1. no smoking
2 not crazy
3. loves Jesus
People--I'm thinking the 50% percent divorce rate in the USA would plummet if all women used that checklist ;)
And, just because we were starting to get bored around here, we visited the children's ER last night. 2 ER visits with 2 different boys within 3 days. Hudson is officially initiated into our family with an ER visit. Mike picked him up out of the carseat funny and Hudson couldn't use his left arm. I knew exactly what it was---nursemaid's elbow. We tried to find alternatives to the ER(urgent care-they didn't feel comfortable with it, I tried to pop it back, prayed for God to just fix it on our drive there). Anyway, our sweet friend who has worked there forever called ahead to give them a head's up that her friends were coming. We whisked right in, the doc reduced it, and we were on our way in an hour and 15minutes. Thank you Bethany!!!
You know what, I give Lord, "Uncle."! Seriously, we've been trying to serve and live radically(if you don't know what I'm talking about click hereradical) for you and it is one thing after another--1 step forward 2 steps back. Mike and I so badly want to go to Panama in March with our friend and I'd love love love to return to Haiti or go to Africa, but everytime we start to get where we can save money something blows that out of the water!!! If You want us to go, You will have to provide a miracle.
Isn't that what it's about though? God providing the miracle? When you were able to go to Haiti, you hadn't planned it. If you had, you wouldn't have gone. We are such planners and controllers that we want everything to fit in it's box, but God doesn't work that way. Don't give up, keep planning and keep trying to save, but God has provided and will continue to provide you incredible opportunites to serve Him. Even in the midst of doctor bills!!
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