Can we be brutally honest in the blogging world?
Truthfully, we have no idea who reads this thing, so we figure: "Why the heck not?"
When we first got here, we would catch ourselves, all-the-time, thinking: "If we got pregnant, we would HAVE to go home, right?." (Hold your horses, Gary&Janey, Tom&RayeLynn. There are no grandkids headed your way anytime soon. Hopefully.)
But that's how sad and homesick we were. We actually thought about creating a new life only as our ticket OUT of this place. Okay, we didn't actually think about doing that. But we thought about it.
Were we that sad all the time? No way. But sometimes.
And 6 months later, where are we?
Well, we'll only speak for today, but today, we find ourselves amazed.
Amazed that the more of ourselves we pour into this ministry, the more we love it. The more we invest, the more abundantly God blesses us with joy. Overflowing, really. Our victories are small, right now. But we hope they are steps toward even more amazing successes in the Lord.
How does God work? We confess, we do not understand. But we are thankful that his ways and his dreams are higher, deeper and more amazing than ours.
(Seriously, why would we need kids - we've got about 100 of 'em as it is! But, if we ever do get around to having kids, I imagine they'll be pretty cute!)
6 comments:
Yeah!!! Yippee! We are SO excited! We only got a few lines into the post and started dancing and hugging each other!
Mom & Dad Lewis
So awesome to hear all the good things you guys are doing. We are in prayer for you always and miss you greatly! It was a nice suprise to TJ at church on Sunday!!
I would give you many words of sage advise about moving and home sickness, unfortunately I am afraid they will bite me in the butt this time next year... I hope TJ gets home safely...
LB
I'm so glad to hear that God has given you glimpses of hope and encouragement. He is faithful. Thanks for sharing your honest experiences (good and bad) with us - it's good for me to hear! Love you guys!
You both are soooo amazing! We are so proud of all of the work that you are doing in the lives of these children and parents. God is working so marvelously through the relationships that you are building! How awesome! We are super disappointed to have missed TJ on Sunday. Our little family has been battling a respiratory bug, so we were unable to make it. Urgh! Hopefully you BOTH will be coming back soon!?!?!? :o)
Pam, Kate, Winston, Phoebe and I are staying tuned for further updates. We are starting to plan our baby quilts! teehee
We "old college roommates" are having a girls night with the pups in Edmond.
The Horsts say Hello!! You are in our prayers!!
Love u 4 ever, Mom
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