Thanksgiving!

Oh how blessed we are to be able to freely celebrate Thanksgiving and all of the many wonderful blessings God has given us. We started the day at mom and dad's. Steven and Kristina made it back Tuesday night. I am so thankful to have them home for a few days. They are even (sort of) shopping for houses in the Nappanee area!! Good sign that they're serious about coming back here to live (hopefully next summer) :). Anyway, Thanksgiving was delicious as always. We had a good time catching up with relatives and laughing at the kids and the funny ways they see things! ;) Then in the afternoon, we went over to Matt's parents to spend time with his aunt, uncle, grandpa, and parents. After that, we went over to my dad's side to see those relatives. We had a very busy day and I don't think I could've eaten another bite. But it was a wonderful day spent with loved ones....and now that it's over I started putting up Christmas decorations! :) Yeah!! Hope all of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving as well. Love ya!

So, I've been tagged

OK, according to Mikel this is like a chain email only less annoying because it's on a blog! :) The goal is to learn a little bit more about your fellow bloggers. So here goes five things you did (or didn't) know about me.
1. Even though I think I am ok with adopting, there are many days that go by that I regret that I probably won't be able to have my own child. Especially when I see pregnant people or hear others talk about those 9 months of their lives. Attention all pregnant friends: This does not mean that you have to stop talking about your pregnancy when I am around. Most of the time I accept this fact of my life...but there are also days when I don't! :)
2. On to a much less important fact about me...I like computer games. Ok, so this may sound totally nerdy, but I can spend a lot of time playing games that my husband actually has bought for himself. I think it comes from my love of games in general and with the Internet there, there is always someone to play with or against.
3. I absolutely HATE driving in the car without music even if there is someone else driving with me. This may go back to my fear of akward silences, but I think it has more to do with my love of music. I'd rather listen to music I don't like (i.e. rap) than not have any music on in the car at all.
4. I would love to go back to Europe some day. I went to Spain in high school, but I don't think I got the true appreciation for the culture being that I was a teenager and most interested in myself! :)
5. I am afraid that I won't have enough money in the future. Is this why I am a cheapskate? Maybe, but I truly am worried that my retirement will fall through or I'll have to keep working until I'm 80 because I won't have enough money to live comfortably on. I consciously know that I shouldn't worry about this because it is not my plan, but God's that will ultimately decide my money situation. But that still doesn't always stop me from worrying.

Ok. So there's probably more about me than you'd ever want to know. I'm tagging Jess, Jenn, and Jessica. Check the links on the side of my blog to see who they tagged.

The Joy is in the Journey

Just returned from an awesome concert at church put on by our Worship Team. While there, one of the members stated, "The joy is in the journey." How too often I forget that! Especially as I am waiting (most of the time impatiently :) ) for a child, or complaining because God has put me in situations that I think I don't want to be in, or because I am being tested and am faced with a weakness that I have (small talk, anyone?? :) ). But tonight, I reflect upon the fact that life is a journey to be enjoyed and learned from. I need to enjoy the ride and not just focus on what I'll have when my prayer comes true. Because I know that when one prayer is answered (or not...because that is an answer too) I'll have more waiting in the wings for God. So as I wait, I'll try to enjoy the journey and the anticipation (thanks Jess :) ) or the end result!

No letters

We got a call from our adoption counselor who informed us that no birthmothers had requested to see our letter we wrote in the month of October. She said not to be too worried because the California agency only received our letters in the middle of the month so that would be only two weeks for them to hand out our letter. When I heard that message it was a little disappointing. I know that we are only in the beginning stages of waiting to hear from someone, but I am still anxious. It seems like we have been waiting for forever! :) And when you think about it, it has been awhile...since we thought about starting a family in October of 2004! We have had a few hits on the website, so I think that is a good sign. I am trying to be patient and I know that God is working on the perfect mother for us. Some days it's just hard to wait! :)