Favorite Verse

Mine wasn't a verse so much...as a sermon I heard once. The priest was talking about the amount of stress we a society put on ourselves...about how if we trust in the Lord, we shouldn't worry quite so much about his timing and our future...for He WILL take care of us and is leading us by the hand. Basically it made me realize how I don't need to worry so much about tomorrow and what it will bring...because if I trust in God and follow Him, I know He will do what is right for me. Does that make any sense? The priest said it way better than I did :) Let's just say that totally and completely put all my faith in God.

I do understand and what a nice way of making us here His word. By the way I could just eat up Cooper. That smile is infectious.

Of those to whom much is given, much is expected. That's actually what gets me through almost everything, but it was especially true of the adoption.

Aw thanks!! Kelcee too man...something about them cheeks :)

One thing that leads us through most anything is... "If He leads you to it, He will lead you through it" --Renee

I remember one particular Sunday at mass when I was really struggling emotionally. Our adoption was anything but easy, and at that point I didn't know if we were going to be able to keep our son, or if he was to be returned to his birth family whom he had never met. I cried throughout a great part of the mass, and then the final blessing really hit home for me. It went something like this: "May God's peace flow thru you and give you strength and may you realize that God has a plan for all of us and He will never let us down" I immediatley felt at peace and knew my son would be mine forever. I used "I prayed for this child and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him" on our adoption announcements. I received a cross with this inscribed on it at his baptism as well. I try to remember this as we move forward with a second adoption, and remember that it's all up to God to decide if we'll be parents again.