FINALLY! Some news worth sharing!

So much time has passed and for a while it seemed as if absolutely nothing was being done. Well, truth be told, absolutely nothing was being done for a while. And we sat and waited. Wow! Talk about learning to trust God. Our family has been learning together and God has been teaching each of us what that means for each of us personally. We all struggle differently and so our trust issues have also been different. Our great God is diverse and has proven Himself in meeting our family's diverse needs. THAT is a comfort. And as always, God is SO good!

Today, we spoke personally to the charge casemanager in Nevaeh's adoption situation. She had just spoken with the representative of the tribal council. A meeting has been scheduled to take care of Nevaeh's situation from their perspective.

Since they (tribal council) are the "powers that be" at present, we are greatly concerned regarding their perspective and decision. We will not receive the results of that meeting until Monday at the earliest. Daryl is scheduled to fly to Florida for boot camp and then leaves one week later for South America where he will live for three weeks in a houseboat on the Amazon. I asked the Lord if it was at all possible, would He allow us to find out something before Daryl has to go and be "out of touch" for a month. I can only imagine what it would feel like to be away from home with no way to communicate and wonder if your little sister would be there when you get home. I didn't want Daryl to have to spend his trip in that way.

We are asking EVERYONE to please pray NOW for this upcoming meeting. For those of you who do not know all the details as you have not been following our adventure, this decision is whether or not the Native American tribal council of which Nevaeh is a close decendent, will relinquish their rights to Mark and I and allow our adoption of Nevaeh. At the suggestion of a new but fast becoming dear friend, cover your prayers with the precious blood of our Saviour, Jesus Christ. The enemy of us all is out to destroy and discourage us all and has no qualms about interfering with our petitions to a Holy God. Satan trembles at the power that is in the blood of Jesus as he cannot compete with that! As soon as we are able, we will share the outcome with you. Please know how much we appreciate knowing your prayers are with us. God's family is incredible.

Oh! There's one more thing I wanted to tell you. Life is way too short! In spite of the struggles that we face and the rocks we encounter in our pathway, take time to "smell the flowers!"

Come, Thou Fount of every blessing - Tune my heart to sing Thy grace
Streams of mercy, never ceasing - Call for songs of loudest praise
Teach me some melodious sonnet - Sung by flaming tongues above
Praise the mount! I'm fixed upon it - Mount of God's unchanging love

Oh, to grace how great a debtor - Daily I'm constrained to be
Let that grace, now like a fetter - Bind my yielded heart to Thee
Let me know Thee in Thy fullness - Guide me by Thy mighty hand
Till, transformed, in Thine own image - In Thy presence I shall stand