My heart fills with joy!
John and Nadine Houser's wedding was as beautiful as they are! I loved their wedding. There is just something so heartwarming about a Christian wedding, seeing to people who God has brought together seal their vows in front of those they love. I wish we could have been in California a couple weeks ago too as Kevin's cousin got married then, and that also was a Christian wedding. To me, it shows how the structure of marriage is to be. A spiritual commitment to each other, not just a romantic notion. Fortunately we should be able to see Sam and his new bride this weekend at family reunion! I always love the family reunions for Kevin's family! And I love how on Sunday mornings we have church as a family. There are pastors and musicians in the family tree so it really is a blessing of a service every year. I can hardly wait!
Also, my heart fills with joy for one of my best friends! Jennifer Nelson! She just announced that she's engaged, and that they are tying the knot a year from now, that's really good news! I love her dearly and am so happy that she is in such a loving relationship. I pray that they have a stress free year of planning and loving as they prepare for sharing their vows together. Jennifer has been one of my best friends for about half my life it's just so amazing, our friendship. We may not chat all the time, or see each-other all that often. But I know when I do need to talk or have a prayer partner, she's there by my side, and I am the same for her. I've been praying for her, to find the love that Kevin and I share. I've always known in my heart that God hasn't meant for her to be alone, she just has the heart of a wife. So I've been praying, and I'm so thankful to see that this prayer journey is reaping it's blessings in her life! Now I just need to make sure I can save the money this year to be there. We've both been trying to get together in the last couple years and neither have been able to. I'm not missing her wedding for anything so I have to be diligent now.
What a blessing this has been, to see so many friends and family share their love together with their spouse and with their Lord too. I know I'm all over the place, but I'm happy.
I do plan on publishing the pictures I took of John and Nadine's wedding to my Piccasa albums soon, I need to edit them and then I'll post them, but that may not completely happen until after family reunion. So I might just wait and publish two albums at once.
That's all for now. I feel a bit rushed because I just got us all unpacked from last weekend, and now I need to work on this weekends things! What a whirlwind life is right now! But such a blessing too!
I also got to see last weekend Stephen and Amy's kids (we saw them in May too, but got to spend more time this last weekend.) We will get to see them again this weekend! As well as our nephew and nieces, of whom we'll get to finally meet our niece Eliza! Eliza's first birthday is coming up very soon!
We continue to make improvements on the house as money permits. We finally got curtains for the sky lights in the kitchen, so hopefully soon I won't be making so many posts about being miserably hot. And hopefully soon, if the house starts looking good enough we'll start moving forward again with plans to try to foster adopt! MY heart is so full of anticipation. At this point in my quest to be a mother I just want to be able to care for children who would call me mom in my home. I know not every foster child would do that, but this is a start. And while our Etsy store is named For Celestina, I don't fully know that we'd get a girl and rename her Celestina, We're open to either a boy or a girl, or even a family. Whoever the Lord feels drawn to bring to us.
Because of my difficulties with my arthritis we're planning to ask for children who can already walk and have put the idea of babies behind us for now. It hurts to think about that, but caring for our friends child for the weekend really opened my eyes. I know we can do it, but I also know my physical limitations.
Speaking of my physical limitations, I was set to have my first physical therapy session on Monday, but that's postponed to tomorrow because the therapist was sick on monday. This was such a blessing since when we finally got back home Sunday was after 11 at night, and I was both exhausted and sore. I was really thinking about calling in and canceling my appointment myself.
Well, I'm done with trying to write up my blessings and reflections at the moment. I need to change gears for dinner. I'll try to review this later tonight.
Also, my heart fills with joy for one of my best friends! Jennifer Nelson! She just announced that she's engaged, and that they are tying the knot a year from now, that's really good news! I love her dearly and am so happy that she is in such a loving relationship. I pray that they have a stress free year of planning and loving as they prepare for sharing their vows together. Jennifer has been one of my best friends for about half my life it's just so amazing, our friendship. We may not chat all the time, or see each-other all that often. But I know when I do need to talk or have a prayer partner, she's there by my side, and I am the same for her. I've been praying for her, to find the love that Kevin and I share. I've always known in my heart that God hasn't meant for her to be alone, she just has the heart of a wife. So I've been praying, and I'm so thankful to see that this prayer journey is reaping it's blessings in her life! Now I just need to make sure I can save the money this year to be there. We've both been trying to get together in the last couple years and neither have been able to. I'm not missing her wedding for anything so I have to be diligent now.
What a blessing this has been, to see so many friends and family share their love together with their spouse and with their Lord too. I know I'm all over the place, but I'm happy.
I do plan on publishing the pictures I took of John and Nadine's wedding to my Piccasa albums soon, I need to edit them and then I'll post them, but that may not completely happen until after family reunion. So I might just wait and publish two albums at once.
That's all for now. I feel a bit rushed because I just got us all unpacked from last weekend, and now I need to work on this weekends things! What a whirlwind life is right now! But such a blessing too!
I also got to see last weekend Stephen and Amy's kids (we saw them in May too, but got to spend more time this last weekend.) We will get to see them again this weekend! As well as our nephew and nieces, of whom we'll get to finally meet our niece Eliza! Eliza's first birthday is coming up very soon!
We continue to make improvements on the house as money permits. We finally got curtains for the sky lights in the kitchen, so hopefully soon I won't be making so many posts about being miserably hot. And hopefully soon, if the house starts looking good enough we'll start moving forward again with plans to try to foster adopt! MY heart is so full of anticipation. At this point in my quest to be a mother I just want to be able to care for children who would call me mom in my home. I know not every foster child would do that, but this is a start. And while our Etsy store is named For Celestina, I don't fully know that we'd get a girl and rename her Celestina, We're open to either a boy or a girl, or even a family. Whoever the Lord feels drawn to bring to us.
Because of my difficulties with my arthritis we're planning to ask for children who can already walk and have put the idea of babies behind us for now. It hurts to think about that, but caring for our friends child for the weekend really opened my eyes. I know we can do it, but I also know my physical limitations.
Speaking of my physical limitations, I was set to have my first physical therapy session on Monday, but that's postponed to tomorrow because the therapist was sick on monday. This was such a blessing since when we finally got back home Sunday was after 11 at night, and I was both exhausted and sore. I was really thinking about calling in and canceling my appointment myself.
Well, I'm done with trying to write up my blessings and reflections at the moment. I need to change gears for dinner. I'll try to review this later tonight.
posted by Celestial Freak @ 7/22/2008 02:32:00 PM
2 Comments:
What a nice wedding that sounds like. How great when a couple puts God first in the relationship. Oh, I think that would be so exciting for you to foster/adopt. I know you would make a fabulous mom :)
Im so glad that you had such a great time!!! I lvoe wedddings.. and Christian ones are DEF the best!!! I wanna encourage you to call a foster agency. Get started on the process... you dont have to accept kids right away and the process takes awhile!! We still arent finished with the adoption side of things. We have a couple of classes left for that part and some clearances and what not for that too. We are fully licensed as foster parents and that took almost 7 mos. Get started, take the action step of faith that leaves you saying, ok God... we took the step that we beleive you wanted us to take, now whats next? It will build your faith and help you feel like you are getting somewhere in the process. At the very LEAST, call an agency. :o) Ill be praying that if its His will, He lights a fire under you butt to get started!! :o)
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