In the Light of Eternity

As much as I love blogging I have really been struggling with it since I came home. Our adoption journey was such a journey of faith and I think that is why it was so easy for me to do it....I worked through a lot of my fears, feelings and what God was showing me that now.....It seems a little "trite" to just blog about our days. Don't get me wrong.....I LOVE finding out about what my blogging friends are up to and what their days consist of....I am just one of those that gets energized when I share my heart and what the Lord is doing in my life and I feel like that is where I need to put my focus, SOOO....I am going to try to take a different approach to my blog, even thinking about doing a "makeover" to change the tone. I will continue to give snippets of what Hudson is up to as well as the rest of the kids and hope that you continue to follow our family. Many of you have become so dear to me and Mark and we were so blessed by all those that followed our trip to China, we had NO idea the interest so many took (outside of the adoption community).

I have been challenged with this scripture and one of the reasons behind this post:

"......and if you honor it by not going your own way and not doing as you please or speaking idle words, then you will find your joy in the Lord and I will cause you to ride on the heights of the land and to feast on the inheritance of your father Jacob." Isaiah 58:13

Isaiah is my favorite book of the bible and where I have found myself contnually challenged out of. Due to the business of life since Hudson came home, finishing up missed school work in China and finals, trying to figure out how to work from home and juggling three busy kids schedules with a toddlers, my time with the Lord has taken a back seat. I hate this and am determined to get back that sweet place with Him that I desperately miss. This is one of the biggest reasons I have felt I needed to change the focus of our blog. I intend not blog about the simple joys of our family and all the "new" things with Hudson until I feel the Lord has given me something from Him to share first. I don't want my words to be idle and long to "ride on the heights" again with Him.

I will post a "Day In The Life"....at the end of each post as I do want you to know what our family is up to...this just won't be my main focus in blogging. My heart is to honor Him and that He would have His proper place in my life as the FIRST priority and family my second. Please know also that there is no condemnation in Christ and my prayer is that no one is offended by this. This is where the Lord has me and I in no way have intended anyone who follows my blog to read anything into this. Once again.... I LOVE reading others blogs and it was the reason I started ours. Some of you I know personally and love you dearly, others, I follow your blogs because they speak to me and I so enjoying watching your kids grow.....we all share a common bond and you are all dear to me!!!


A DAY IN THE LIFE...

Mark and I had a very strange thing happen to us this weekend. Our girls left last Friday to spend the week with our dear friends, in New Braunfels. (This is the 2nd time they have been gone this summer, spending 4 days at cheerleading camp while Jordan was on a cruise with a friend). As you know, Jordan turned 16, June 10 and got his license Friday. Saturday afternoon he drove off without us for the first time, running an errand and then heading to a class party. After giving him "instructions" I watched Mark walk out the door carrying Hudson as they stood out in front of our house and watched him drive away. When he came back in and sat down we just kind of looked at each other not saying anything. How could this be real? Our oldest now on his own in a new way and feeling a bit "lost" as the house seemed so quiet with the girls gone also. Well, for a minute anyway until the beep, beep of Hudsons Little Tyke school bus went off. Oh yeah, we still are young, we have a toddler who will keep us busy for the next 16 years. Our kids are growing up and how sweet that the Lord has given us Hudson to keep us on our toes. We love our boys (and girls of course) and this has already been a sweet time with just them.