When You Can't See His Hand, Trust His Heart

All day long, the lyrics to this song have been running through my head.

Trust His Heart
Written by: Babbie Mason and Eddie Carswell

All things work for our good
though sometimes we can’t see how they could.
Struggles that break our hearts in two
sometimes blind us to the truth.

Our Father knows what’s best for us;
His ways are not our own.
So, when your pathway grows dim,
and you just can’t see Him,
Remember He’s still on the throne.

God is too wise to be mistaken.
God is too good to be unkind.
So when you don’t understand,
when you don’t see His plan,
When you can’t trace His hand, trust His heart.

He sees the Master plan.
He holds the future in His hands.
So don’t live as those who have no hope.
All our hope is found in Him.

We walk in present knowledge,
but He sees the first and the last.
And like a tapestry, He’s weaving you and me
to someday be just like Him.

God is too wise to be mistaken.
God is too good to be unkind.
So when you don’t understand,
when you don’t see His plan,
When you can’t trace His hand, trust His heart.

He alone is faithful and true
He alone knows what is best for you.

God is too wise to be mistaken.
God is too good to be unkind.
So when you don’t understand,
when you don’t see His plan,
When you can’t trace His hand, trust His heart.


That pretty much says it all. I don't understand, but I trust His heart.

Blessings,

Will it be Today?

In anticipation of good news this week, I was looking back through pictures from our trip in January. Time is such a relative thing. When I think of the last 8 months and having Samantha home, they've seem to have gone by so quickly. Yet, when I think of Giovanni, it seems like forever since we've seen him. I believe that God is working even now to bring Giovanni's case out of PGN. I am on pins and needles, excitedly waiting to hear what God has been doing.


I came across this picture of our handsome boy. I don't think I've shared it, so thought I'd post it. I'm sure he looks much different now than he did then. I can hardly wait to see him, to bring him home, to introduce him to our precious friends who have prayed and prayed and prayed. I know you will love him! Until then...




Blessings,

9 Months Ago Today

Nine months ago we saw our first pictures and video of Giovanni. We were sitting in Sue's hotel room mulling through hundreds of pictures and hours of video tape trying to determine if God really wanted us to do this one more time and if so, which one of these boys was our son? I'll never forget seeing pictures and video of Vanni. They tugged at my heart, but not in a way that was different from any of the pictures of the other little boys. I looked at Rob, not really sure if Vanni was "the one". My husband, with tears in his eyes asked me "Do you want to know what I think?" I smiled, as if to say, of course. He continued "That little boy needs a dad, and I'm his Dad." That sealed it for me. At that moment I knew that God was indeed asking us to bring one more child into our home and that Giovanni was that child. Nine months later, I still believe that. The fact that the dream hasn't been realized yet doesn't change anything.

Today is Guatemala Independence Day, so PGN is closed. Every fiber of my being prays that this week we will hear we are out of PGN approved. In the meantime, I look back at where we were nine months ago and just smile. What a great and wonderful God we serve! The things He orchestrated to get us to Guatemala, to place Sue there at that time, to secure a dossier, to get us registered in time...the list goes on and on. It's a good reminder to me of all God has done and will continue to do. He is Faithful!

Blessings,


Deu 7:9
Understand, therefore, that the LORD your God is indeed God. He is the faithful God who keeps his covenant for a thousand generations and constantly loves those who love him and obey his commands.

Deu 32:4
He is the Rock; his work is perfect. Everything he does is just and fair. He is a faithful God who does no wrong; how just and upright he is!

Isa 30:18
For the LORD is a faithful God. Blessed are those who wait for him to help them.

The Wait Continues

We got the encouraging news that our case is still in PGN. Recent timelines suggest about a 7 week PGN time, which is where we will be Monday. But, if I've learned nothing else through the journey of international adoption, I've learned that timelines mean absolutely nothing!! That being said, we continue to wait. Thank you for continuing to remember our family and our precious little boy in your prayers. I'm including some of my favorite verses, as a reminder to me that God is still at work and has not forgotten about us.

Blessings,


Habakkuk 2:3 -- But these things I plan won't happen right away. Slowly, steadily, surely, the time approaches when the vision will be fulfilled. If it seems slow, wait patiently, for it will surely take place. It will not be delayed.

Isaiah 64:4 -- For since the world began, no ear has heard, and no eye has seen a God like you, who works for those who wait for him!

Hebrews 11:1 -- What is faith? It is the confident assurance that what we hope for is going to happen. It is the evidence of things we cannot yet see.