What to do while we wait?

What's a person to do while they wait? That is the question-and I hope that whatever I do takes my mind off the wait and makes the waiting go more quickly. So as we wait :) for pre-approval from the Embassy and for the Central Authority to register our case we are attempting to be productive in our wait.

We have made a plan for switching our bedrooms around to make the best use of our space. That means that all, but one child, will be moving around inside our walls. While this seems a bit much at first, I am excited about the opportunity to PURGE and freshen our home.

We are making progress in the area of college choices for our oldest. She has made a decision and now is in the "filling out scholarships" mode. It is true what people say, that the years fly by!

For fun, Daniel celebrated his 12th birthday with a sleep-over. Why do they call it a "sleep-over", when no one really sleeps? They had a great time!

This morning Ken piled the younger 4 kids in the car along with a friend and headed to a sledding hill. It was great sledding and not too cold! Ken loves to go as much as the kids.

I think that more importantly, in the wait, we don't want to stop doing what is most important. We don't want to be parallyzed in our Christian walk as we wait. As time goes slowly it is more important for me to stay focused on the Lord and what He has for each of my days, not just the days to come. The Lord is in EACH day and as a family we are blessed each day in so very many ways.

So while we wait it is our desire to honor the Lord each day.