Almost Saved

This guy says it all. He's talking about people who call themselves Christians, but are niether hot or cold. They don't deny God, but they aren't on fire for Him. They're neutral and ineffective for the Kingdom. I know I have definitely been there..and it's hard to admit it.

Simplicity

Simple things make me so happy. They make me feel relaxed and peaceful. Tonight I was enjoying a few of these simple things, and thought I would share them with photos.

The wonderful and comforting smell of banana muffins baking in the oven.

Learning to knit with new yarn and needles.

Puppy kisses and cuddles.

Adoption

For a couple of months now, I have been pondering the idea of adoption and praying about it, asking God where this idea came from, and if it was Him speaking to me, or just an idea that came from 6 months of unsuccessfully conceiving. In my heart, I don't feel this "idea" is just a plan B to having a biological child of our own..it just feels "right". I presented this thought to Devin about a month ago. I asked him if he thought it was possible that we aren't getting pregnant *right away* because God wants us to stop and think and listen to Him. For instance, if we had conceived within the first month or 2, would we have even stopped to consider adopting?

Devin responded positively, but wasn't overly invested in the idea. He wasn't totally comfortable with it yet, and hadn't thought a lot about it before. Last night I went for a long walk and prayed about all of it. I just asked God to give me some more clarity on the subject. "Should we wait?" Should we act?" "Is there a child out there that is supposed to be ours?" So, today when Devin was home for his lunch break, he said "so what have you been learning about adoption?" (referring to all of the reading I've been doing on it). I filled him in on some details about the process, and then he went on to say that he was thinking seriously about it and he was listening to this song by Guy Penrod about raising and caring for a child, and it sort of just struck him that adopting might be something we should do. I was moved to tears because I felt this was an answer to prayer. Part of my anxiety about even considering adoption was that I thought it was just my idea and possibly not Devin's..or God's. But just one day after praying for clarity, my husband tells me he's on board with looking more seriously into it. To me, this is a big step toward clarity on the issue. It's like God is speaking to Devin and I at different times, about the same thing, and bringing us together on it.

I don't yet know where all of this will lead to, but I am excited and anticipating what God has in store for us. I love our faithful Father.