Catching Up

It's been a while! Bank is doing great in school. I beleive he is very popular amongst the kids at school which is such a relief. I was very worried he wouldn't fit in, but he is great! Football hasn't really been his thing. He does dress out, but never plays. He has started soccer practice this week and I am so anxious to see him in action. He is a great kid with a good heart! I think God put him here with us so that he will really and truly appreciate the life his parents afford him in Thailand. I hope that while he is here, we can share with him the love of God. We will see.. Keep us and him in your prayers!

On to other news. We are begining the adoption process! I can't tell you how excited I am!
Over the summer I read a book called Adopted for Life and it talked about how adoption is the true picture of what Christ did for us! He gave HIS life so that we may be sons and daughters to God. We are now adopted into the family of GOD! What a blessing. After reading that book it really sent me into a time of prayer, asking God what was His will for this whole adoption. I have for so long wanted an Asian baby that I haven't really asked God what He desires for us. How selfish! So, I began to pray and seek God's will in this. He began to open my eyes and heart to the need of older child/foster care adoption. As I started to research, I was broken hearted to see the need for adoption here in our own country. I can't imagine living all of my life feeling like I was forgotten. And that is what these kids have become, forgotten. I have so changed my view of adoption. It really shouldn't be our "last hope" or our "final resort" to complete our families. It should be our first choice to expand our families in a true way that God expands HIS! I am so excited to see where God is going to take us with this process. I know there will be challenges, but I am so confident that God is in control. Please pray for us as we begin this process. Pray that God will lead us to the child or children we know God has chosen for us.
"I knew you before you were born. In your mother's womb, I created you"

Foreign Exchange

Well, he is here! Our exchange student from Thailand made it Friday. He is very soft spoken (for now), and seems to be a good kid. It has been such a busy weekend that until now, I haven't really thought of how strange we must be to him! He started 11th grade at KHS today, and I have worried all day about him! He will be fine, I know, but that motherly instict has kicked in. This is someonelse's child. He is halfway around the world! I can't imagine what my parents would have felt had I left for a year's worth of education in a foreign land! I am so happy he is here. What an experience for Robert, our families, and the kids at church! And really, what a mission field this could be. In our own home. God is amazing in the ways that he works. In the ways that he created us all so different in appearance, but He desires to love each of us the same! What an awesome God we serve!

Goodbye Summer .....

Well, my summer is officially drawing to a close. We have to be at the High School for a district wide meeting in the morning. I am excited to see my few friends from my school, but so not looking forward to the day to day getting up and getting back into a routine.

In alot of ways this has been a weird summer. I've spent alot of time at home doing alot of thinking. There are days when I can't get my brain to just turn off. Last night I laid in bed with a song from a camp Robert went to replaying in my head. Part of the song says "Lord, deliver me from me. Lord deliver me to you. Grant that I may seek to love and comfort rather than to be loved and comforted. Deliver me from the need of being noticed and appreciated." I could not for the life of me get the song to go away and just get some sleep. So, I began to sing it as a prayer. What a life that would be if we would just get out of our desires and into God's will. I've prayed alot about my pride this summer and for God to just SHOVE me out of the way. Most days, that is what I need the most is a good SHOVE! I am a work in progress.

I pray that song will be my prayer as the days become long with work and home. So many times I get so wrapped up in ME that I can't see what God could be doing in certain situations. This is my prayer for this new school year! We shall see.

Lucky Number 7

I can't believe it! This Monday, Robert and I will be married for SEVEN years! Yes, that's him with his new, younger hair-do! We went to camp with the youth last week and he decided that he wanted a mohawk for camp. It is much cuter when he has it spiked.

I honestly am amazed at how time flies! It really seems like yesterday we got married. We have been through so many things together and I couldn't imagine life without him. If you know Robert, you know what an awesome guy he is. At times, he can be very shy. But oh, when he laughs. It lights up the whole room! I adore his laugh. I adore him really. I am so blessed to have a husband that loves the Lord more than he loves me! That is such a gift!

I've recently had to learn things the hard way, and I am guessing that with age comes wisdom. If you are reading this and you have a husband, praise him. Lift him up for the little things he does. Even if you had to ask him to do it, praise him. Thank him for providing for you and your family. I've let too many days go by complaining about what I don't have and not seeing what I am so blessed to have.


I don't have any idea what God has in store for the next seven years, but I do know that as long as we are together we will be fine.

"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not boast. It keeps no record of wrong."

Boys of Summer

Look at these little cuties! My nephew Aidan has been staying with us this week. He is at the top in the blue shorts and the much muddier child is Aiden Horne, our next door neighbor. They don't see one another very often, but they have a TON of fun when they are together! They call each other "the other Aidan"! How sweet! It is alot of fun to just watch them interact! The best was seeing them roll in the mud like little piglets!

"The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round"

Well, I am a new driver AGAIN! Not really, but technically I am. Today I took and PASSED my school bus driver's test. I was super nervous because it seemed that everyone in front of me kept failing. Thankfully, I passed all three parts. This bus driving thing is my way of bringing in some extra income. The hope is to pay my car off in a year. That would be wonderful.



God is showing both Robert and me that we haven't been the best stewards of HIS money. I look forward to the day when we can give more to people in need than to Wal-mart. I will treasure the day when we can help others as much as we have been helped ourselves.



I have to take the "driving" part of the test in July. We will have a two day school where they teach us the "how-to" of driving the bus. Look out Kosy, here I COME! : )

Catching Up

After a little urging from Alysha Thompson, (thanks pal), I have decided to pick back up with this blogging! I sometimes feel like I don't have anything exciting to say because we don't have kids to brag about or fantastic things to share. However, we do have a life, and I guess if you find it interesting, here you go! : )

Things have been great around here. My mom graduated from Hinds Community College last week and I am SUPER proud of her! She has an Associates Degree in Applied Science. Her concentration is Interpreting for the Deaf. She has always been able to sign, but now she has an education to back it up! She is a wonderful woman and I am blessed to have her!
Summer is just beginning! Today was our last day of school with kids! What a relief! This has been a strange year for me, but all in all it was alright! I am taking the bus driver's test on Tuesday. My plan is to use the money to pay off some debt. The hope is to be debt free in one year! That's the plan anyway! : )

On a more serious note, God has been dealing with me lately. Mostly about my pride and "control" issues. I have been so busy with the things of this world, that I have neglected my daily time with him. Of course when that happens, I try to handle issues myself and that just really messes EVERYTHING up! But, He is teaching me. I write all this to urge you to give it to God. All of it. If you are struggling with a relationship, friendship, habit, or just need some peace give it to God. There is nothing HE CAN'T HANDLE! And what a relief it is to know that we don't have to do it! This passage has come to my mind when I try to deal with things in my own will and power! I hope it helps you too! God bless!

"Come to me, all you who are weary and heavy burdened,

and I will give you rest.

Take my yoke upon you and learn from me,

for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your soles.

For my yoke is easy and my burden is light"

Matthew 11:28-30