3, 2, 1, BLAST OFF!

As an adopting sister, I have been counting the days since the very beginning. And I'm sure, if you have ever adopted, you understand the feeling. Six months can feel like a year. So even though six months is actually a short time frame for an adoption, it felt like a lifetime of waiting, going through every day of Gabe and Levi's adoption. And since Kole's adoption process has hit it's 7 month mark already, and he's still not home, it's like going through torture. Butttt, the good news is, he will be home really soon! I know we keep saying that, but this time I mean it. My parents are traveling in 3 days!! Which is exciting and exhausting all at the same time. Because we only had nine days from the day we got our DAP appointment date, we (my mom) have been running around like madmen, trying to get all last minute shopping done, packing, and between us just now starting school, that's an extra 10 pounds of weight added to their shoulders. But man is God providing! Just a couple months ago, we were about $6,000 short and it took nothing but a small miracle, a big God, and amazing friends, family, and support to shrink that number. Not only did we shrink it, but we vanished it. Gone. Fully funded.

So, won't you join us in the count down?

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BLAST OFF!!!!!!!!!!!  

 

Purity Comes at Costs

Like it or not, especially this day in age, in order to stay pure and follow the Lord, you sometimes have to give up stuff you love. Because this world is full of sin, almost everything we do has a string of sin attached to it. Like Facebook. The internet is a great invention, and it is a blessing. But unfortunately it can often be miss-used. There are so many inappropriate pictures, videos, comments, etc. out there that we as followers of Christ should be ignoring. The Bible tells us to guard our our eyes, ears, hearts. We may not realize it, but those things are very important. We can accidentally see the wrong thing, or hear a bad song, or give our heart away to someone we hardly even know. The past few days I have really taken that into consideration. As this was all on my mind, I decided to get out my handy Before You Meet Prince Charming book. Little did I know that the chapter I was about to read, would make that decision for me. They covered the exact subject. I felt that was a pure sign from God. I couldn't ignore it. Therefore, I prayed and asked God for his guidance. The next morning I made the announcement. I was overwhelmed with the positive feedback I got. Several people told me I would be missed, but they highly respected my decision. I felt that was also a God moment. He is constantly reminding us that if we follow in His foot steps, we will be blessed. That He will take care of the rest. No worries or harm will come our way. And I really felt that reminder that day. 

So this afternoon, I took what may seem like a little step, but in God's eyes, a leap of faith. I deactivated my account. Which means no more temptations or time consuming activity. Of course there will still be many temptations and traps that Satan casts, along the way. They aren't just online. But by getting rid of the online temptations I am slowly erasing them. And I can proudly say that I am doing that with God by my side :)