Sick Sick Sick

My hubby always says colds come from stress.  What does he know???  So, last week I started feeling crappy and developed a pretty healthy sinus infection.  I mean to tell you, this thing laid me OUT!  I've been hoarding my vacation time for travel and FMLA and HATED to have to use it but, I had to!  The headaches, the snotty nose...well, you get the picture...and you know what?  Maybe he's right...there's a lot of stress built up in these here muscles and nerve endings!  I need to try not to control every.single.situation in my life and let God do His thing...TRUST!!! 

My Abigail was sick with me, hers of the strep throat variety, poor baby...she gets these ugly cold sores from the fever...eek!  I've certainly painted a lovely picture, haven't I?  And for the record Sarah, it has NOTHING to do with living in Ohio :)

So, in trusting God and His perfect timing, I'm thrilled to report that:

1) I'm feeling a little better every day and so is Ab,  and
2) our paperwork has wound its way to the Chinese Center for Adoption Affairs (Article 5 for you "in the know" folks) and we are already on Day 6 of the count to Travel Approval...who knew? 

Can you see the pressure lifting?  Can you feel it?  I CAN!  We better start packing...now where is that list?????

God is Good

Yes, we are still here, still waiting...but the process is moving along, albeit at a snails pace.  We are still very hopeful to travel end of March, first of April.  Anyhoo...

We recently had a potentially life altering situation happen in our family.  One of those things where you blame yourself as a parent, try to analyze and figure out where you went wrong and kick yourself.  I'm a classic enabler, always have been, always will be without therapy. 

{Oh how I love this kid}

I want what is good for my children, to a fault.  So, I turn a blind eye sometimes when I know better.  Well, God saw fit to allow us to have another chance to do the right thing.  So, I have hope.  Hope that the "right thing" will occur when faced with difficult decisions and hope that things will change.  Hope that I can say no when I need to and hope in Jesus.  Cuz' He certainly has hope in me.  I've seen it first hand.