I will...

be joyful & thankful during this time of waiting! I must admit that out of all of the waiting that I have ever had to do in my life...waiting for my "knight in shining armor" to come along, waiting for 14 years after getting married for Phoebe to come along, waiting another 3 years after that for God to reveal his plans to enlarge our family, currently waiting for 2 years & 4 months for that plan to come to completion...that these past few weeks have been the hardest of the waiting that I have done so far in my life. I'm not exactly sure why but they have been.

Yesterday I was eagerly awaiting the news of negative TB results & instead got "kicked in the stomach" with the news that the tests results won't be back until Monday...which of course means that our DHS approval will not happen this week as most of us had hoped & prayed for. I will admit that I did get very bummed about this. But the good thing about having a "bouncy" personality is that you don't stay in one spot for very long :o) So last night before I went to bed I was determined not to let this get to me & that I will continue to wait patiently upon the Lord.

This morning I woke up & Psalm 100 really spoke to me so I am going to share it with you & I pray that it blesses you as well.

Shout with joy to the Lord, all the earth!
Worship the Lord with gladness.
Come before him, singing with joy.
Acknowledge that the Lord is God!
He made us, & we are his.
We are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving;
go into his courts with praise.
Give thanks to him & praise his name.
For the Lord is good.
His unfailing love continues forever,
& his faithfulness continues to each generation.
Psalm 100 NLT

Updated at 7:42am

My hubby sent this devotion from Dr. David Jeremiah to me this morning & it so goes along with what's going on in my life & possibly yours too.
Who Is in Control?

"So shall My Word be that goes forth from My mouth; it shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it." Isaiah 55:11

Parenting experts disagree on quite a few things, such as spanking, time outs, manners, sleeping, eating, obedience, and tantrums. Typically though, there is one common thread among those who claim to know how to raise children; you must follow through on what you say. If a parent explains the consequences of disobedience to their child, they must be ready and willing to carry them out. In other words, parents must mean what they say. This fosters respect and prompt, pleasant obedience in most cases because children quickly learn who is in control: the parent.

Just as smart parents follow through in order to teach their children obedience, sometimes God uses prophecy for the instruction of His children. He wants us to know that when He says He will do something, we can be absolutely sure it will come to pass as He said. At the same time, He is showing us His authority and trustworthiness so that if we ever question what is going on in the world, we can simply search His Word, discover what He says about it, and remember who is in control: Almighty God.

"He who breathes into our hearts the heavenly hope will not deceive or fail us when we press forward to its realization." Anonymous