There are delays getting the Visa's. We now need Exit permits after the Visa's are issued. Also, the new policy requires the parents to pick up the Exit permits in person. We are pleading to be grandfathered in since we were approved and our adoption was completed long before this new law took effect.
I get to fly to Tennessee tomorrow and see my mom. She was diagnosed with Pancreatic cancer and had surgery to remove it. It was benign! I am thrilled at the prospect of getting more time with her. I plan to record her life story to some day write a book or maybe just give the family Cd's. I am excited for the trip and the time with Elsie and my mom and step dad. Leon will be with the children at home. He always does such a good job with them.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
My Addiction
I ran into a friend at the grocery store. She said, "I can see why people get addicted to being pregnant and having babies". That bothered me but, I wasn't sure why.
Thinking on it later, I realized why it bothered me. I'm not addicted to being pregnant and having babies. I'm addicted to life. Whatever God brings and His participation in it. His being with me. Whatever He brings, babies, grand babies, re-locating, hard times etc. I'm addicted to seeing and experiencing life with God".
Thinking on it later, I realized why it bothered me. I'm not addicted to being pregnant and having babies. I'm addicted to life. Whatever God brings and His participation in it. His being with me. Whatever He brings, babies, grand babies, re-locating, hard times etc. I'm addicted to seeing and experiencing life with God".
Tuesday, March 02, 2010
Letter to a friend #2
We have been learning about the gospel and grace for about a year now. Lately we've been learning of our need to surrender to Him. There is nothing that we can do to make Him love us more and nothing that we can do to make Him love us less. He is completely satisfied with you and I (because of Jesus).
He knows that we are losers, fakes, liars, weaklings etc. that's why He came for us, He adopted us. He is the hero, not us. He is the overcomer. He does not fill in the gaps where we fail or where we are not quite 'doing it right'. Our whole endeavor to 'measure up' is what's broken.
When I feel that people think I'm a bad christian, bad mom, bad person I don't need to defend or justify myself. I can just say, "that's right and you don't even know the half of it, I'm WAY worse than that", ..Praise Jesus my All in All, my goodness!
I knew this about Jesus when I first accepted Him but, I must have forgotten somewhere along the line.
We can rest in Jesus, smile, laugh and fail happily. Surrender.
love, jeni
He knows that we are losers, fakes, liars, weaklings etc. that's why He came for us, He adopted us. He is the hero, not us. He is the overcomer. He does not fill in the gaps where we fail or where we are not quite 'doing it right'. Our whole endeavor to 'measure up' is what's broken.
When I feel that people think I'm a bad christian, bad mom, bad person I don't need to defend or justify myself. I can just say, "that's right and you don't even know the half of it, I'm WAY worse than that", ..Praise Jesus my All in All, my goodness!
I knew this about Jesus when I first accepted Him but, I must have forgotten somewhere along the line.
We can rest in Jesus, smile, laugh and fail happily. Surrender.
love, jeni
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