Couch is No Longer Safe

 First Wesley could be left laying at the back of the couch. Then he was dissatisfied unless he was sitting up and he would be safe and content sitting in the back corner. He has gotten so good at sitting that he can reach clear to the edge from the back, so we put pillows across the edge to prevent him from falling off.

Today I caught him reaching clear up and over the pillows and quite capable of

going right off despite the barrier. Well, no more safe zone there! I tried to get a picture of him doing it but couldn't catch it.

But he is so unhappy because he wants to be higher.

They Said Yes

 So John Melissa decided to accept this baby. They talked and then she called the agency back and gave them the answer.

😯🤯😳🥴🤯😏

Here's what I think I remember about this situation.

The mom didn't know she was pregnant until 7 months along. The dad died unexpectedly from a stroke a few months ago. The mom has not told anyone in her life except a girlfriend. She had eclampsia toxemia and the baby was taken early. Since she hadn't had prenatal care they don't know exactly how far along gestation was. They are guessing 35 weeks. It's a boy. He was born yesterday so we could be picking up a baby in a matter of hours! 😯🤯

A Match!?!?!

 Melissa got a call that a mom picked them to adopt their baby! I don't even know how to respond. I feel like my brain forgot how to think.

RePost 4/25/17 God's Guidance

https://onechristianlife.blogspot.com/2018/02/repost-6416.html

Encouragement, Family, Who Am I

God’s Guidance

By Creodomus April 25, 2017  bus, education, infertility

Recently at church I was asked to give my testimony on a Wednesday night.  Some who were absent due to illness asked me to repeat it the following Sunday after service.  I thought it might be of interest to more people, so here goes:

 

The first part was some of the same story I told in this throwback post:

Early Days

My family lived a simple life on a little farm raising goats and chickens.  I learned duty and responsibility. We didn’t have tons of money, but what we had was spent on family and education. I learned to love learning.  My dad was a laborer in a cheese factory and my mom did all kinds of things, tutoring, driving kids to school and Amish, and delivering newspapers. I learned a strong work ethic. Somehow we managed Christian school tuition and travel.  My folks bought an old school bus and converted it into a camper which we took to New England and to the west coast several times.  I learned how to get along with others, to love family, and geography!

These are some of my favorite family memories!

(That's me on the bottom right!)

Marriage

After I married, we had one child in a normal time frame, but after that experienced infertility.  It was hard watching friends and family continue to have children while time was passing for our own family.  We exhausted all avenues that our budget and conscience permitted, as well as adoption on two different occasions, all to no avail.  I certainly can not say I am pleased with this path that God chose for me, but I have grown to accept it.  One day I may even be joyful.  At any rate, I doubt if I would be as able to teach other children as I do–Sunday School, junior church, 4-H, tutoring–with a passel of a family.  So these are my children!

Tragedy

During that time another tragedy hit my family in the form of a fire that destroyed our farmhouse.  We are so blessed no one was hurt. My family stayed with me and my husband tat night and I worked side by side with my family members as we sorted through what was left of our belongings, tore the house down, and moved a house trailer onto the property.  And throughout this process I learned as I watched my parents model faith in crisis not to allow my emotions to rule and not to place too much value on possessions.

God miraculously provided for me to be born despite the medical issues my mom faced

He guided my childhood to help me develop into a believing, productive, contributing adult.  He directed the path my life has taken to make me into the person He designed me to be even though it’s still a work in progress!