A Little Woman

We had a great time in Colorado and I do intend to post pictures, but we have had a busy couple of weeks. And now the computer is down so I can't access my pictures.

So I thought I would tell you all what we have been up to lately.

Last Tuesday we were planing to go out to Two Rivers with some friends, but it rained all day. Mama saved the day by taking us to Target and the Library (We were all pretty disappointed).
On Wednesday I got to go over to Grandma Mary's and help her teach a friend how to make a hat. Spencer had Tae-Kwon-Do while I was gone. He got his green belt!
Good job Spencer!
On Thursday we got to have breakfast with Grandma Kathie and went out to Two Rivers in the after noon.
We had our first science Co-op on Friday.
On Saturday Mama and I cleaned out my stuff. Now it is all on half the shelving, so Hanna gets the other half. It always looks so good after cleaning it!
I hurt my foot on Saturday, so, Daddy and I stay home on Sunday morning (he wasn't feeling well). We had a nice quiet morning and us kids made dinner. Really, Spencer did all the work (I was sitting with my foot up). He and Hanna served Mama and Daddy.
Today we have piano lessons (it's Hanna's turn right now), we will babysit for our cousins this afternoon and we have our church small group tonight.
Tomorrow we will go out to Two Rivers in the morning, if the weather is good.

My foot is doing much better. Mama put a comfrey poultice on it a few times and it has helped a lot.

How to Make a Comfrey Poultice:

You need
dried comfrey
Hot Water and
a Paper Towel

Put an open paper towel on a plate and sprinkle about a tablespoon of dried comfrey on it. fold the paper towel so the comfrey is inside and put a couple tablespoons of hot water on it. Then apply it to the hurt area.

Well, have a happy Monday.

May the LORD answer you when you are in distress;
may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.
May he send you help from the sanctuary
and grant you support from Zion.

May he remember all your sacrifices
and accept your burnt offerings.
Selah

May he give you the desire of your heart
and make all your plans succeed.

We will shout for joy when you are victorious
and will lift up our banners in the name of our God.
May the LORD grant all your requests.

Now I know that the LORD saves his anointed;
he answers him from his holy heaven
with the saving power of his right hand.

Some trust in chariots and some in horses,
but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.

They are brought to their knees and fall,
but we rise up and stand firm.

O LORD, save the king!
Answer us when we call!

Everyone has seasons of waiting in their life.
We are waiting to adopt.
However, recently several things with our adoption have begun to make it seem impossible. We know that God will work it all out, but it can be hard to wait.
The other day, I was reading Before You Meet Prince Charming by Sarah Mally and God showed me these verses.

Psalm 27:14
Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and He shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say on the Lord

Psalm 37:9
For evildoers shall be cut of: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.

Lam. 3:25
The Lord is good unto them that wait for Him, to the soul that seeketh Him.

Is. 40:31
But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary they shall walk and not grow faint.

Is. 49:23
For they will not be ashamed that wait for Me.

He has also recentally shown me some of the great people in the Bible who had to wait on Him.

Such as, Abraham, who waited over 20 years for God to fufill His promise and give him a son.

And Noah, who trusted God would send the promised flood and spent years of his life building an ark went everyone told him it was foolish.

It pays to trust God through the times of waiting. He will teach you and strengthen you.

May God Bless you!

It [July 4th] ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty.

-John Adams

A friend recently shared this audio of The Pineapple Story with me (thank you Mrs. O!) and I thought I would past it on.
It is the story of a missionary to a tribal people in Indonesia.
They are funny, but I also learned a lot from them.

Note:
Parents may want to prevew these before giving them to children.