The whirlwind has begun !


Just thought I would throw out a quick post. It has been a whirlwind of a couple of days and it just may turn into a hurricane in a couple of hours...a FANTASTIC hurricane, if there ever was such a thing.:)

This morning Caleb had an appointment with the urologist. *Warning...some of you might find this to be too much information!* One of his testicles never descended...but we were pleased to find out that it is, indeed, there and with surgery, they can correct the problem so that he will not have problems in the future when it comes to fertility and infections, if the Lord allows.

This afternoon we also had our appointment with our social worker to give her all in the information she needs to write our first post adoption report. We spent a lot of time with her and it was actually neat to have to specifically talk about the boys...remembering the difficulties of the first days and rejoicing in how far they have come. We have never had someone ask us in depth questions about our kids before and it was honestly a neat blessing to reflect on the Lord's goodness in the lives of Samuel and Caleb! We are hoping to finalize the adoption ( it's finalized in Ethiopia, but not in the US) by the end of October!!!

The hurricane I was talking about comes in the form of our very dear and precious friends who are coming in a couple of hours (their 6 plus our 8 makes 14!! Or, to look at it another way, 10 kids 10 years old and under!!!) and then we will all head off for the beach on Sunday! We are looking forward to a week on the beach in Lincoln City, Oregon (Bryan has not had a true, get away for more than a couple of days and relax vacation in two years!). Hopefully, we will all be able to experience the calming "eye" of the storm most of the time!:) And we are so tickled to have found a house that we can rent for $60 a night (once we split the cost)!!! As a family of 8 we could not even stay at a motel for that a night!!!

I have no idea if I will get any posts out while we are away...but know that, Lord willing, we are all alive, healthy, enjoying the ocean, celebrating the Creator of it, enjoying sweet fellowship and praying that the time goes by as slowly as possible!:)

"The sea is His for He made it, and his hands formed the dry land." Psalm 95:5

Comments

Ruth said…
WE will MISS you!!! But are so excited to see you getting "away" as a family!!! I'm trusting that God will minister to your need for relaxation and restoration! Love you and can't wait to see the pictures :)
Anonymous said…
Have a great time!

The weather was absolutely beautiful for us in Newport and I heard it is going to be even warmer this week. I can't wait to hear all about it!

Enjoy!
Oh!--I forgot to ask you about your trip when I saw you this A.M.!! :0(

Well---I hope you guys had a WONDERFUL time, and I look forward to reading about it/seeing pics (hopefully!) on your blog!