A long time

Well, this has been a long time coming....and this will be short but at least let someone know that I am still in the blog world....a lot has happened in our lives and hearts over the past few months....my emotions in particular have been raw at times and I felt that it was best not to completely unload here. I am blessed to say that this has been a beautiful day to be reminded of how good the Lord is and that He alone works all things out for His glory and renown. We have claimed that often over the past few months, and at times claimed it while questioning if it matched our belief.
So often I have spoken His truth and not truly believed it...but the Lord is restoring my faith in the things of Him and the things that are not of this earth. I am grateful for this. I am thankful for the journey we have been on as a family and what the Lord has brought us through. One thing I know for certain is that He is not finished with this family...He has brought a beautiful perspective to our lives that would have been absent if we had not walked through the past few months. This is not to say that everything is great....but everything is uncomfortable....and for this I am thankful this day. As a family we pray often to not live a life that is comfortable...well, it hasn't been and isn't right now....which I can honestly say is a good thing.
My prayer this day is to know what it looks like and feels like to be completely dependent on Him....grateful that we have the opportunity to know the God who knit us together in our mother's womb. Grateful for the opportunity to serve a God that knows and sees my heart. Humbled by a God that forgives the stuff in this life.
So, this day I am grateful for the life that He breathed into existence a few short months ago and the life that we celebrate....we anticipate meeting him or her someday...we are grateful that He continues to heal our hearts and that His mercies are new each day....what a beautiful promise.
For those of you that have walked beside us on this journey...thank you....we love you and are grateful to have the family and friends that we have. The Lord has been so good to us by giving us you.
Anyhow, that is a little recap. Eli is now back in preschool and so hopefully these postings will be more frequent. Thank you for your patience, prayers, and encouragement. Looking forward to sharing some highlights of our summer and how much Eli has changed over the past few months....later this week!