It has been a long time since I wrote something on here! Life has been so busy that there hasn't been time to just slow down, take a deep breath and think and enjoy life. Our busyness seems to be over for a little while now and we are ready to enjoy our summer and hopefully not let it slip by without us noticing.
We had a youth campover in our backyard to end the youth group season. About half of the kids came, we had a lot of fun and they behaved themselves! I was sad to see the season end and yet we all need a break from each other and I know Chad and I need some time together to regroup and refresh before we start up again in the fall. We are already planning curriculum and such for the fall and looking forward to what God has in store.
An update on the adoption...we are now at #25 on the waiting list. We are slowly but surely moving up. How we hope something happens this fall! I will admit that some days the waiting is incredibly hard and it is easy to get down about it all and wonder if it will ever happen but for the most part time has been flying by and we are still hoping. Although I did tell Chad yesterday that if nothing has happened by next spring we will just have to steal a baby! Not seriously of course but still...
Today my Mom and I went out for our annual birthday lunch. For those of you who don't know I was born on my Mom's birthday. We try and go for lunch every year and go shopping or something. Today it was pedicures and lunch. I love my Mom. I love that we share this special day and that she made a point starting at a young age for me to make it even more special because we share it. I have never really dreaded any of my birthdays and I think it's because I always have the special time with her to look forward to. There is a part of me that is having a hard time with this birthday just because I am that much closer to the next decade and because we are on a waiting list but I am choosing not to dwell on that side of it. It is good to be alive and to be loved!
We are going away in a couple of weeks and oh how we are looking forward to it! We are going to Victoria for our 5th anniversary. Yes, it has been 5 years already! We will be staying at the same hotel and we have lots of nothing planned! We are going to relax and reconnect and just enjoy being together and away from the stress and busyness of life here. It is so needed and we are so blessed to be able to go. It means leaving Finlay in a kennel but I keep telling myself that he will be okay.
For those of you haven't heard I am going to be an auntie again! Mark and Beth are expecting their 5th! I am excited to meet this new little Petty. Their kids are all so diverse in personality and I can't wait to see how and where this new little one is going to fit in. They are amazing parents and their kids are all such blessings.
My neice Kayla graduated this year. How is that for making a person feel old?! I so clearly remember the day she was born and all the time she spent at our house and all of the special times we had together. She has grown into a beautiful young woman and I pray that the Lord leads her and guides her and that she grows closer to Him every day with an awareness that He needs to be her all.
I think that's it for now. A rather scattered blog but there is so much to say when nothing has been said for so long. I am sure I could just keep chatting but will stop here for now. I will try and be better about keeping everyone updated this summer. With us being at #25 on the waiting list there will hopefully be more encouraging updates every month.
