Sunday, December 30, 2012

December 30, 2012 --- The Meaning behind our shirts

Today was a "normal day" here at the orphanage.  The weather was really cold and rainy here today!  Probably about 45 degrees and there is no heat in the house :) ........or they don't turn it on?  The babies stayed warm though because they are dressed in 3 layers (not kidding).  This was the coldest it has been here though.  We spent the whole day feeding, changing, and playing with the babies.  Grayson did so good today at tummy time and bumbo time (his arms are so long he can reach the toys on the floor!).  He also had his best day at sitting up!  Below are a few pics from today!
Please continue to pray for some answers this week.  We would love to know something before Friday!  I am not even going to expect our first decree to come this week since they do not even know where our paperwork is at the moment.  I just want someone to call US and say they have it!  Although, they have never called us to inform us about anything. Please pray specifically for us to locate the papers and for strength for our families.

I do have to say real quickly that there are quite a few moments throughout the day when I get a little down about the situation at hand.  Today I had a moment while in my room.  As all these "what ifs" were racing through my head when I heard a song in another room playing.  I can hear the older girls here in the orphanage because my room is right next to theirs.  Anyway, I heard the song called, "God is Able".  Now this might be another "church song" to so many people, but this has been "our song" that has got us through this year and helped us to press on.  I don't think there was a Sunday morning in church that I didn't cry when singing this song.  And of course, we sang it all the time which honestly was very hard on some days :)  We decided to put "God is Able" on the back of our Taiwan shirts because we have FAITH and know that GOD IS ABLE to do anything we ask of him.  We have also learned it is never in the timing we want, but God's timing. This was the song I heard today for the first time since coming to Taiwan.  I hope you will be able to use it whatever your situation in life may be right now. Below are the lyrics:
God Bless
~Lindsay & Grayson

VERSE 1:

God is able
He will never fail
He is almighty God
Greater than all we seek
Greater than all we ask
He has done great things

CHORUS:

Lifted up
Defeated the grave
Raised to life
Our God is able
In His name we overcome
For the Lord
Our God is able

VERSE 2:

God is with us
God is on our side
He will make a way
Far above all we know
Far above all we hope
He has done great things

CHORUS:

Lifted up
Defeated the graveBRIDGE:

God is with us
He will go before
He will never leave us
He will never leave us
God is for us
He has open arms
He will never fail us
He will never fail us

CHORUS:

Lifted up
Defeated the grave
Raised to life
Our God is able
In His name we overcome
For the Lord
Our God is able
For the Lord
Our God is able
For the Lord
Our God is able
Raised to life
Our God is able
In His name we overcome
For the Lord
Our God is able

By: Hillsong
 Grayson sitting up by himself!...even though it doesn't look like it :)
 Play Time!
 I will NOT smile!.................... I will NOT smile!
 Apparently he was done playing......naptime.
Seriously the cutest kid ever!!!!

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