every year, our church does Life Packs for the DHS kids in oklahoma. we always do 2 kids, and feel like we are doing our part. we are very blessed and feel like this is something we can easily do. saturday night when we went to turn in our 2 life packs, there were still SO many left, all children who still needed presents bought for. cody looked at me and said "you are not allowed to buy me anything for christmas...we are going to get more life packs instead"!!! i have been trying to talk him into doing this for so long, but he always refuses to give up buying me something! well, something is working, because he agreed to that this year! yay!! we were able to get 3 more kids! i am thanking my God for the small steps cody is taking. he has always had a tender heart for kids, and especially kids in need, but until this year, we have never "given up" anything for them.
adoption is still not a subject we are talking about at home, but i think cody is honestly starting to see the need for it, and understand that it is our job as Christians to do something about it. i know we are not anywhere near being ready for bringing another child into our home, but i do think God is moving in our hearts and leading us in that direction. it could be 10 years from now for all i know, but i also know i am going to keep praying daily about it and for cody to get on board!!
hannah is just getting more and more sassy every day! i am hoping to get some new pics on here soon! she absolutely has her own opinions about EVERYTHING! so much fun! we are going to spend the week after christmas potty training, so i may be on the verge of a nervous breakdown after a couple of days! cody is definitely the more patient one, but since he will be at work, and hannah and i will be home, i have no excuse! this has to get done! i am sure she is ready, she just needs a little nudge!
one of my absolute greatest friends found out 2 weeks ago who her children are!! she has been waiting for months to find out who would be coming home from ethiopia to live with her! her children are alazar, 18 months, and ruta, 6, and they are just beautiful! they could not be coming here to better parents! i am so excited to be a part of this journey, and for those kiddos to be HOME!!
i am really trying to not be in my same ol' same ol' rut that seems never ending. i start to think i am snapping out of it, and then i start sinking again. i have no idea why, either. there are so many good things going on right now, and i am so excited about what is going on, but for some reason i still feel like i am in a slump. i never seem to feel like i am rested, and i never feel like i can get enough done in the hours i am awake, but i can't seem to stay awake later or get up earlier than i do. i am failing miserably in reading my bible, and i know that is part of my problem. i need prayer for rest so that i can be more productive.
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