Honestly...

Since we have started school back have been reminded of something. That I don't know where I want to go to college, and I don't know what I want to major in. This is a little bit discouraging because I want a focus, I want to look forward to where I am going, I don't want to WAIT. But, right now I think that is what God wants me to do. In my heart literaly all I want to do is get married, build a house on the hill and raise children up to honor and glorify God. Most girls can go to school to get a degree in what they want to do, I can't. I am tryng to pray about that and am not doing a really good job. I want to know SO MUCH RIGHT NOW! Please keep me in your prayers because I think that right now God just wants me to do my school, be the friend that my friends need in me, the sister that J man and Sunshine need, help Grandmother while I still can, spend time with Daddy and be with Mama in the kitchen and as I write all this I feel dumb for complaining. I never realized all that I had to do. But, I guess I want something to look forward to, college, you know, something like that. I don't know. Thank you all for reading this and if you have somethng to say abouot it, be HONEST! You know that I am!



Love Y'all!!!
God Bless,
Joy

Before and After

(well, i uploaded them backwards on accident, but you get the point. as Miss Anita said "these babies are blossoming" in the care of my wonderful Mama and Daddy!)

God had given us so much. It s so amazing to look at pictures of them while still at the orphanage and then be able to hold them now! It is amazing! He has brought us through so much! At one point in time it seemed as though we were never going to be able to hold our babies, but they are home forever now by the grace of God! Our God is an awesome God!





Thank you all so much for your prayers. They would not be here without them!
God Bless,
Joy.

More Pictures of Our Precoius New Additions!

God has blessed us with an awesome week!
We have had a lot of company.
Here are just a few pics and more to come!

Our paster came by and what was the first thing he taught J Man???

They love the blocks and build such awesome towers!

Aren't they amazing??

They both love Cody!! He so good with kids! It's like he's a magnet!

Buddy's friend, Grasshopper is always at our house so he is like a brother!
They loved him and his sunglasses!

God Bless,
Joy.

Our Babies are Home!!!!

On our way!!!

Looking and waiting

First sighting

J. Man is a little card even after being up for twentytwo hours

Sweet Pea went straight to her Daddy!

Our babies are home!!! I am completely out of words. He has been so good to us. He provided everything we needed and continues to do so, He gave us safe travels, and brand family members. They are such beautiful, amazing, well mannered children. They are so obedient, so loving and so smart! More pictures to come!

God Bless,
Joy.

Something That is Hard to Believe

It is so hard to believe that these two precious little ones will be home Monday morning. God has given us so much; He has taught us so much and the reward isn't even here yet and we all feel so blessed already! It is hard to believe that these two are ours, that they belong to us, they have OUR last name, he is my brother, she is my sister, I will share a room with her. The list could on and on. I just pray that I will be the sister that I need to be to them. I pray that I will a good example. I pray that I will know how to teach them, how to care for them. Sometimes I get to so scared that I will not know how to help them, teach them or have patience with them. Please pray that those fears will go away for I know in my head, "That the Lord has not given us the spirit of fear, but power and of love and a sound mind." And I just need to get that from my head to my heart.

God has blessed us with an awesome friend who is bringing the babies home Sunday. You can read all the story here. She went through so much!!!! Thank you Auntie Kami!!!

God bless and thank you all so much for all your prayers and support through this past year! Hopefully by Tuesday I will have new profile picture!!
Joy

While We Were in The Wilderness

While we were at the Wilderness we were able to have amazing Bible study time. Friday night our youth minister gave a sermon at the new chapel at the campground. It came from Numbers 14. Mr. Steve was talking about how God saved the Israelites from slavery; He saved us from the slavery of our sin. Then, the Isralites went to the dessert, but God had so much for them to have and experiece; God has so much more for us to have and experience. He doesn't just want to save us and then see us in heaven. He has something so awesome for us while we're still here on earth! He wants to have personal relationship with us! But to recieve that we must do hard things, get out of our comfort zones, obey His commands even when we are uncomfortable about doing whatever it is. The night before he talked about how, yes, God wants us to be comfortable but that isn't His main drive for us. He wants us to do His will for our lives and in doing that it will cause us to uncomfertable. But He will give us the strenth to do whatever it is. But, if we just want to be saved, go to heaven some day and not do what God as for us in the middle because we think that it will be to hard and that WE WON'T BE ABLE TO DO IT, we are just hangin out in the dessert. We are just like the Israelites who are always complaining and thinking that they couldn't take the promise land. While in the dessert we can't see what God is doing. Mr. Steve asked us if we were seeing "stuff' in our relationship with Him, were we looking for God in our Bible time and was He showing Himself to us. If no, be honest with yourself and admit that you are in the dessert! The more he preached the more I realized that I was in the dessert. God had saved my soul, He has forgiven me and forgives me everyday, but I was in the dessert; I wasn't doing His commands; I wasn't doing hard or seeking Him in my Bible time. I wasn't trying to learn something every time the doors were open at church and I HAD TO CHANGE!!! AND PRAISE GOD!!!!! HE HAS RESTORED TO ME THE JOY OF HIS SALVATION!!!!! I knew that I felt different but I wasn't sure if others would see it and I so hoped that they would. God gave me proof. When we came Saturday, Mama looked at me and said, "You just look so happy. You just have this peace and contentment about you." And that is exactly how I felt. Mr. Steve said he struggled with going back to the dessert and just telling God that he had it all under control because he is a minister. And he said exactly how I felt. My sister's, Mama and Daddy are all so godly and I would just be like, "Oh I'm one of them." And that night I realized that I need to live up to the bar that they have set and really be one of them!

Thank you all for reading and please pray that I will follow God's commands for me.

God Bless,

Joy.

John 17:20

20"I pray for these followers, but I am also praying for all those who will believe in me because of their teaching."

Isn't it amazing to think that Christ prayed for us?

I hope that you have a blessed day!

Joy

The Wilderness

God blessed us with the oppertunity to go "The Wilderness." I would encourage anyone to go there. It was great and such a treat. I was able to have my Bible study in a cabin and on a boulder, I was able to take a nap and play volleyball, jump in a river and slide on a slippin-slide. It was such an amazing. I was able to spend time with my sisters and grow closer to the Lord. It was such a blessing.

This was Thursday when we got there. Everyone pitched to set up!

Our AMAZING cook! And mind you, he didn't even have electricity!

We arrived Thursday, set up, had an amazing super, went to the river and then had an amazing devotion by the camp fire!These are our two little otters. they both love the water and are amazing swimmers.

Don't both look so happy?

This was our last trip to the river Friday afternoon. We had such an awesome swim time and a lot of exercise. We came home sore but full of energy!

The rock on the other side was fun to some. I jumped off once and it just wasn't my thing. I kind of just like to sit in the water. But, it was fun watching and wading.

Group picture! I love this one! It is so cute!! I had a blast and got a lot closer to the Lord while in
"The Wilderness."

God Bless!
Joy.