Jun. 27, 2008 - Please Pray...lots of changes lately
Change is good, right? I feel stretched beyond my capacity, but that's why I have Jesus, the ultimate rubber band. Well, lots of changes are going on right now. I'm not at liberty (yet) to disclose all the details on a public blog, but I will soon enough...say, in the next 6 months or so. So, stay tuned.
Please pray that our adoption finalized quicker than expected. I talked with the adoption attorney on Monday and he said that the papers just need to go through the court, get signed, then its final. We're not going to make a court appearance. However, it will be months before we get the new birth certificates. My friend, who has adopted from Liberia and is the executive director at Plan Loving Adoptions Now said that they didn't know the adoption was final until they received the birth certificates. I emailed the attorney this morning to ask him how I could find out for sure.
God is such a good provider. We were a bit behind in some of our bills due to some changes going on here. My monthly income will be about $1500 lower than it has been. I had paid our mortgage, auto insurance, and any bill that would accrue interest or late charges. I wasn't sure how I was going to get caught up except that I knew God always provides. A few days ago I got paid for a wedding I did earlier in the month. I added up the bills I needed to pay and my bills were only $1.77 more than the check. So now I am all caught up. Now I just need to figure out other ways to cut costs. My husband finally disconnected the cable box! That will save us $52 per month, which will go straight to debt. I'll be putting up a clothes line soon so that will help with electricity. I do cook mostly from scratch. Please don't be surprised, but I'm not perfect and we do eat too much processed food. However, I feel pretty good about the level of consumption. Perhaps I even carry a bit of pride about it. I really shouldn't do that. I looked at someone else's cart one day and was astonished at the absence of anything fresh other than bananas. I kind of grew up like that after my mom died, though.
Well, it is a beautiful day again. I'm thinking I need to plant some seeds, water my lawn (this evening), rearrange my cupboards, put away laundry, clean out the fridge and van, plan dinner, pack some boxes, and maybe even take a shower. . .or just lie down on the couch some more. Yeah, that sounds good.
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Jun. 29, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Rebeca
Too much processed food? I bought *canned bisquit dough* for our camping trip this weekend. I was actually embarrassed to put it into my cart. I thought about hiding it under my "real" food in case I ran into someone I knew and ruined my reputation. Then I realized that was nothing but pride. Ick. We wrapped it around sticks and cooked it over the fire and the kids loved it. Special, eh? I'll have to buy more for when we go camping with you. :> Love you my friend! BecaBBB
