Thankful List for April: -our first Buckner Ethiopian family picnic day -hearing the heart of a 19 year old Ethiopian girl adopted at age 16 -watching Tucker attempt Ethiopian dancing; watching Libby only care about the popcorn -meeting other adoptive families -news on our “time frame” (a lot longer than we wanted to hear… but it was news) -“From your limited human perspective, it may look as if I’m mismanaging things. But you don’t know what I know or see what I see. If I pulled back the curtains to allow you to view Heavenly Realms, you would understand much more. However, I have designed you to live by faith, not by sight.” –Jesus Calling -The year we had with our adoption coordinator, Leah, and all the support she offered us a long the way. We will miss her!! -It's been over 6 weeks since we got the call about the "snag" in our adoption process... thankful His plans are better than ours -“Why are you cast down, O my inner self? And why should you moan over me and be disquieted within me? Hope in God and wait expectantly for Him, who is the help of my countenance and my God.” Psalm 42:11 -our families "focus" for the month of April (planned in January) and Bible verse... seemed pretty much perfect And a few other random things that have nothing to do with adoption: -My dad got to stay a few days into April -cleaning tables at church with Ben -gift card to Red Lobster and friends who watched our kids so we could go on an almost free date -grace and forgiveness from a friend -my fun putt-putt and snow cone date with Tucker -friends who are so willing to give up time to help me -Meegan and Lauren's great job at the photography workshop (and yes, I attended a photography workshop on how to use my nice camera and then took every one of these photos with my phone) -“if anyone would be first, He must be last of all and servant of all” -Mark 10:35 -Love and Respect conference -the rare joy of Libby falling asleep in my arms -Tuck’s prayer “Please, let the man that shot three people come to know Jesus. And please raise the 3 people from the dead” -that Meegan and I have a “usual spot” -pizza and “The Parent Trap” (the original) "Ultimately God's kingdom far outweighs in signifigance the personal comfort of my children. As much as I adore my children, as crazy as I feel about them, I betray them if I put their happiness and comfort over God's overall purpose in their lives and in our world." - Sacred Parenting -Tuck learned to tie his shoes -Libby’s love for coloring and painting (though I have to admit we would love it a lot more if she would keep the coloring and painting strictly to paper) -Libby’s current love for mermaids and her creativity (even though she has never seen the Little Mermaid) -celebrating Ben (and the amazing man that he is) and the day that God introduced him to the world -the way our college students celebrated his birthday -giving gifts -this blog by Jen Hatmaker... it reminded me how thankful I am for my mom, mother-in-law, and sister who work so hard in the education system impacting today and tomorrow, the teachers who so greatly influenced my life, and for the teachers who have and will make a difference in the lives of our children.
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AuthorWe are a family of five (Ben, Beth, Tucker, Libby, and Zane). We started this blog during our 7 year journey to bring home a child through adoption. This is our story of how God is faithful in the good, the bad, and all the in between. Archives
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