we have been preparing.
we painted the banners last week...
ALL weekend long our doorbell rang with amazing people standing there ready to unload their cars with treasures for our yard sale.
people that have come alongside us and are loving us in so many tangible ways.
it would (and will be) easy to get caught up in the "stress" that this week will hold.
i'm trying to keep things in perspective...and remember what this is all about.
it's about 2 little boys that don't have a family.
it's about a family that loves God so much that we are willing to open our arms and hearts to 2 little boys we don't know.
it's about love.
His love...played out in REAL ways.
we are just the instrument...the song He is playing is beautiful.
{i do NOT mean to romanticize this...there is horror in every adoption...painful, awful stuff...BUT God has called us to this and He is working this out and THAT is beautiful.}
this adoption process has been amazing so far.
i have seen God is ways i never have before.
i know Him in a way i never have before.
and we have only just begun!
yet...i have been humbled like never before.
i do NOT like to ask for help.
and i've had to...over and over.
every time the doorbell rang this weekend, there were 2 emotions warring within my heart;
my love for the person that was willing to give to us,
and my pride wanting to scream "we're fine! we don't need help!"
God is working on me...
and it's very tiring :-)
so...here we go!
a BIG week!
THANK YOU to everyone that is helping/praying/supporting.
we could NOT do this without you!
16 comments:
i LOVE your signs - it says it all! this is going to be a big week, and i can't WAIT to hear how it all goes this weekend!
those are awesome banners
and I so know that 'No, really, we're fine' feeling but being 'forced' to accept it.
It will stretch you and stretching always brings you closer to YOU-know-who!!!
it's a good thing, it's a hard thing, but it's good.
nice job, court. love it.
oh, and i have a basement full of "stufF" that jim would like to drop off.
=)
P.S.
when people haggle you and you're all like, "dude-seriously-i-am-raising-money-here-for-parentless-kids", don't punch them. I think I'll pray just for that on Saturday. I'll be building my garden, and I think I'll make myself a stake that reminds me to pray for you not to punch obnoxious people =)
i mean, i would prolly wanna...
=)
love the sign!!! so excited for your week and can't wait to hear about all that God does through it! :) yay!
i love your signs too, I wish we could be there to help donate or run it for you! I am excited to hear how it goes!!!
We're doing a yard sale this weekend too! Praying we both have hugely successful days and get that much closer to bringing our kiddos home - and that we can still move by the end of the weekend! :)
this just might be my favorite words of all time:
"we are just the instrument...the song He is playing is beautiful."
and it is...BEAUTIFUL.
and, um, is it weird that i want that sign to hang in my house?? :) it is the cutest.
LOVE you and praying for all of you this week!
xoxo
Your banner looks AWESOME!!!!
thinking of you and praying for your crazy week.
The signs are great. I am so exicted for you guys!
We will be praying for the yard sale and those who come!
Here you go ~ you are not alone!!!! LOVE your signs ~ your creative signs. They tell your message clearly. Sweet to have such great helpers. Praying for you through this week ~ many are walking with you in person and in prayer. We love you and those two precious boys we haven't met yet.
great job! i so can't wait to see what God does for you guys this weekend. it is going to be amazing...thanks for letting us be a part.
OH I so wish I could be there---so very excited for you/proud of you/full of love for you :)
Can't wait to hear!!...
Courtney,
My name is Glennon. Do you remember me?
If you get a chance, could you go to my blog at www.momastery.blogspot.com and read the post called "Annuncia?"
My sister is in Rwanda, and I think the orphanage she visits every week to hold babies is the one where your boys live. That post is about the orphanage.
Email me if you get a chance, Courtney, I'd love to talk!
Bless your beautiful family!!
Love, G
Ok... when your yard sale is over, you cannot throw that sign away!! I love it!! Wishing you much luck this weekend, friend!
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