Excuses, excuses....

So, a month has come and gone and I haven't written once. WHY you might ask????? Well, my first excuse is there is no adoption update.  I like the people that ask me every other day what's new with the adoption.  I always feel like I'm letting them down when I say...um nothing still waiting.  :) The truth is adoption is a LONG process and we have no way of hurrying things along.  We emailed our adoption coordinator last week and she still has not heard when the next "matching meeting" is.  So.....we wait some more.

Hmmm...well I guess that's my first and only excuse.  We have just been living and learning the last month.  God never quits challenging, never quits moving and never quits loving.  Our preacher, JD, at church has been doing a series on spiritual warfare.  It's been such a blessing to soak up what God has been saying through him about battling Satan.  This war with Satan is some SERIOUS hard work and it's never ending.  This last week our preacher referenced the armor of God.  He spoke about the Breastplate of Righteousness and about right-living.  I had an eye opening experience when I realized what God was trying to tell me in this area.  The breast plate covers 2 things...our heart and our gut.  JD explained that our heart represents our mind and our gut area represents our emotions.  These two things...mind and emotions...dictate our affections. I have a tendency to not guard these areas like I should.  I have a big heart for people and want to leave a positive image on peoples lives.  This starts out well and good until before I know it I realize my mind, my emotions....MY affections are places they shouldn't be and aren't protected.  Leaving them unprotected allows Satan to sneak in and do damage.  JD said people always ask him..."how are you supposed to guard your heart?"....his answer...Put a fence around your affections.  Now that statement is for someone ready to go to war with Satan.  Someone ready to stand their ground because they realize the battle belongs to the LORD.  I love it.  Thank you Lord for the ways You speak to us.

I always want to do better with this blog but if there isn't an adoption update I tend to struggle with what to write about.  But...I was moved this week and maybe someone else out there needs to hear a watered down type version of what I got this week :)