"Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world." (James 1:27)



Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Looking Back

I came across this picture of Karsten from last October at the dairy farm. This was such an enjoyable field trip and as you can see he thought giving the calf some water was really neat. Karsten loves animals and has told his daddy and me that he wished we lived on a farm. I guess a dog and two cats are not enough for him :-). Karsten is such a caring person that it doesn't surprise me that he wants cows, goats, horses, etc.

So I'm sure you all have noticed my blog had a makeover. Thank you again, Becky. It was such a wonderful privilege meeting Becky via the internet and learning that she and her family home school and are in the process of adopting their 2nd daughter from China. It's encouraging to have the support and prayers of others who are waiting along with us.

God gave me these verses this morning that spoke to me. In Romans 8:24-25, Paul says that "hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he already has? But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently."

God knows what He's doing. As we wait patiently for our Kylie Hope, we continue to trust Him and serve Him. We don't know what the future holds, but we do know Who holds the future.
Romans 8:15-17
"For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption. And by him we cry 'Abba, Father.' The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children. Now if we are children, then we are heirs--heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory."