Well, Nick came back from districts today. He and his partner took 1st place in doubles! We are so proud of them. They go to regionals Friday and Saturday next week. We are blessed because they will be here! So we get to go watch! Congrats boys!
So, we accepted a new referral for a 3 yr old boy. He is sooo adorable. Once we have our court date (soon I hope) I will be able to post the pictures because they will be ours! His name is Alemayehu but we will call him Giovanni (thanks to my hubby's Italian roots). So that makes us at a 19 yr old boy, 19 yr old boy, 16 yr old boy, 5 yr old Ethiopian boy (Caleb), 3 yr old Ethiopian boy (Giovanni), 5 month old Ethiopian girl (Sophia). Wowie! We are so blessed! God is so good and He has totally taken care of everything!
So in about 5 more hours (after napping for about 2) our garage sale will start. Well, we will continue getting ready for it and in about 6.5 hours the early birds will come. The sale was on the news, in the paper, and in a special garage sale section. It is definitely the talk of the town! Hopefully God will double everything we get. If He can create the earth, raise men from the dead, He can definitely multiply our sale.
I have decided I am going to try to post regular devotions as I study God's word and pray and let everyone know how blessed we are in this world and what I see God doing in my life. Tonight at church our pastor was discussing the effect the "Da Vinci Code" has on our society and how as Christians we are to be prepared for this battle. In Ephesian 6:11-12 says "Put on all of God's armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil. For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places." We are at war - a spiritual war. As we face so many bad things against us, we must hold tight to God's promises. I pray you continue reading and learn how to protect ourselves in this battle. We are to have God's word in our hearts and rebuke the enemy when he tries to place doubt in our minds. I know this week I really struggled with a lot doubt. I doubted if we would EVER get our kids, if we would EVER get a court date, if we would EVER get ahead. Well, I finally realized that it doesn't matter. God has everything handled. He'll take care of it. He isn't delegating these tasks to me to figure out, He has already done that. So let us all stand firm in our Faith and put on the shield of salvation and hold tight to the sword of the spirit. Let us each battle everyday because we know that in the end we win the war - in fact we already have through Christ's blood.
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I am constantly amazed at how steadfast your faith is throughout this process. It is true that we are always confronted with fear and doubt and we need to know that God loves us and wants all of this for us. Your faith in your new referral is amazing and your gratitude that God knows the plan for the Raskells and for all of the kids is inspiring.
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