It's Overwhelming, Really!

         Have you ever had a day or a week when it was so obvious the Lord was working and that His hand was moving and shaping your family, your life, or who you are?  I know He is always doing those things, but I am talking about a time when He is doing things that are crazy and because they are so crazy it could only be Him.  His presence and motion in your life is so evident that you are almost prepared to see Him walk around the corner in human form and hug you?  I have had that week.  It has been filled with moments of overwhelming gratitude, as I sit amazed and humbled that I get to be apart of the Lord's story.  That's what my life is;  a tiny insignificant letter in this script that He has been writing.  It is all about Him and it always has been.  God in His abundant mercy allows us to be somewhere in the pages.  My hope is that when my fleeting life comes to its ever approaching end, I will have spent the vapor of time I had making Jesus known.
         We found a house and it has ample space for our new addition/s.  Not only has the paper chase begun, we will  be able to complete everything right on schedule.  Lifeline was prepared to juggle the home study a bit until we found a bigger place.  Now we can just proceed as normal.  We have begun to receive random envelopes with donations to purchase puzzle pieces, it is going to be incredible to see it in the end.  I am so excited.  All those names!!
          We are also going to begin having "Parties with a Purpose".  These will be hosted parties in homes or at churches with a group of people the host invites to take part in a special time of sharing about orphans and our response to them.  The guest will have the opportunity to then purchase different items and all the proceeds will go towards our adoption and the 147 million orphans world wide.  I am over the top excited about these parties.  Who doesn't love a party where you get to spend time sharing God's heart and then take part in actively doing something about it, but not as an individual, as a unified body of Christ followers who love one another in a way that they want to share it with those who are considered the least of these in other parts of the world.  That is exciting!!  There will be a special gift to everyone who host a party.  Our goal is to host at least 30 parties.  If you are interested in gathering together a group of your closest friends, family, or others who you would love to share this time with, just let me know and we can set up your party.  Though the subject matter might seem heavy, we will have a wonderful time basking in the reality that the Almighty-Maker of Heaven and Earth-Creator of the Entire Universe-well,  He knows my name and your name, and He knows the hurt of a child in Uganda who is about to be wrapped up in the many arms of a forever family in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.  That is amazing!