Please Pray for us

Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love,
for in you I trust.
Make me know the way I should go,
for to you I lift up my soul.
Teach me to do your will,
for you are my God!
Psalm 143:8&10

Lord, please let us hear of your steadfast love. Help us to trust in you. Make us know the way we should go, for we lift up our souls to you. Teach us your will and help us to walk in your ways. Thank you that you are our God! Amen.

Having fun at Christmas

Who is this guy?

Nice to meet you!

Dinosaurs and God: Lessons from a two-year-old

Last night Dillon woke up screaming, and when I raced in to see what was wrong he exclaimed, "Oh, Mommy, I sooooo scared! I soooo scared Mommy!" Then he proceeded to describe his dream where he was trying to get away from two dinosaurs (using Papa's lawn tractor.) When he finished telling me, I asked him,
"Who made the dinosaurs?" He exclaimed,
"God did!"
"Right! And who is bigger than the dinosaurs?"
"God is!!!"
"Yes! And who is taking care of you?"
"God is!!!"
Then we prayed and said our verse:

When I am afraid, I will trust in You. (Psalm 56:3)

He peacefully went back to sleep.

Dear Lord, give me the faith of a child. Give me eyes to see that you are bigger than any of the scary things I want to run away from. Give me a heart that sees your hand involved in sovereignly orchestrating even the difficulties in my life, and help me to remember that you are the same God who made the universe and also holds it in the palm of your hand. Thank you that you are this great God who also cares for me. Help me to say with David and my two year old boy, "When I am afraid, I will trust in You."

Guatemalan Adoption Law passed

As some of you know, there has been a lot going on with Guatemala adoption laws right now. I'm trying not to get into the technical, nitty-gritty details here, but if you want more info you can look at the Guatadopt site that I like to get updates from. Basically, they are making changes as of Jan 1st to how adoptions will work. There are still some details they are figuring out, so I won't speculate about what "could" possibly happen. Suffice it to say that there are many more unknowns with this adoption than we ever could have imagined when we started the process. Please pray for peace for us, and for guidance for the authorities that are making huge decisions that affect many innocent, helpless children. Please also pray that the Lord will cause our case to be resubmitted and out of PGN before the end of the year.

Thank you all for your prayers and encouragement!

Eddie's December Pictures and Health Report!

Eddie is 20lbs, 30 in tall, and "has a cold, but is doing fine. Very happy this time." (Those are the remarks from the Doctor.)

Lilibeth's Pictures and December Health Report!

Lilibeth is 26lbs 9oz, 34 1/2 in tall, and is "healthy, happy and a sweetheart."

Merry Christmas!

We have only one sure, immovable, dependable strength - Jesus,
who was a baby once and is always and forever God.
~Noel Piper
Treasuring God in Our Traditions

God's perfect timing - V (to be continued. . .)

We got some hard news yesterday. We were expecting to hear any day now that we have been resubmitted to PGN (the final court) - Instead we heard that we will have to wait again due to some technical problems with one part of the paperwork. (It's amazing how precise everything needs to be!) It's quite a process to even change a small detail, so we can expect it to be January before we are resubmitted. We are still praying that it will be before then, but it is completely out of our control. Even though it is incredibly hard when we encounter these "set-backs," we know that God is in control. We are walking in the path he has placed before us, and He is directing our steps according to His perfect will and in His perfect time!

Thank you all for your prayers. We are really feeling encouraged right now in spite of difficulties, and we are very grateful to all of you who are upholding us in prayer!

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28