BIG GOD - Behind the Scenes!

January 5, 2015 – a Monday. It’s been way too long and so much has been going on behind-the-scenes! Now, we are at a point where we can share our family news! Ok, the Big O has gotten the call to work permanently in the Dallas area. So, last week, he worked there while the boys and I looked at houses – just for fun. I mean I was just trying to get a feel for the area, how far he would have to drive to work every day, all of that crazy traffic  (small town living has ruined me driving-wise), you know, see stuff.  Well, low and behold our God had bigger (faster!) plans for us. We were in Dallas Sunday – Saturday. Yesterday was Monday and we have unofficially purchased a new home in the Dallas area and have a family wanting in this one! Really! They came and walked though it last night! Oh My God – You are so faithful and so overwhelmingly amazing! There are literally no words. 

What does this have to do with Sister, you may ask? Well, for one, all of this hustling and bustling has certainly helped with the fact that she is not home yet. We talk about her, pray for her and think of her daily. Being physically busy is helpful, though. Secondly, we believe that living in the Dallas area will be helpful to Sister. She will see a large variety of people and hear multiple languages on a daily basis. We are praying that this will be good for her. Also, we know that the process of moving to the USA, living with new people, eating new foods, learning a new language and getting on a different time zone will be quite stressful for our little lady. We feel that God has moved us now so that we can get adjusted and learn to call that new house “home” so that when she comes to join us it will be one less stressor for us all. We will already be home and we can focus on helping her adjust. Call us crazy, I mean really, this is wild, but we believe that God has had this all planned out from the very beginning! We are starting to see more pieces come together now – I am still overwhelmed and cannot begin to explain how good, yet humbling this feels. 

Prayer Requests: Please, join us in a massive prayer of thanks to God for providing this new home for our family before Sisters’ arrival. It is really bittersweet to leave Lubbock; however, we want God’s best for our family. 

Please, pray that we will be able to sell our current home quickly. While things look promising, we always ask for God’s blessing in every facet of our lives. We pray that this home will be just as amazing for the next family who lives here, as it has been for us. 

Please, pray for our family as we transition to “everything new” – new workplace, new school, new doctors, new everything. Please, pray that it goes smoothly and that we will find a great church quickly and some new friends, as well. 

Last but definitely not least, please pray that things with Sister will start to pick up now. We are waiting to hear that she is “officially ours” – then we can share her photo! And, we need a court date, as well. We can hardly wait to bring her home! This wait is worth it, but it is oh so hard.