This has been a great weekend for our family! We didn't celebrate Halloween because we feel it doesn't celebrate anything good and even if you do dress up as something good what does the Holiday really represent anyways?
Anyhow, we had some fun family time at the Science Center in our area and then some Leaf Raking which has made for a tired Talo. Even though his raking didn't last long the crawling in the leaves lasted for two hours!
Looking at the Star Fish!
Talo is about done raking, time to play!
Where did Talo go?
I just can't help but feel so thankful for my husband and son. During our raking today I looked down at Talo and with such joy I realized again He's our son! Not my adopted son, not my biological son, not my plan B son but My Son! Blood does not unite Jon and I in our marriage and yet our love grows stronger each day. He is the head of our family and a wonderful Husband who I am so thankful for. Neither does blood unite Talo to us but I couldn't love any child more. He's my Son and I'm his Mommy. What a gift to be a Mom!
A quick family shot as the camera balanced on the swing set on timmer mode!
In these last few days I have been hearing about Reaping what you sow. How the seed you sow does make a difference. Then today in my Bible I read, "And the seed whose fruit is righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace." James 3:18. God what are you trying to teach about Sowing and Reaping? As I read further I saw, "You are envious and cannot obtain; so you fight and quarrel." James 3:2
Then God spoke! We had such a wonderful weekend because instead of being jealous of what others have, coveting over their wealth or ungrateful for the home we have.... I was thankful. I am thankful and once again content with our out of date wallpaper, pink kitchen and chiped paint. I am content with it all and. . . the seed of contentment produced fruit of peace and joy which. . . equalled a wonderful weekend!
(I have learned so much on thankfulness from a Bible study Jon and I are doing called, "Lord change my Attitude" By James MacDonald. He is my favorite teaching pastor here is his site if you want to check him out www.walkintheword.com )
"I, the Lord, amd the first, and with the last. I am He." Isaiah 41:4
So it been way too long, way too long since I last blogged. How do I know this? Well for one the date of my last post is May 27th and today is October 22nd and the second reason I know this is that so much has happened in these last five months I am not sure what to even write about. Actually one night I even signed on trying to delete our blog because I wonder what's the real purpose of it anyways? What am I really trying to share with this web page and do people read it to support us or just to get some gossip to talk about us with? Well I am not sure of the second one but I came to a conclusion on the first one, the purpose of this blog. Us on moving Day at our New Home!
Jon's Birthday!
After praying and thinking about it I felt like I wanted to start the blog again with a few purposes for it. One being to show God's faithfulness in our second adoption, two being to tell of how He is providing for our next adoption, third to talk about the joys and hard times of being a mom and finally to encourage us in our marriages and walks with God. (However, you never know sometimes I get passionate and I'm not sure what may come out so this is a warning for those times.)
Talo's First Hike
Summer fun!
But for today I wanted to just share with you how faithful God has been over these last five months. His Faithfulness is what I keep hearing, reading and thinking about these last few days. One thought I cling to is how God is always faithful. Not sometimes, not seventy five percent of the time, not when He feels like it but always. That is His nature, God is always faithful and that is one reason why I love Him so much! He never fails me and I have seen His faithfulness in Talo's live and in my own life. Bringing us into our first home on two very modest salaries, a bad economy and one the heals of a $25,000 adoption is something I would call God's Faithfulness!
Talo's Gotcha Day-One Year Anniversary!
> Our First Picture ever of Talo, How can you Say There is No God?
Talo and His Gotcha Day Gift, Tiger!
So Thank You God for your Faithfulness!
God's provision for our daily needs and next adoption is what else I brag on Him for. We see God stretch our money more than we ever thought possible and He is meeting our daily needs. I am learning to be thankful for this and to stop complaining over what I do not have. Instead I am learning to be content and thankful for what I do have. To not covet other peoples things or wealth but be content that I have my "daily bread".
This thankful attitude has made room for God to provide for our adoption! Just as we don't want to give our children good gifts when they are whining and complaining why would God want to bless us with the money for our next adoption when all I do is complain? So back to seeking his forgiveness and repenting before Him and He is making me thankful once again.
And Let's not forget Talo Helping Daddy with the House projects!
I love my Daddy and apple picking too!
Something I am amazingly thankful for is His provision for our next adoption. When we felt called to start the adoption process again I think we only had a hundred dollars or so, not even enough to pay our application fee. But we knew God would provide just when I began to doubt we were given $3,000 from extended family! This blew us away and confirmed our calling to adopt and this has been enough to pay the home study and first program fee! Amazing! Then after starting our Dossier paper chase we were given another thousand by family. Again we were just in awe of what God was doing as this is enough to finish our Dossier paperwork. Even today when I still start to doubt and think, "we don't have the money do this". I am reminded, "But God does"!
Thank You For Providing God!
Talo Loved Meting Great Grandpa and Grandma! He is their First Great Grandchild!
At the "Birdies" Talo's favorite palce when he came home last year!
Talo at the Birdies last year, He is getting so Big!
As I close this entry for tonight I want to tell you all I am still loving being a Mom and have started homeschooling with Talo (that will be another post). Many days are amazing and many are amazingly hard! But I love him none the less. Jon and I are well in our marriage and cherish any date we can get. I think we maybe had 5 in the last year but we are thankful for those five! We hope all of you are well and please leave me a comment just so I can know you are out there and I don't feel like I am bloging to the air! I will try to be a reagular blogger again!
Jolene for the soon to be four of us!
A father of the fatherless and a judge for the widows, Is God in His holy habitation. God makes a home for the lonely; He leads out the prisoners into prosperity, Only the rebellious dwell in a parched land. Psalm 68:5-6
