PSALM 100

1 " SHOUT FOR JOY TO THE LORD, ALL THE EARTH.

2 WORSHIP THE LORD WITH GLADNESS; COME BEFORE HIM WITH JOYFUL SONGS

3 KNOW THAT THE LORD IS GOD.
IT IS HE WHO MADE US AND WE ARE HIS,
WE ARE HIS PEOPLE, THE SHEEP OF HIS PASTURE.

4 ENTER HIS GATES WITH THANKSGIVING AND HIS COURTS WITH PRAISE;
GIVE THANKS TO HIM AND PRAISE HIS NAME.

5 FOR THE LORD IS GOOD AND HIS LOVE ENDURES FOREVER;
HIS FAITHFULNESS CONTINUES THROUGH ALL GENERATIONS."

GLORIOUS

This fall has been just beautiful here. we took advantage of it and spent time outside everyday. the little ones enjoyed playing in the leaves and swinging in the sunshine. We need to remember these days because winter will soon be upon us.


Psalm 16:5&6
" Lord You have assigned me my portion and my cup; you have made my lot secure.
The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;surely I have a delightful inheritance."

Adoption Day

we had adoption day. It's official she is Ava. everything went smoothly. She fell asleep on the way to the courthouse, we let her sleep for a little while, then she woke up just when the judge came in. The judge here is wonderful so friendly, and positive with us. we were able to take pictures with him and in the court room.

Our Girls

Been A While

well it has been 2 weeks since last post. I have been super busy but I don't know with what. It certainly hasn't been with laundry(as it is crawling out of the bathroom as I type) We have been to so many doctor appointments. Last week Ava was a wreck, crying ,screaming,not sleeping so I finally called the doctor. I told him if there was nothing wrong with her then I needed something. But guess who had ear drums ready to rupture, yep poor thing. I had to repent of my lack of compassion she really was not feeling well. We took Phoebe to the heart doctor every thing is still the same there, which is good news. We got to see the ultrasound of the heart, very cool. Her hole is the same as it was 3 years ago. the only news that would be better is if it closed. And I believe God can do that. We also went to the ear specialist for Phoebe and guess what her ears are a mess. She is on antibiotics for 10 days we go back and hopefully they will be better. The up side to both her drums rupturing is she will be getting the tubes put in (as soon as they are bettter). God is good I had been trying to figure out how I would talk the Dr. into tubes and there was no talking about it, he will do it . In fact he looked in her ears and said"her ears are a mess" . So for anyone wondering why we wanted the tubes, Phoebe has a slight hearing problem because her ears are a mess. We are hoping that her hearing will be 100% after the tubes. Dan hurt his shoulder and right arm which has laid him up. I took him to the ER last week. He is slowly getting the use of it back,and the pain is subsiding so he is on the mend.

WEDDING

The kids are honeymooning in Mexico. they were going to go see the Mayan ruins today. we hope they enjoy themselves because we all know reality will come all too soon. You have never seen such a happy bride she was glowing through the whole ceremony(except for when she started laughing and couldn't stop) We had a wonderful turn out for the reception about 220 people. The pictures are of the cake(delicious) Sara and Ava and Bethany.

WEDDING

Well everything went wonderfully. She is married and we are starting to catch up on sleep and getting our energy back.