Ten Years Ago.....

We were living in the western end of the state. I was pregnant with Big J and we were preparing for the first of many moves in the upcoming decade. Adoption was not on our radar at all. During this decade between the two of us, we have....

moved away from our hometown
birthed one son
adopted a daughter and a son
started and completed seminary
watched Crossings Ministries grow and grow!
lived in ten houses (yes, that means we moved ten times this decade alone)
built two of those houses
been to Portugal, Spain, France, Trinidad, the Philippines, the Bahamas, Ethiopia, Germany, Sudan, South Africa, Zambia
entered the realm of parenting teenagers
praised the Lord as He saved four out of our five children
had the privilege of watching David baptize each of them
began sponsoring two children overseas (one in Ethiopia, one in Haiti)
watched our firstborn go overseas on his first mission trip

If you would've told me all of that ten years ago, I would've had an anxiety attack of mega proportions! I am so grateful that the Lord gives us the mercy that we need for each and every day. While we were sitting on the couch last night I told David that in just two more New Year's Eves we would be preparing for our children to be 18, 16, 14, 13, and 10. It is crazy to think of how quickly the time passes these days.

I am prayerful that this year we will each grow in our walk with the Lord...allowing Him to work in our lives without fear or apprehension. I pray that our marriage and our children will glorify Him each day.

Blessings for your new year!