Responding In Faith

Overflowing With Joy!

Posted by: Sonya on: December 21, 2007

Today brings much good news!  I spoke with Seide in Liberia today.  The boys’ embassy interview went very well.  The boys have qualified for orphan status per US terms!  Russ and Anthony will be traveling the last week in January to bring Samuel, Jeremiah and Joel home.  We will have to wait a bit longer for Daniel as his process is just getting started.

We are so excited!  So much to be done!  Please continue to pray for us as we continue to work to pull together the last of our funding!  ($3750)  Please pray for our family as we work through this last month of our journey and prepare for  a new journey with our boys here in America!  I am overflowing with joy and anticipation!  Kind of like Christmas morning for a child!

God has orchestrated this whole thing and as I sit and ponder on the entire journey, I sit in utter amazement! God is so good.  He walked with us the whole way.  There were times where I felt alone and scared, but now I can look back and see that God was right there with me!  Walking and responding in faith can be a difficult journey, but if I persist and continue to take the road less traveled, I begin to see more and more of God with each step.  I experience more of the joy that God intends for me to have.  Worldly things don’t please me like they used to.  The journey with my Lord pleases me so much more!  I hunger to be close to Him and in His presence.

This journey has been especially difficult not just because of the ups and downs of the actual adoption, but because of obstacles outside of the adoption.  Voices around our family telling us that we are doing the wrong thing.  I have stated this before and will state it again, the road that God leads each of us on is a personal journey.  A journey that others may not understand.  Being obedient to God often takes a person against the grain.  Doesn’t the word tell us that we are to be the salt of the earth?  I know I sure can be salty at times, but I enjoy adding a little spice to life!  The world would be very bland if we chose to be like others!  I have become even more deeply rooted in my spiritual journey on this latest faith journey.  I wonder what God will have in store for us next!  Only time will tell……..

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Answers To Frequently Asked Questions About Our Family

1. What do you drive? We drive a 15 passenger Turtle Top bus. It has much more room then a van and is great for traveling! 2. What type of education do your children receive? We have home schooled since the beginning. I have always been very eclectic in our approach. I mix and match to find what works for each child. 3. Are all the kids yours? God has blessed us with a quiver full through biological and adopted children. We love them all equally and are very blessed! 4. Where have you adopted from? We have done private, domestic (through the state) and international adoptions (Liberia). 5. Your done adding children to your family, right? We leave this open to God's calling on our life. We are currently in the process of bringing home Daniel. We are also prayerfully considering bringing home our boys younger siblings Emmanuel and Marienta. 6. Are you crazy? Nope! We walk by faith each day and trust our Heavenly Father to guide us on each new day's adventures! 7. What does your husband do for a living? We actually own our own business. God has truly blessed it. We run an independent diagnostic facility that performs secondary testing for Medicare and other insurance companies. My husband is able to very involved in our every day family life and help with appointments and runs to the grocery store! I really appreciate my husband and his love for God and his family! 8. How do you stay sane? I spend time with my Lord in His word and in prayer. The joy of the Lord is my strength. I also get a couple of hours once a week with another mom of many and we solve all the mommy problems of the world over a good cup of coffee and a sandwich! I also have an awesome church family who always knows when I can use a helping hand. 9. How do you find time for your husband? We have a cute little date table in our bedroom. It is not always practical for us to go out so we may have dinner and a movie in our bedroom. We get the kids to bed early and have our mommy and daddy date night! 10. When do you ever find time to blog? Late at night or early in the morning. Writing is a passion of mine and I try to make the time to do it. One day I hope to have the opportunity to write more and possibly speak!

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