Thursday, December 25, 2008

Merry Christmas

Isaiah 9:6

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

What an amazing gift God gave us. None of my gifts could ever compare.

Friday, December 5, 2008

Blessings Beyond Measure

A year ago, anytime we thought about all that needed to be done to get to Costa Rica it seemed a bit overwhelming. Now, here we are, a month away from leaving Virginia. Our house is half empty, our residency application along with all the necessary documents have been sent to Costa Rica, we've been accepted to the Spanish Language Institute in San Jose and now we are going through all of our belongs. Most of our furniture has been sold or will be given away. The things we want to enjoy again someday, when and if God calls us back to the States, will be stored here in VA. Everything we need for Costa Rica will have to fit in our suitcases or stored in Texas for a future pickup.

It has not been an easy year. Each step in the process has had its varying degree of challenges. We thank our Father in Heaven for giving us his strength, wisdom, peace, patience, guidance and love through it all. He has given us more than we knew to ask for. He has truly blessed us beyond measure.

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Fall in VA

There's something magical about being surrounded by trees when their leaves change color.



Thursday, November 6, 2008

9 Days of Sickness

I've had this horrible cold for 9 days now. For 2 days I ran a fever and had body aches. 4 of those days I had less than two hours of sleep because of coughing. I finally went to the doctor on day 6. He gave me Tylenol with Codeine so I could sleep. You can only take Tylenol with Codeine every four to six hours but it stops working after two hours. So, for the last 3 nights I take my medicine, fall asleep, wake up two hours later coughing, read for two hours, take more medicine and fall asleep again.

I was supposed to go to a ladies retreat this weekend but I have a feeling the other three ladies I would be rooming with wouldn't approve of my nightly schedule.

Lori