Content

First of all, let me share that David is pretty much back to his happy go lucky self. We still have some bouts of horrible screaming when we don't get our way, but thankfully it isn't too frequent! I have developed a personal goal for him that involves independently completing 'bathroom steps' (e.g., flush, pull up underwear and shorts, wash hands) in less than 20 minutes. Practice. Practice. Practice.

Alright...enough about that! I just wanted to write and share that tonight I feel content. God is good.

I have been struggling lately with feeling the need to 'speed up' my life. Things have slowed down around here and I am not really used to that. I have conversations with God that go something like this....

"So, God, I'm ready. What's coming next?"
"Slow down. I want what is best for you. Trust me."

I am learning that I can be shaped and used by God during the quiet times too. It isn't easy to slow down, though.

Tonight we FINALLY called Jaqueline! I think about her all the time. I hope she knows that.

Just hearing her voice made me smile. I wish I could hold her hand and give her a hug again. I miss her and it makes it harder knowing that we may never see each other in person again. Forget that....we'll just have to travel to Mexico:).

She sounded happy. She has a new job in a clothing store, but the hours are pretty much the same as her other job....8am to 9pm. Yuck. She has a boyfriend and he better be treating her well! Her boyfriend actually answered the phone when we called and thought Lee was Jaqueline's uncle here in the US. She corrected him and explained that we were her adoptive mom and dad:). I wish! Hmmmm.

Anyway, I am content and I pray that God helps me to stay content during both the storms and the quiet, peaceful times.

"...we look not at what can be seen, but at what cannot be seen; for what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal."
2 Corinthians 4:18