I needed this reminder. It was in my e-mail this morning.

To: YOU
Date: TODAY
From: GOD
Subject: YOURSELF
Reference: LIFE

This is God. Today I will be handling All of your problems for you.

I do Not need your help. So, have a nice day.
I love you.


P.S. And, remember...
If life happens to deliver a situation to you that you cannot handle, do Not attempt to resolve it yourself! Kindly put it in the SFGTD (something for God to do) box. I will get to it in MY TIME. All situations will be resolved, but in My time, not yours.

Once the matter is placed into the box, do not hold onto it by worrying about it. Instead, focus on all the wonderful things that are present in your life now.

Should you decide to send this to a friend; Thank you. You may have touched their life in ways you will never know!

Now, you have a nice day.
God

God has seen you struggling,
God says it's over.

Another Anniversary

I can't believe one year ago today we matched with Myli. I never dreamed in million years a year would pass, and we would still be waiting. I've had to back to my book about waiting lately. This passage struck me today:

"Lewis Smedes writes,

Waiting is our destiny as creatures who cannot by themselves bring about what they hope for.
We wait in the darkness for a flame we cannot light,
We wait in fear for a happy ending we cannot write.
We wait for a not yet that feels like a not ever.
Waiting is the hardest work of hope. "

"Waiting is the hardest work of hope" - that's what this last year has been.

I received new pictures of Myli this week. She is really growing up! I usually think how little she is, and that helps it seem that she isn't growing up too much without us. But I could tell that she is a year older in these pictures. The story I was told about her was so sweet! She was given the gift of an inflatable beach ball. After someone helped her open it, she didn't want to blow it up and play with it. Instead she carefully put it back in the package to protect it.

It's amazing to me how connected I can feel to this child I've never met! I feel like over the last year I've really crossed over. Before, we were looking forward to adding this child to our family, but now its as though someone's missing. As hard as I try to just enjoy my kids and the time we have together before Myli comes, nothing feels complete without her. I hope we get her before next year...!

Anniversary, etc.

It's hard to believe that today's our 12 year wedding anniversary. I guess looking at our out-of- style wedding pictures should help me believe that it's been that long! We took Scott to the airport for a business trip earlier today, and I already miss him! It's going to be a long week! The kids are keeping me busy, though. They've already been out of school for a week. It's been so much fun! We got a membership at the pool down the road so that should help pass the time. We went with the cousins on Fri. and Legoboy and I ended up some sunburn. Hopefully, they'll have cooled enough to go back tomorrow. We're going to have to reapply the sunscreen every 10 minutes! Of course for a while now, I've been picturing that Myli would be going to the pool with us by now. I so hope she gets here this summer to enjoy it with us! When we go, there's usually 4 boys and Woogie. The boys pair up by age, and Woogie has to find a buddy for the day! I can't wait until she has a sister!

We also got our bathroom up and running! There's a few little details that still need done, but for the most part, it's totally usable and beautiful! I love getting things finished! Maybe while Scott's gone, I'll get Myli's blanket done too.

Oh, and we finally got a new camera! Scott took it with him on his business trip, but I managed to get some pictures of the kittens before he left (but not the bathroom!). Aren't they cute?!