We are Going to Be a Mommy and Daddy!

I don't believe it, My boss this morning said to me "you have kids you can give these crayons to?". I said, "thanks a lot, are you trying to rub it in?".....I was sort of joking but he got all sad and said he didn't mean it. I said I knew, i was just kidding him. He put his hands on the back of my shoulders and said "good things are going to happen to you". Not one hour later the phone rang and it was THE CALL!! I couldn't have been more stunned, more happy or more petrified all at the same time! I made notes as I was given the information but I was so shaky I couldn't even read them. I remembered though - how could i forget those wonderful words. All about our daughter.....i love the sound of that.....our daughter. God is good......all of the time!

PS-- I told my boss to grab my shoulders again and say "You will win the lottery" so he did it but added " and you will share it with me...." lol

And Then There Were Two

Well, there were three Profiles to show the last girl looking. She wanted someone Catholic so we were not someone she was interested in. I guess now there are only two profiles left until the ones working on them get finished. This will happen when we least expect it I think....

NO MORE MOTHER'S DAY ADS!!!

I hate mother's day.....well, not really because I love to honor my mother and mother-in-law--but I hate that it's coming and I am still not a mother myself! I have no sweet child to slobber kisses on my face or doodle a sweet little home-made card or try to make me breakfast with daddy. These commercials are killing me....I want it all......

However, I was reminded at church about trials this Sunday....I hate trials.....but who likes them? I sure there are some misguided oddballs out there who enjoys the hardships but not me. I know they come but please don't say i should enjoy them.....
The title of my post was going to be...

JOY IN THE JOURNEY

see how far I moved from that to hating mother's day? Pretty sad.
We all go through difficult things, Christian or not. It's the joy from within that is our saving grace (literally). God promised we would have joy in the journey not happines or wealth or even security in the worldly things - only in Him. Joy is that "thing" that is deep within that assures us there is hope with Jesus-Not the giggles or the feeling of happiness or the rush of adrenaline. It's difficult to imagine that as a Christian we can have worse trials than if we did not follow Jesus. But rest assured - you probably will. That is the nature of satan and ther result of sin. We WILL have trials. okay - enough telling myself that it's normal.
So what does this mean? well, the journey of faith is not easy---it is tested. But God is faithful and full of grace! We are called to do difficult things. but if waiting for a child is one of the worst and hardest things God will put on us then we are blessed!!
For now I am looking up, looking to the sky and not on my life... I am trusting and I am full of hope. I have joy in my journey............it is a journey that I know will come to an end in an AWESOME destination!