The end of April is coming....

Our travels continue. My sweet brother is in town, so we are taking a family trip to see my dad's family in Pensacola, FL this weekend.

My mom broke her pinkie and may have to have surgery. Yesterday Lydia scratched her cornea some how?? I was sitting on the couch, she was sitting in her bouncy seat. All of a sudden she screamed out in pain. I could tell her left eye hurt because she would not open it. I tried washing her face with a sopping wet rag and then put her in the bath and tried to flush her eye out, but she continued to keep her eye closed in pain. We went to the Pediatrician and then to the Ophthalmologist. At both doctor's offices they put colored drops in her eye. She was looking pretty crazy with neon tears. The Ophthalmologist said it is a very small abrasion and it will heal itself quickly. This morning she woke up looking completely normal. No redness, no swelling, no clinching her eye shut. Praise God. That was not how I intended to spend my Monday. Lydia keeps me spontaneous.

"The Lord works all things together for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose."

I have been discontent lately with the way things are going. We are faced with the harsh truth that our support is not high enough for us to attend the Pre-Field Training in July. My heart and my plans have been set on this training. The idea of not making it frustrates me. I feel so ready to GO!! Last week the Lord started showing me areas in my day to day life that I am so selfish and in need of work. One night as Micah and I prayed on the way home from somewhere I could not hold back my tears. The Lord has me right where He wants me. I feel like I am waiting on the Lord, but the reality is He is waiting on me. Oh how patient the Lord is with me!! He is growing me through His Word, His Love, and His Mercy!! It is not about waiting on money. God owns all the money in the world. That can come in a moments time. This waiting is about the Lord's perfect timing for my good and Micah's good. Micah confessed that he has been so hungry for intimacy. He was seeking to spend more time with guys he is close to, but it is hard when we are all so busy and many are far away. He was also becoming too eager to be in S. E. Asia serving the Lord. We have been talking about the different things we may do there! We are soooo excited. But the Lord convicted Micah's heart and told him to stop and look right in front of you. He remembered that our marriage is the intimate friendship he was longing for, and at Bremen High School he is serving the Lord in numerous ways! The Lord is so faithful to answer our prayers and give us the desires of our heart. Often times we just need to sit back and take a look around to see the answered prayers all around us! Our prayer is that we would be patient with ourselves during this support raising process. If we could only treat ourselves and each other as the Lord treats us.