If God sends you on stony paths, He will provide you with strong shoes.
Wow! Am I ever glad He doesn't just send us barefooted down those stony paths He allows us to encounter! He equips us for each specific difficulty we will face. This quote was shared with two of us the same day this week from two completely different sources. God is good like that.
The last ten days have been a valley for my family and our church as Dad was in the hospital, had surgery, and failed to recover as quickly as normally expected but God has been very near and provided for our needs, and then in His time brought healing. I am so thankful that I was able to go to IN to be with them during this time. Dad is still in the hospital but is doing much better and should be able to return home in the next few days and I am on my way back to my dear ones at home!
Nevin is still in Canada helping Galen's with the store remodel project and whatever jobs Galen has for him. He's been gone for almost 2 months now and we've sure missed him but are also glad he can help with the work there.
Our family has had exciting news the last week as well! We are finally moving ahead again with Tania's adoption and are moving towards the final steps in that process. After 2 1/2 years of working on legalities it hardly seems real that we are coming to the end!
Backing up a little in time, the last week of July we had a wonderful time when Sarah came to Mexico for six days! The boys treated her to new experiences, one of which was eating rattlesnake. Great memory making times!
Tony Nisly finished his term of service and left on July 31. Winston Martin took his place doing maintenance. We also welcomed Iginio and Consuelo Perez, Heidi's parents, when they arrived Aug 11. They are the new caregivers for the boys. It's been very positive to have them at the home filling a grandparent role for the children.
Our garden continues to produce far beyond what we ever imagined and we are being blessed bountifully! It serves a number of purposes for the home in that the children learn the art of planting and being involved in all the stages and hard work, up to and including the harvest. Our grocery buying has really decreased which is an other benefit and blessing of the harvest. We had the second large corn day and froze a total of 90 gallons of corn this year. We also used a lot of corn for fresh eating so that gives you a little picture of the amount of harvest we had. Mary Esh has returned and is taking the position of head cook for us.
August 12, Lorne and I celebrated 22 years of marriage! We went to San Diego to do some shopping, tried a new restaurant for supper, and stayed for the night too! Being married to your best friend is awesome!
On Aug 4, we received an 8 yr old girl, Kenia, at the home. Then on the 19th baby Jasmine left to live with her grandma. The children coming is so much easier than the goodbyes!
Myron and Mary were also gone this week for hernia surgery for Myron. They actually came to IN and his surgery was at the same hospital where I was with Dad. It was pretty special to have someone there from home.
Thanks to all of you who prayed for our family these weeks and for all the support you've shown! What a wonderful blessing to be a part of Gods family and have many brothers and sisters to help us when we face hard times!!