waiting until June 18th

Our case manager just called and said that our case was postponed for June 18th. We are of course disappointed but sense the Father's peace and our trusting in His perfect timing. He is Sovereign. He is Jehovah Shalom our PEACE. Jehovah Raah our Shepherd...truly all that we need.

We busied our self today by going to the beach and then tonight when we got home we cleaned the house in record time...guess lots of energy and excitement waiting for the call. Seconds before she called I was telling the Lord that I trust Him...His will be done. As I was praying the "Desert Song" (Hillsong) was playing, it talks about in every season choosing to praise...this is our desire as we wait. There is a lot going on in our life (not just adoption) where we are just pleading with Him to clear the path, to make His will known...in all of it we desire to praise. We trust that He is our victor and He is near. So on this night we choose to kneel before our Maker and worship before Him. This is a wonderful season for both Chris and I as He is speaking so tenderly to us, like never before in our lives we are seeking to be filled with His Spirit and walk moment by moment in His presence, we are resolved not to allow circumstances to quench His marvelous workings . As we will have to wait several more weeks to hold our babies we choose to rest in His goodness and mercy.

Thank you all for your support and prayers, we certainly sensed them today!! if any of you all haven't listened to the new Hillsong CD (A cross/the earth) it is fabulous and what we are listening to tonight :)

love to you.

We have a Court Date!!

So we heard from our agency that we have a court date on May 29th!! It is so amazing because court cases right now are usually scheduled about 6 weeks out and ours is in only 2 weeks. We are rejoicing in the Lord's goodness and mercy. If we pass court (which only about half pass the first time) then the boys will be legally ours at this time. The Lord willing we will go about 5 or so weeks after that to Ethiopia to go and get them when we will finally be together as a family of 4.

This week we definitely faced some days of testing as we heard about some possible delays...but we were so thankful for the joy and peace from our gracious Heavenly Father. Once again He has shown Himself faithful and good, removing those mountains even with our small faith.

For all of you who have prayed for us on this journey...thank you! We see it as no coincidence that 2 days after we all fasted and prayed together we see the Lord's marvelous workings. Please continue to pray for:

*our court date...the Lord's will be done
*health for our babies-Nehemiah was pretty sick last week, praise the Lord he is doing better
*preparing for our trip and lots of details
*beginning the wonderful journey of being parents
*quick bonding with Ezekiel and Nehemiah

The JOY of the LORD is our STRENGTH.

Nehemiah 8:10

the WAVES

For those of you that joined us today...thank you. There are some obstacles that we are praying the Lord will knock down so our boys will soon be in our arms. We so need your prayers. Our hearts are so grateful for His tender mercies and peace that He lavishes on us during these waiting times. What a sweetheart, my love wrote this on the rock where we were sitting-CAEN=Chris, Anna, Ezekiel and Nehemiah


So this past weekend we went on yet another adventure. What is so wonderful about this place is that you can travel to some pretty remarkable places in less than an hour. We absolutely love going to the coast, so Saturday afternoon we packed some treats put our sandals on and went and enjoyed the out doors and couple time. The waves at this spot were so powerful, actually swimming is not even allowed. We were assuming that it is because all seems pretty still and then in a moment the water comes crashing in. It was such a remarkable site even if we did get soaked a few times. Reminded me of Ps 65:7 "Who sills the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the tumult of the peoples." Amen and Amen.

Our self picture taking has definitely improved these past three years.

Not sure what this face is all about, but I was super happy at this moment...sitting on the beach with my wonderful hubby, sharing head phones so we could listen to Tomlin with one ear and hear the waves with other. A pretty incredible memory.

Chris needed a little adventure so he went for a climb on this rock/tree, at least that's how he described it after he returned from his barefoot climb.

There were some very talented people doing all kinds of wind and parachute (if that's the name for it) surfing. If I ever wanted to try parachute surfing, probably not anymore because of what we saw...several of them caught some major air. It's a good thing they wear helmets.

This sweet woman was just walking on the beach when all of the sudden the tide came in and about knocked her over. I told her I sympathized with her as just 5 minutes before my pants had gotten soaked.

Some little cuties enjoying the beach.

The breathtaking view...I am continually amazed by our Creator.

hope it is a wonderful week. We HOPE to update this week with a court date.

BE JOYFUL IN HOPE, PATIENT IN AFFLICTION AND FAITHFUL IN PRAYER.

ROMANS 12:12

a trip home and update on the boys

This week we returned from 2.5 weeks in the States, it was a full and fun time We had a sister get married in MO, a brother in TX get married, several days of meetings in another state and also celebrated C birthday in about all of these places. We are so thankful that we were able to be a part of these special occasions. Enjoy some pictures of all the festivities...

An update on our boys: We heard this week that they have submitted our paperwork for court so we should know our court date in the next week or two. We are hoping that we have a court date within the next 6 weeks (and praying that we pass court the first time). If any of you all feel led to pray and or fast (whatever that looks like for you :)with us on Wednesday's we would be so honored if you would join with us. If so we would love if you would please email or leave a comment. We are blessed by all of you, let us know you are out there :)