Our New Nephew

Please praise God with us as our EIGHTH nephew was born today!!!

We have two nieces too!

Alex was 9 lbs 15 oz and born bright and early this morning!!!!

He is healthy and VERY handsome!!!!

Prayer Request

We have some friends that really need your prayers right now. PLEASE pray with all your heart for them and expect God will be faithful. You can check out their blogspot at... http://jasonkrenzke.blogspot.com

There's A Light

Today I was listening to the new Third Day song... Light at the End of This Tunnel. I love it... it is SO SO encouraging! And yet a thought hit me(thank you Holy Spirit)... while we find it encouraging that there is a light at the end of the tunnel... are we forgetting the torch that we have while we are walking through the tunnel. Jesus' gift to us was the Holy Spirit... I feel like I forget that sometimes, just pushing along... trying to get to the END of the tunnel, because I guess I think that is the only place the light is... but it's not! There is a Light right in me... so I have a torch in the tunnel! It may ruin the song... I'm not sure how Third Day might add that in there. But I was so encouraged when God reminded me today that we don't have to WAIT for the end of the tunnel to have His power, guidance and strength!

"This is the message we have heard from Him and declare to you: God is light; in Him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by truth. But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another and the blood of Jesus, His Son, purifies us from all sin." 1 John 1: 5-7

What in the world was I doing in the tunnel in the first place I guess!?

It's not a waste....

There is no new news to share yet. We are still waiting on God, knowing He has a plan in all of this. Thank you for continuing to pray with us expectantly. It is so uplifting when you all pray with us and continue to believe we are not crazy to wait on God here. We know He has a beautiful family in store for us. In this time while we wait we know our time is not wasted because no matter WHAT God is trying to accomplish... we are growing stronger as we wait, He is sharpening us and shaping us. At times this just feels like wasted time... but we are waiting on the Lord and asking for His guidance... we just don' t have the desire to jump out in front of Him due to our desire to have a family. It's about Him and His plans not us. We don't consider this time, this season... a waste.

It DID occur to me lately that that some of you may wonder where your money has gone or will be going... perhaps you were wondering if donating to us was a waste or that we were not greatful. Please be assured that we are still TREMENDOUSLY greatful. If you have given money to us it has not at all been wasted. Some of it has gone to the orphanage as it needed to in order to move forward in the adoption... that is NOT wasted though... it has been used for the care of BEAUTIFUL Haitian children that are waiting to go home with their forever families. It has helped feed them and pay the awesome staff that works so hard at the orphanage. It has not been a waste. I wish I could take you to Haiti to show you what a HUGE blessing it has been, no matter WHAT! Also MUCH of the money donated is still in an adoption account earning interest and waiting to bless some beautiful children by helping them come home. PLEASE know... God is in control and your money has not gone to waste. Please continue to pray with us as our financial need for these adoptions is still great. We trust God will provide.

The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.

Proverbs 11:25

Thank You

We received these cards in the mail a few days ago. It looks like the kids made these when they came back for those few days in October. We were so touched. Whoever mailed them to us... thank you so much! We were blessed!