I have not been invited to one Christmas party or extra holiday event. And it's OK. The next 9 days are pretty much eaten up with stuff that has to be done, AND there's still the possibility (nothing's been done since last week) that we'll have new family to go see. I don't mind the busy...it's the not-knowing that's hard. When everyone does get home...I'm praying for lots of laughter, late night game time, teenagers in the house, and smiling faces. Yeah, it's a Christmas kind of miracle we're wishing for around here.
Someone just told me I had the patience of a saint, referring to the adoption process we're in. It's NOT TRUE. Somewhere along the way, I have had to put expectations away and just wait. With my personality it seems like such a waste of time to wait things out...but we have NO CHOICE. So, we've given the entire thing up to Him. I've said it before...but I can't wait to SEE the miracle of what ONLY GOD could orchestrate for us.
Next 2 weeks:
Wednesday: Erin doctor appt in Russellville, Richard to Dallas, Children's Choir practice
Thursday: Richard back home at noonish, TobyMac concert in Tulsa with all our kids (including
Katelyn!)
Friday: Richard meeting in LR all day/Horizon’s Christmas Party, help set up Madrigal at CHS
Saturday: Dress Rehearsal for musical at church 10-12, Little
Rock (meet kiddos!?) 3-4:30, Madrigal Dinner 6:30
Sunday: Family Christmas Celebration 10:30am, Richard to Broken Arrow,
Christmas Musical 5:00
Monday: Richard in Springdale, Hair appointment for Mom (priority)
Tuesday: Erin tonsillectomy in Clarksville (8am), Richard in Springdale (evening)
Friday: Ryan surgery in Fayetteville (8am)
Sunday: nursery duty
Monday-Thursday: Christmas celebration...Conway, then Mountain Home
While juggling all of that (and it looks like a lot of nursing on my part), we'll have to work hard to get our hearts prepared to celebrate God's greatest gift. We will keep chipping away at our countdown chain with the names of Jesus on it, we will all write love notes for our stockings, and we'll keep the Christmas music piped in as much as possible. Hopefully, it will keep our minds at peace and our hearts tuned toward what is right.
While juggling all of that (and it looks like a lot of nursing on my part), we'll have to work hard to get our hearts prepared to celebrate God's greatest gift. We will keep chipping away at our countdown chain with the names of Jesus on it, we will all write love notes for our stockings, and we'll keep the Christmas music piped in as much as possible. Hopefully, it will keep our minds at peace and our hearts tuned toward what is right.
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