A LOSS FOR WORDS

A first in a very long time...I am at a loss for words this morning. Our adventure of camping at Lake Roosevelt this past weekend has been told; pictures have been posted; the house has been cleaned; books have not been read this week; and I sit here in a kind of bla state. The blaness flows more from a lack of enthusiasm I suppose. We enjoyed a wonderful time together as a family on the campout, and the rest of the week seems to just be lingering along. Nothing especially wrong with lingering except the lingering did not serve stimulation of any kind. It's as if life has been suspended for a time, and we, the objects of that suspension, just wait to be dropped where God wants us. However, during this suspension God has been working, and this is something that can be shared.

1. He provided an answer by allowing child services to choose another family to place two children whom we have been waiting for over the past month to have in our home. We knew this could be a possibility, but it still leaves a bit of a hole in the emotions. Others are of his choosing, or perhaps it is an experience that will be used elsewhere in our lives.

2. After many attempts in the past, we finally have health care for our children. A huge blessing needless to say. On top of this blessing, the health care benefits are retro-active back to January, covering a $300 physical for our son required for the Boy Scout's summer camp in the next week and a half.

3. Dale put a lead in to his company for a possible sale and it sold this past week, allowing him to receive a percentage back from that sale, paying for another unexpected expense accrued.

4. My vacuum cleaner went out three weeks ago and we have not been able to replace it. A friend generously lent me hers yesterday and now my floors are clean! Truly a blessing. You know that you've gone over the edge just a bit when tears come to your eyes because you now have clean floors.

5. We received a substantial financial gift this morning that will help us get the rest of the required items for our home to become fully licensed to foster/adopt.

Even though life has seemed suspended, God is working and for that we are thankful and count our blessings. How does God work in your life when it seems like you may be spinning your wheels or hanging in anticipation of God's plans for your life?