It has been a LONG weekend of dreaming and crying and wondering if we will ever meet the child of our dreams waiting for us in Africa. Things look bleak, but that is often the time that God shows Himself to me and reminds me that He is bigger than whatever I am worried about!

After a struggle, there are now 7 fewer orphans in the orphanage. But there are some disgruntled folks who did not succeed in their plans to detain or delay their homecoming. So our valiant warriors (agency directors) are now reading about themselves in the national news, and the stories are far from the truth.

We now have about 35 pictures of our angel, and a few descriptions of her that melt our hearts, from one of the amazing people who traveled to help bring home the new kids, and spent time loving and getting to know them all.

I found something from a few years back in my Bible, I think it is from a Charles Stanley sermon that is called A Lifetime of Service. It explains Scott and I and our life with adopting the orphans of the world in a way that I had not thought of in a long time. It sort of makes me remember and confirms why we do what we do, over and OVER again!!! LOL :)

There is no one I would rather be on this journey with than my amazing husband. God took two teenagers and knit their hearts together, and after lots of learning and growing, we are strong, and ready to answer His call once again. There is no way to explain why we do this when the road we have traveled has not been an easy one, to say the least. But this sermon answers the questions of the masses of people who like to ask us if we are ''done'' yet!