Sweet

Guess who graduated from Kindergarten last week?

Isn't she growing up so fast??

We will be traveling to Guatemala later this month.  Would you please join us in prayer for our trip? Though we are praying for hearts to be softened, we truly just want to be in the Father's will.  

I do have a few tiny anxieties:  The King's first big trip since his surgery; flying.

That's pretty much the list.

I am really just excited to spend time with her and with the other kids.  

We have changed a lot since our last visit, and I'm excited to see the orphanage with clearer eyes.  

While I'm talking about the serious, I'd like to share something else with you.  I don't know how to explain it, but The King and I both feel that God is preparing us for a new chapter.  It may not be anything dramatically different.  But it might.  It may not alter our daily lives.  But it could.  

The last year and a half has taught me to rest in God's timing.  Not to rush it.  Not to force it.  

But it is still hard to wait.

Have you ever felt just on the edge of knowing something important, while really having no idea what it is you are about to know?

(Not rhetorical.  Spill it.)

Comments

[Headless Mom]

Shut up. She is gorgeous! Will you smother her, and the other kids, with kisses from all of us?

You will be well covered with prayer, my friend. I'm thrilled that you're getting to go!

[Mrs. Oh]

She is growing up so fast! Do you remember all the anxiety you had on your first trip - I am so happy it has been replaced with excitement! Safe journey

[Fuschia]

My goodness she is growing like a weed! They do that, don't they? :(

As to your question...that's a giant affirmative! We have been through so much that didn't make sense the last four years. EVERYTHING I thought I knew about faith, God, and life failed me. I went through about a year of not being able to read my Bible, sing worship songs, or even pray. I just didn't know HOW anymore. I'm sure that sounds very odd, especially for a preacher, but that's where I was.

I'll spare you the details, but about two months ago, I just knew something was going to break. I felt like I was on the edge of my seat for weeks. Then it happened. Literally in a moment, I had "new eyes" to see my life with; to see my God with; to see my past experiences with. I feel like I've been given a fresh start. I'm not on the path I thought I'd be on, or even the path I wanted to be on, but I am finding myself really enjoying the journey again! I went from a state of sheer and utter confusion, to that "knowing" something was coming, to a place of complete peace. So, yes, I know exactly what you are talking about, and I am very eagar to hear what God is dong!!!

[jean]

Please take my hug and give it to each of those adorable kids. God has a plan for you and eventually He'll share it. Just hang in there.

[Beachy Mimi]

La P and The P are both growing up so fast. Sometimes you wish you could stop it, but change is part of life. Be diligent and faithful and God will reveal. I'm already praying for your trip.

[Lindsay @ BytesOfMemory]

ohhh my word look at her! She is stunning!

[Dawn W]

She is gorgeous!

Seven years ago, my husband's company near Chicago was bought out (a hostile takeover if ever there was!) and we only had a few weeks to get our house on the market and start the job search. However, we had that "the new adventure is about to begin feeling" right from the get-go, though, and we never were worried.

Well...

One week later, the house was sold, my hubby was offered a stay-put bonus (basically being paid to close down his own office), a new job offer secured for much more money than we had hoped with a company that was willing to wait for him so he could collect the bonus, and a new home was under contract... in Texas.

We would have NEVER moved to Texas on our own. But we love, love, love it here. Our family has flurished and we've found a church home where we all serve.

So, JUMP off the edge... God's water is fine!

[PeepOne]

She just tickles me.....so precious!

[rrmama]

Seriously, Kindergarten?! She's a such a cutie! Praying for her, you, The King, and The Princess. Praying for a safe trip and most of all for God's will to be done.

[Kim]

So happy you're getting to see La Princesa soon! Praying that God will be glorified in whatever takes place.

The first time we felt God preparing to do something different in our lives, we ended up moving from Indiana to Florida (1984). Then 12 years later He called my husband to the pastorate (as a youth pastor). The next time we felt "unsettled" He took us to Uganda for a year, filling in for missionaries on furlough (2001-2002). And finally, He said "enough of the piddling around, just get with the program!" and we landed here in Argentina as full-time missionaries :) That was just over two years ago.

Have you heard Sara Groves song, "Painting Pictures of Egypt"? It really spoke to me the first time I heard it, because it so accurately reflected what I was feeling and what I sense you're feeling now:

I don’t want to leave here
I don’t want to stay
It feels like pinching to me either way
The places I long for the most
Are the places where I’ve been
They are calling after me like a long lost friend

It’s not about losing faith
It’s not about trust
It’s all about comfortable
When you move so much
The place I was wasn’t perfect
But I had found a way to live
It wasn’t milk or honey
But then neither is this

CHORUS:
I’ve been painting pictures of Egypt
Leaving out what it lacked
The future seems so hard
And I want to go back
But the places that used to fit me
Cannot hold the things I"ve learned
And those roads closed off to me
While my back was turned

The past is so tangible
I know it by heart
Familiar things are never easy to discard
I was dying for some freedom
But now I hesitate to go
Caught between the promise
And the things I know

BRIDGE:
If it comes too quick
I may not recognize it
Is that the reason behind all this time and sand?
If it comes too quick
I may not appreciate it
Is that the reason behind all this time and sand?