Thankful

I know it's been a long time since we've posted, but today I wanted to share our thankfulness. Over the past year + since we came home unexpectedly from Uganda, we have struggled STRUGGLED.

I know I need to lift my eyes up

but I'm too weak

Life just won't let up

and I know that you can give me rest

so I cry out with all that I have left

{WORN}

But in the past few months we've felt the heavy sadness finally starting to lift from our hearts. Through the love and support of so many people, we have started to focus our eyes back on Christ and away from our circumstances. Some things have changed, but many things have not. The next year is again going to be hard, but for the first time in 15 months, our hearts are turned back to seeking God's will for our lives and our family. For that, and many other things, I am so thankful.

Thankful that God will never leave me or forsake me

Thankful that despite my circumstances, His promises are true

Thankful that He's given me a wonderfully flawed partner to do life with

Thankful for daughters that constantly challenge me to dig deeper, one intellectually, one emotionally

Thankful for a son who gives me a reason to smile every day

Thankful for a city with amazing medical care options

Thankful for a family that knows when to love on me and when to give me space

Thankful that when I could barely keep my head above water, He did.

His grace abounds in deepest waters