Road Trip!

We are heading out to Virginia Beach today. We will be traveling today and tomorrow and then I will be posting from there. Father, please watch over us as we travel. Help us all to be content and in harmony. Please keep us safe and secure in Your arms. In Jesus' name, Amen

GGGRRRRRRR!

Our adoption agency called yesterday and said that all of our documents went through state certification except one. Our physical exam forms got kicked back. This is the third time I have had to work on these forms. The Dr's notary didn't do it right the first time so I had to take them back to her. Now her number would go through. Our worker just told us to just go to a different notary if we could. She is sending them back by FedEx and they should arrive Tuesday. The only problem is that Wayne has a job that he has to go check on in Virginia Beach. He is going to be gone about 2 weeks, and the girls and I wanted to go with him for the first week or so. The company will pay our gas and lodging so, hey, you bet! So do I be a patient little girl and let the letter stay in my mailbox for a couple weeks? NOT! I may see if my daughter Hannah can take care of it. Or maybe not leave for VB until it's done. GGGGGGRRRRRR!

Prayer Request

Hello friends. I need your help again. My friend, Debra, (who had the surgury in Mexico) had to go to the hospital late last night. She was hurting and began bleeding from one of the incision sights. She has not been able to rest alot since she returned home. Don't you just wish that life could slow down when you need it to. I will post more when I hear more. Please pray.

VBS

Hi all! This week is VBS at our church. I am in charge of doing the whole youth department! That's right: crafts, rec, lesson, and anything else. It's been a bit of a challenge this week. We started off with some behavior problems. I didn't handle them well. I got frustrated and intimidated. Only a few times in ministry have I gotten "shook". This was one of them. The main "problem-child" is big. He's well over 6 feet. Wayne was outside preparing the building (crafts) part of it and I just teach better if he is in there with me. Anyway, the second night went better, but that was because they "problems" didn't come back. Please pray for me as we have the next 3 nights still to go. I want to show them Jesus, not scared frustrated Leah. I want to show them love, hope, peace, gentleness, kindness - I want to represent my Savior in a good way. Not "crazy church lady". Anyway.

I have been checking out Steven Curtis Chapman's family's blog of their trip to China! I thought you all might want to see it, too. Go to http://chapmanchannel.typepad.com/asiaandbeyond/.
if you want to follow along, too.

Special Guests

This Sunday morning at church we had the honor of a missionary family visiting us. Eddie & Lori Hawkins and sons shared with us about their missionary trip to Africa. Lori sang for us with an awesome voice and a true spirit. Eddie then presented a God-inspired message that was so perfect for our church "issues" right now. Eddie grew up in this area and his father is a member of our church. Father, please bless Eddie & Lori & their sons. Let them continue to glorify your name. Help them to hear your voice and respond with faith. Thank you for the love for Africa that you have blessed them with. Thank you for the plan that you lay our for all of your children. Thank you for blessing me through them. Amen

Happy Birthday Bryce!!

Sunday was my grandson Bryce's 4th birthday. Every birthday that flies by makes me a little sad. He's growing up so fast. It seems like yesterday that he was a little baby rocking in my lap. Hannah became pregnant her Senior year of high school. I can't even imagine how that must have been for her. But I know one thing. She could have made a decision to not have him. She didn't. She took the harder road. And I will forever be grateful to her for that. Every time Bryce has a birthday, it reminds me of this. I am so proud of Hannah for the way she lived out her life. Bryce is a sweet, wild, funny, and loving boy. He told me that he was 4 years old now, so that means he's a man. He's my little man!

Celebration!

To my total and complete surprise, we received our I-171H in the mail on Thursday! We were only fingerprinted 2 weeks ago and I was told to expect at least a 4 week wait. We hadn't even gotten our last background check yet. So during Ashlyn's basketball tourney in Rolla, we shot up to Jeff City (about 50 min.) and went to the General Headquarters of the Highway Patrol and walked out with our background checks in about 30 mins.! (We were also told to expect a 3-4 week turn around time on the background checks). So we zipped back to Ash's tourney and then to the UPS Store. The last of our dossier was shipped to our agency and will arrive Monday morning! As long as something doesn't get unexpectedly kicked back, we are done with our paperchase!!!!!!!!!!!!