Hodge Podge

Life has been such a hodge podge of late. A little going on here, a little going on there, but nothing really has changed and nothing really noteworthy. What's been going well continues to do so. What's been a disappointment continues to be so. There's a few things I'd like to mention.


First, my hope that the new adoption social worker would be interested in doing at least the minimum the job requires appears to be asking too much. Jumped through hoops for her, met with her, tried to touch base with her to tie up loose ends, but have not heard back from her. The Lord can easily trump this, but He chooses not. I am growing more confident and restful in His sovereignty in this situation as time continues. Good news is at least six sibling groups I've made inquiries about in the last nine months have been placed with adoptive families.

Next, my critical spirit is alive and kicking. The good news is it's softened in an area, an important one, I think. The recent death of a famous music icon, who struggled with alcohol and prescription drug addictions and likely led to her death, got me to thinking and opened up an interesting conversation with my hubby and our teen. The week of her death, the last song she sang in public was "Jesus Loves Me".  If I were the person I was a decade ago and you asked me if she could be a Christian, I would have said no, her life doesn't suggest it. Now I say, just because her sinful struggles are blatant, doesn't make her anymore sinful than me with my hidden and whitewashed sins. So now, having been touched by His ongoing grace and mercy in my life, I say yes, she could have been. Think about that for yourself. Makes for an interesting conversation. And whether she was or wasn't, as tweeted by Rick Warren, "(her) funeral shared the Gospel today with more people today than most of us ever will".

Finally, family, marriage, and kiddos! There have been a couple of ongoing stresses which at an earlier point in life would have made for constant tension, but where the Lord has us now, we are cherishing each other and our time together more. AJ and I were chuckling on Valentine's, how many different ways can you say, I think you're great and we're great??? But we've been saying it quite a bit. Great testament of the Lord's work in us!