I could think about all that I wish were happening right now. I had hoped that our dossier would be on it's way to China this week (one week after Joshua's first birthday). But the Lord's given me grace to just rest. Part of it, perhaps, is the fact that I'm physically tired. June was a bustling month. We traveled, and traveled, and traveled some more. Some of the driving was for happy occasions (celebrating our niece's life at her oh-so-adorable lemonade stand one-year birthday party). Some of the traveling was for saying goodbye to a precious sister in Christ (Raeann went to be with the Lord this past month). We had Kid's Week (VBS) at New Hope and finished that week with Joshua's little birthday celebration. Sunday afternoon, we all crashed. I'm still feeling it. My eyes are heavy and I just relish this time to JUST SIT with my Bible and journal. We've done our part of the paperwork. There is nothing that we can do but wait and TRUST that we are not waiting on man. We are waiting on the LORD, which in fact gives me great confidence.
This was the passage I read today:
Luke 8:19-21
"Then His mother and brothers came to Him, and could not approach Him because of the crowd. And it was told Him by some, who said, 'Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, desiring to see You.' But He answered and said to them, 'My mother and My brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it.'"
It takes faith to hear the Word and do what it says. It takes the Holy Spirit's discernment. We have so many cultural, etiquette, family, and/or social "laws" that often war against what Scripture is actually saying. We need discernment to understand the will of God and courage to obey what we hear.
I don't really have a way of tying this post together. It's more like a journal entry. Most of my posts are. I don't have time to organize thoughts these days.
So in keeping with the randomness:
- Our horse Francie was sick last week and is getting better. Nathan takes such good care of our animals. I've been blessed with watching him nurture Francie back to health. Her fever broke and she's eating well again. He's thinking about riding Missy for the first time today! Our animal's names are Dudley, Francie, Missy, Chloe, Abby, and Princess. Can you tell I name pets around here?
- In my heart, I've said good bye to the Bible I lost at church a few Sundays ago. This is the third time I've mentioned that on here...it's silly really, I feel closure over it now. It's gone. Maybe something good will happen because I lost it.
- Here's what we have left before we can send our dossier to China.
- We have one document to receive through mail apart from the home study
- we will get all notaries authenticated by the county in which document was notarized.
- when we get our home study approval, we will have it authenticated
- scan our completed dossier with cover letter/check list
- send it to Bethany to have proof read
- take dossier to Atlanta to be state sealed
- make copies of dossier
- send dossier to China
- That looks like a pretty long list. Honestly, though I do vocally proclaim that I trust the Lord, I'm praying that these things happen by the end of next week. There I said it. It could happen. His arm isn't too short.
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