Amazing Grace

We had no idea what was in this little boys head! I have for the longest time tried to get Nathan to sing songs with me and he would just listen and stare and nothing would come out. Steve and I sing to him every night before bed and then I continue while I rock him for awhile. Well last night I thought I would see if he new the ending to some song stanzas and was amazed...he knew the whole song and many other songs as well ~ the little stinker:) Here's a little sample and the ending is fitting for our runny nosed little boy:)

Jesus doeth all things well

So...some cute little feet have entered our home. They have been here for two weeks now and we found out Wednesday that they will stay with us for at least another 6 months. What the Lord has for these little feet and for our home we don't know. These past two weeks have been...I don't know what the right word is. I do know that Steve and I are exhausted:) We are amazed at how family, friends and our church have showered us with prayers, meals and care. We are amazed at how much grace God has given us, how much He has taught us already and is still teaching us through this time. We are freshly aware at what peace comes when we place our trust in Him and His good will and stop trying to convince Him that we deserve things and know best:) God has blessed us with peace especially this past week and with it we are able to love this little one better and love and pray for her parents.

Sorry..we are not allowed to post any pictures or other information about this little one:( Nathan is showing more affection for her this week and wants to help me often to feed and wipe her mouth. He still struggles when we she is crying and we need to hold her but over all he is doing so well with her here.

A verse form a hymn that was brought to Steve's mind the other day and we have sung often this past week:

All The Way My Savior Leads Me

All the way my Savior leads me-

What have I to ask beside?

Can I doubt His tender mercy,

Who through life has been my guide?

Heavenly peace, divinest comfort,

Here by faith in Him to dwell!

For I know, whate'er befall me,

Jesus doeth all things well;

For I know, whate'er befall me,

Jesus doeth all things well.

September

September is finally here! The past couple months we have been praying a lot and preparing as much as we feel we can and now we wait to see what the Lord has for us next. In January we told the Foster Care agency that in September we would open up our hearts and home for another child. We know that this could be a very different experience then we had with Nathan. We desire to adopt another child but when working with the Foster Care system this is no gaurentee, their first goal is always to work with the birth parents. We have told them that we would like a child who they think has a good chance of being placed for adoption, a 0-6 month old child, perferably a girl....and so we wait and see what God has for us. We could get a call tomorrow or it could be next year sometime, but thankfully god has given us grace and there is peace while we wait. He showed us so clearly with Nathan that when it's His timing ~ He brings it about. Please pray for us that we will continue to have wisdom in preparing Nathan for a foster sister/brother, pray for this baby that might already be born, wisdom that when we receive a call Steve and I would have a peace in knowing if we are to say yes, and that Steve and I would continue to trust the Lord and His plans for our family.

We bought Nathan this baby doll about a month ago and in this picture he is putting the pacifier in the baby's mouth, how cute:) I'm not posting the one I took right after this of him throwing the doll across the room!
And here is a picture of the nursery. It looks a little sterile, but that's because we don't know what more we will need until we know how old and what sex the baby will be. The bear is a little gift for the baby that Nathan picked out.