What's New??

^{Well it's been a couple of weeks and there have been a few events in our lives since I last wrote.  First of all, we had Caleb baptized on Mother's Day.  It was a wonderful day filled with family.  K came with her grandma and brother, and I got to share my very first Mother's Day with the woman who made it possible for me to be a mommy.  And despite of everyone else's worries, it was amazing!!}  

^{I also got Caleb's 3 month pictures on Tuesday and since Cargle Photography gives me the copyright to them, I'm going to share a few of them with you!!}

^{I will leave you with this verse....I came across it this morning in my transformation journal.  It helped me many times during our journey and it can come in handy when you are just having a bad day.  It reminds me that regardless of how hard it is to go through our suffering it doesn't compare to the suffering Jesus endured for our sin and that God has a reason for it and in the end it will make you more like Christ!!} 

^{Romans 5:1-5}

^{Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand.  And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.  Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.  And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.}

^{Much Love,}

^S&Z

Strong Enough

I heard a new song on K-LOVE today and it really struck a chord with me.  I just had to come home and download it.  "Strong Enough" is the name of the song by Matthew West.  I encourage you to check it out.  It brings to mind all of the people who have said to Zach and I that they don't think they could go thru what we've been thru on our adoption journey.  To those people we generally say we didn't think we could either, but by the grace of God we did.  If you are feeling called to adoption, but are fearful because of the risks involved, please realize that you will not face this alone.  God will be with you every step of the way.  The cheesy little saying that reoccurs in my head is "If God brings you to it, He'll bring you thru it" and that is so very true.  Zach and I have emerged from this journey as a family of three, who know God more intimately than when we did before.
This is going to be a crazy week for us, hopefully our little trooper will stand strong and remain happy.  Tomorrow we have my Grandpa's viewing and funeral which is always emotionally exhausting.  Sunday Caleb gets baptized and we are having a party afterwards.  Parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, as well as K and her grandma all plan to attend.  We are looking forward to having our little guy baptized.  I just pray that the stress doesn't get the best of me.  I have a tendency to try to make everything just perfect...it never works, but for some reason I don't remember that when it's happening.
No pictures with this post, but I hope to have Caleb's 3 month pictures soon!

Blessings!!
S&Z