Backyard Boys

Here's a quick update on our family. Our latest project we've been working on is our garden in our backyard. Here are some pictures that were taken last week. We're planting everything in a couple of days, we've had some rain this weekend, so the ground has just been tilled up now. The boys are currently using it as one big construction site with their excavators and dump trucks, so we're going to be having a big talk once everything has been planted!
They are getting so big. I love to watch them interact. They definitely have their moments, but for the most part they get along very well and love each other so much!
Michael is about to wrap up another semester at the seminary. The Lord has been so gracious to us, providing for our every need. We are continuing to pray about direction and guidance for when Michael graduates. It seems that the doors are opening up for us in the area of church planting out west. Michael is supposed to have a meeting with our pastor in a couple of weeks, and also a meeting with one of his professors. We've had more direction in the last month then we've had in the almost four years we've been down here. The Lord has perfect timing. The verse keeps coming to my mind about how the Lord directs our steps. He has a perfect plan for us and I'm so excited!
I'm still working a day or two a week in Labor and Delivery.As much as I hate to be away from my boys, I enjoy helping families welcome new life into the world. It is truly a miracle, and I'm so blessed to take part in it.
Well off for now, I need to go fix my hungry little men lunch!

God is Faithful

This has been one tough week. Last Monday Samuel and I came down with a nasty stomach virus, then Nathan got it, then Michael. I thought by Tuesday night that we were getting semi-well, but when Samuel woke up Wed. morning I knew things were different. The nurse and the mommy in me knew he was getting too dehydrated and something had to be done, so I took him to the ER where we spent 8 lovely hours getting him hydrated and waiting on him to pee. But despite all of this, God was/is faithful. Samuel was such a champ, things could have been so much worse. God also gave me the strength and stamina I needed to be there for Samuel, despite just getting over it the night before. There were so many people praying, and I could feel it! God's peace reigned over the entire day. God is faithful! We had so many plans for this week, but I'm reminded of the verse that says our plans are many, but the Lord directs our steps! He had a purpose for us to experience all this, and though we may never know it, His ways are higher than our ways, and his thoughts are higher than our thoughts. We trust Him to take care of us! We are much better now, just still getting our strength back, and looking forward to jumping back into our schedule this week!