a NICE idea initially....but, that option would have meant 41 hours of driving (4 kids, dog, and cat all in a TRUCK pulling a camper) over a one week vacation and THAT is just NOT what Momma considers a VACATION! Don't take this the wrong way-- I love camping with my kids- but not 20.5 hours from home!!!) So, WE finally made the decision and we are really looking forward to the 9 hour drive south, some warmer weather, some time on the farm riding four wheelers and tractors, fishing and playing with the 14 cousins and having a GREAT time with our extended families! It'll be AWESOME and I can't wait!!

Check out what Madilyn, my 11 year old, made yesterday..... she did an amazing job and I'm going to finish up here and teach her how to put on the binding to this little American Girl Doll Quilt! :) Didn't she do a GREAT job on this???




Hope your day is GREAT everyone!