What a week

This has been a long week. Ellie has a cold so she hasn't been sleeping well (and neither have Tom and I) and we have also stayed home all week to try to help her get better and so as  not to spread germs. Seriously who sleeps well with a baby anyway though! Don't get me wrong, Caroline sleeps well, but does get up to eat at least twice during the night and then goes back to sleep but between waking up for her and then waking up with Ellie crying, we are tired.

On Monday I was a little down, feeling overwhelmed with finances, health insurance which is seriously NOT affordable, housing and you  know life in transition.  Tuesday morning I got in the shower and began to pray and felt the Lord tell me that I didn't need to pray for finances, housing, etc. I just need to pray for more faith and the faith to trust more. So that's what I did.

A few hours later I was opening mail we forgot to open from the weekend and realized there was a check in one of the envelopes. I was immediately grateful and humbled. "Trust me, I got this", the Lord said. I own the cattle on a thousand hills, I got this. I called Tom excited. I then decided to make a quick trip to see if the couple I used to live with here was home. They are a sweet  couple with amazing faith and generosity. It was so great to sit with them and talk about God's faithfulness with them. One of the first things they told us was how excited they were when they saw our Christmas card and it said we were moving back here. Her first thought was, "I hope they will come live with us". She knew NOTHING of our need for housing and our situation. Seriously, trust me, I got this the Lord said. Finances, check. Housing concerns, check. I cried. Our God is so good and faithful and worthy of my trust. We barely blinked when our realtor called Wednesday to tell us the market "comp" value of our house had been cut in half. Barely blinked. Our God gave us grace on Tuesday to be reminded of His truth and faithfulness so we could stand strong on Wednesday. Seriously, the joy that comes from knowing the Lord and relying on Him for all your needs is awesome.

I was talking to a friend Wednesday and they have been in a battle for 2 boys they are adopting for a LONG time. It is a real battle and they are confident that the Lord has already won but they are weary at times. I praise God for the encouragement of friends who can stand in the trenches and proclaim that the Lord is in control and trust Him even (and especially) when the fight gets tough. We are suiting up daily in His Word and ready for the attack, confident that the victory has already been won. When the Lord calls you to something, be prepared for attacks from the enemy. The greater the attacks, the more confident you can be that you are in His will. The enemy isn't very concerned about you if you aren't a threat. We are even more confident now that the Lord wants us here in Louisville for His glory and for His plan. Exciting stuff ya'll! (I can still say ya'll since technically we are south of the Ohio River, even if it is the smallest of margins).

 Seriously, how cute is this baby??
 

 Ellie's new favorite thing to do is stick out her tongue as you can see...
 

If you have read the blog for a while you know I love to see how similar the kids look. Here are a few pics from each at 3 months.

  

 

 

How funny to see how bald Isaiah and Ellie were. So far Caroline only has a small bald spot in the back. I love how different but similar they are. Everyone thinks Caroline looks like Ellie, but look closely, she looks so much like Savannah. I often feel like I am looking at baby Savannah when I look at Caroline. I love them!