By Faith Not By Sight

We are a family that loves God and loves each other. Our family is built through, and so blessed by adoption. As a family we are lead to pray for the children who remain orphans with no family to call their own, no mom and dad to take care of them. When one face began to repeatedly appear to us, and many things kept connecting us to one little boy, we began to look closer at this one child in an orphanage in China. We began to listen to our hearts and pray harder. Fast forward to a year later. Our Pastor is teaching on circle prayers. Calling us to move to a higher level in our prayer life and faith. Bold prayers, "circle prayers", prayers that call us to step out in faith, without giving up. Pressing in to the heart of God. So circle prayers are what we are praying, for God to lead us and provide a way for us to bring this little boy home.

Friday, November 9, 2012

The Man on the news from Georgia

I am going to post this here because I want to post it some where, to remember. Days ago I was very moved by this man I saw on the news and in light of everything that is coming over the news after the election, I hold on to this one image. I really don't know how this relates, or how to explain what I am feeling, but here goes. After the hurricane, there was a man from Georgia that packed up a trailer with food, water, and supplies and headed up to NY to help the people that have lost everything. He cooked them grits and biscuits and wonderful Southern foods to comfort them and warm them in their time of need. I cry every time I think of him and that clip from the news. Then the election happens. I'm going to be honest. We, as a family, are devastated with the results.  We believe there was a lot at stake here. I feel as a nation we sold our souls, and a whole lot more, in the name of "tolerance". This was not the case of Republicans not getting their way. There have been many Democratic presidents in the past. The response was not one of what it is now. So with that being said, we dream of someday not living here. Somewhere that our vote will count. We relate to those feelings expressed from those in the "very red"  part of the country and look in disappointment at all the blue here. Maybe this man is a democrat from Georgia, I know they exist. And probably feel as we do being from NY. Maybe he is a Republican. I don't know. But when people are screaming they want "us" out of the country, I want to scream back, "But we're here too". Needed to get that off my chest and trying to not spout off on face book any more.:) And to that man from Georgia, what ever party you belong to, thank you. You are a very positive image in a very trying time. God bless you.

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