Tim and I are so honored to be the parents of four truly wonderful children. Three are home with us now... and one is still waiting to join us at home. We love them all - and they each offer opportunities every day for us to be reminded of how God has blessed our family, enriched our lives and taught us His amazing grace and patience over and over again. We are so thankful to a God who knew far better than we ever could that these children would be the biggest and the best thing to ever happen in our lives... and that we have learned far more from them at times than I think they ever will from us.
We are also blessed to have families that love and support us. Without our families - we would not be the people we are today. I am especially thankful that I had parents that taught me about God and His love... that made it fun to go to church... and that showed me how to love other people unconditionally.
Church has always been a very big part of our lives. Not having a church home these past few months has been a very difficult and emotionally draining time for us. However, I am thankful that God has gently reminded me that his CHURCH is not the building where we used to attend each Sunday - but rather church itself is the body... the people. We are so thankful for those families that have pulled so very close together this year and girded us up with their love during what has been the most difficult and challenging time. Their love and those friendships are deeper than we can ever convey... and they truly are our CHURCH FAMILY whether we are together each Sunday morning, or not. For those families God placed in our lives - we are forever thankful!
We have so many friends that we are blessed to know... friends that we have met through the journey of adoption, friends that we have known our whole lives.. and friends we only know over the Internet. We have been loved and supported by so many of you. I know without a shadow of a doubt that we have been blessed by intercessory prayer on dozens occasions by many of you... because I know that without the power of God... even on days when I haven't reached out to ask for help... I didn't think we would be able to get through this journey and all the uncertainty that has plagued it. We are so thankful for that prayer....and want you to share in our thanksgiving that your prayers are being answered! God has been so good to us and so faithful...and we are so grateful for the friends that he has blessed us with!
We are blessed beyond measure with a home to live in, clothes to wear, food to eat, jobs that pay our bills, cars to drive, and even the extra blessing of pets to love and enjoy. So many in the world don't have these things... and we do not take it lightly that these gifts all come from God. We are so thankful to Him - and pray that we honor his gifts with our own giving to others.
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Great post and precious picture!!!
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