'In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.'
'Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of Creation.....ponder anew, what the Almighty can do, if with his love he befriend thee.'
I mean, really, we just have to be insane. There can be no other explanation for what we've said yes to, right?
I was sitting in car pool Friday afternoon when the call came. Demetia (another one of our training SWs) called to ask if we had room in our home for a newborn. My immediate answer was no. Jojo is still in the crib, and DHR says babies must have a crib, no pack-and-plays, so no. Besides, Jared and I had already agreed...no babies! I texted Jared to let him know that I had just said no to a newborn. But God obviously had other plans because within the next hour and a half, I called Demetia back to say, yes, we'd love to have him!
The kids are beyond excited. Noah's quote: "I get to have a dark-skinned baby brother? Thats so cool!" They went through all the baby clothes this morning and set up the bassinet. They've already decided that Noah (& Isaac) can help with Jojo, and Rach & PP can help with Baby C.
There are times when I am right where the kids are. Jared brought back a new swaddle blanket from Wal*Mart today with a 'brown baby' on the package, and I just wanted to leave the house right that minute to go to the hospital and bring Baby C home. There are also times when I feel like Jared & I are about to take a running leap off a cliff.
From the outside looking in, we do seem absolutely crazy. Who does this, right? Who opens themselves up to this kind of daily madness? All I can say is that we serve and are loved by an incredible, mighty God who has given us all we need for life and godliness. He grants us grace for each moment. He's leading us on this journey. Jared & I just say yes, and He gives us the strength to carry on.
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