this morning

As I woke up this morning, I stretched out in my soft and cozy bed, ran my hands over the smooth, cool sheets, smiled to myself and thought..."this feels so good! man, I love my bed!" As soon as that thought ran through my mind, on its heels was another...my heart was pierced with thoughts of children. Children on the other side of the world...who, as I was waking up surrounded by my comfort, were entering into their nighttime, their nightmare. On hard boards for a bed and no bedtime routine comforts from a mommy and daddy...my heart hurts for them. I think of Alice and our past months...what sheer joy it has been to see her blossom into the beautiful little girl that she is and I cannot imagine our home without her in it. When I reread the header on my blog, it makes me chuckle....I remember writing it and the feelings I had at that time come back like a flood....God would want US to do THAT!? I truly felt like we were taking such a HUGE risk...it is humorous looking back. He has worked out every detail above and beyond anything I could have comprehended. Why does it seem so daunting...to get out of our comfort zones???Why don't we trust our God and DIVE IN HEAD FIRST??? Hasn't He proven himself over and over and over again. Why do we close our eyes and ears and pretend that what we have going on in our life is all that matters? Are we truly oblivious or are we just hoping and praying someone else will do it? Maybe if we don't think about it, God won't call us to do anything too hard?? WHAT IS GOD OPENING YOUR EYES TO? Don't be afraid to look...He is FAITHFUL and will equip you to do whatever it is He is asking you to do!!!

James 1:22...Don't just hear the word, DO what it says...


I thank God for the journey he has brought us on so far....not one I would have ever dreamed of, but look what we would have missed out on: