Thankful for today... and everyday...

At the moment my heart is sort of torn between two worlds...

I just saw a World Vision commercial for the work the are doing in putting in wells for clean water, all over the world...  I think my heart skipped a beat as I let the reality of the fact that in less than 3 days I will be boarding a plane for mission work in Uganda... I am sooooooo excited....

At the same time...

I am so terrified for the flight...I am sure the missing Air Asia flight isn't helping matters.   I know I need to spend some time in the word over the next couple days focusing on how many times God says, to FEAR NOT!!!  As well as focusing on His sovereignty and power in our lives... I would appreciate prayers for peace and comfort in my heart and for no turbulence too:)

And at the same time...

I am soooooo sad to leave my babies!  This year is so much harder than the past two years for whatever reason... Seriously, I was in tears a couple times today as I sat and snuggled them...  I am soaking in every little detail of the 5 littles... 

Levi's squeaky little excited voice...

Hopie's unending zest for life and all things wild:)

Isaiah's deep belly laugh...

Jojo's sweet tenderhearted kindness to me...

Anna's willingness to be my right hand lady with the babies... (she is SOOOO GOOD with them!!)

Levi's love for listening to stories in my lap...

Hopie's need for extra snuggles...

Isaiah's soft warm curly head on my chest...

Jojo's need to rub the sore muscles he has gotten from too much green machine riding.... (He is getting in every last opportunity to ride that thing before the snow falls:)

Anna's love and desire to read devotions with me at night... 

I kind of can't even think of not seeing them for 2 weeks... I know the Lord will use all the kids we serve who don't even have a parent to call their own, to fill my arms and heart to the brim while we are in Uganda... 

There will be many to love that is for sure!

Oh the expressions between the 3 of them....
Melts me...



I love this little sweetheart more than I dreamed possible!

Those eyes and that expression...

We have all the shopping done for both Uganda and the kids and Greg back at home...
The donation bags are packed and ready to go...
We just have to pack out own bags and pray ourselves up for the journey ahead...

We would appreciate your prayers as well...
For God to fully prepare us for all that He has in store for us...
For willing  and able hearts and bodies to serve in whatever capacity we are called to serve...
For good health and no illness while there in Uganda...
For the Lord to open doors for us to share His great love for people and His redeeming power with those we meet...
For the Lord to grow and refine us and continually draw us closer to himself...
For His love the love of the Father, to flow right through us to those fatherless kids we serve...

Thanks friends for holding us up in prayer....