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I try to keep my priorities in order: Jesus, my Andy, our children, everything else. I homeschool our boys, love to read almost all written words and have been challenged by the military life for 18 years. Right now my faulty human body is demanding a lot of attention. One day at a time, learning as much as possible every day and remembering to look for JOY when other things threaten to overwhelm.

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"For the Lord gives wisdom. From His mouth come knowledge and understanding." Proverbs 2:6 NKJV
The Message translation puts it this way "God gives out Wisdom free, is plainspoken in Knowledge and Understanding."


Tuesday, June 09, 2009

Answered prayer

 Yesterday was a day full of answered prayer. 

 The translation of our adoption homestudy came in. We now have it, in French, ready for the government of Benin to read and approve. Now I just have to figure out exactly whom to send it to. 
 It will still be a waiting game, but at least we will be on to the next step of waiting. 

 Then, Andy's Officer Package, which he had mailed from Afghanistan over two weeks ago, finally arrived. It was all filled out, signed and initialed, and ready to be handed to his commander at Moody. I just had to add a few other papers which were waiting here. 
 I was planning to load up the kids and head south today. This morning I called the education counselor on base to set up an appointment with him. When he heard that I was driving down there (over four hours drive, with two kids) just to walk to several different offices, get signatures and turn around and drive back again, he very generously offered to do it for me. I am so very grateful! 
 I overnighted the package to him, after making copies of everything... just in case! 
 I tend to stress, so thought that a preventative measure seemed wise. 
 
 Both of those things, the homestudy and the officer package, were things that I had been stressing about for awhile now. 
 God had really impressed on me the need to LET GO of them. When I finally was able to give them up, the stress went away. I had to remind myself that I wasn't the one in control. 
 
 Then, lo and behold, they arrived! 

 I am beyond blessed. 

4 comments:

Karen said...

Rejoicing with you...

Great news that brings you and Andy a step closer....

autumnesf said...

Great! What a relief for you.

Now if I could just let go of the worry of the house not selling before we are PCS'ed!!!

Marcy said...

Thank you for sharing your praises with us, Bethany. You are such an encouragment to me.

Carrie said...

SO HAPPY for you!!! Love you and can't wait to hear the next news! I am SURE it will be GREAT all around!