TOMORROW!!!!!

Tomorrow's the big day! A long day of traveling, but it will be worth it when I land in Taiwan! :-)

Looking forward to seeing everyone there and especially can't wait to see the looks on the adoptive parents' faces when they finally see their babies for the first time!!! It's the best part!

Prayer requests:
-Safe travel, finding my way through the airports (especially LAX), and all luggage to make it to Taiwan
-Strength, energy, and willingness to do anything that needs done; eyes that see the needs of others while I'm there
-Paperwork and courtdates to go quickly and smoothly so that the babies can go home with their forever families quickly.

Father's Day!

Last year, I got to spend Father's Day with:

Mira Joy

The cutest, sweetest niece ever!



Though I miss her like crazy, I'm so happy that she is spending this Father's Day with her daddy:

Matt is such a great dad! I've loved watching him love his daughter... protective, but fun!

And I love that this year I get to spend Father's Day with:

My Dad

God has truly blessed me with a wonderful dad! I couldn't have asked for better! Wise, humble, kind, patient, and a little goofy too :-)

Happy Father's Day to Dad, Matt, and Nate!

Brother, Nate, and my first nephew, Auggie



Summer is here!

Teacher check-out was today, so it is now officially SUMMER for me :-)

I get to spend the next two weeks with these cuties:

Then, it's on to six weeks here:

To reunite with and meet the other volunteers, including:

Kelsey!



Learn from:

 Ted and Bev

Showhwa

And love on:

The beautiful babies at THOGL!

SO EXCITED!!!

Reading blogs and hearing about things at THOGL makes me SO EXCITED to go back! Part of me wishes June 20 would just get here already! But I also know the next month is going to fly by! I can't wait to meet and love on the 18 babies who are there now.

I found out last night that my flight to Taiwan has been changed. I have mixed feelings about this:
-Completely terrified of LAX.... I've heard it's huge! And I'm kind of directionally challenged, so it's probably a good thing I have over 4 hours between flights!
-Pretty excited to fly Eva Air. I've heard great things about them!
-Disappointed I get to Taiwan a whole hour later than I was originally supposed to.
-Thankful that the flight times were very close to the original flight times.

5 1/2 days of school (with kids), 12 days until summer break officially begins. 3 1/2 weeks until Taiwan!

On their way!

Kelsey and Leah are on their way to Taiwan! Part of me wishes I could go with them, but I am glad to have a couple more weeks my students! Please pray that they make it there safely!

One month and three days!

Prayer Request

Three students from my school went to be with the Lord while on a service trip in Costa Rica. Please play for their families, as well as the staff and students.

Blessings

We pray for blessings


We pray for peace

Comfort for family, protection while we sleep

We pray for healing, for prosperity

We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering

All the while, You hear each spoken need

Yet love us way too much to give us lesser things



Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops

What if Your healing comes through tears

What if a thousand sleepless nights

Are what it takes to know You’re near

What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise



We pray for wisdom

Your voice to hear

And we cry in anger when we cannot feel You near

We doubt Your goodness, we doubt Your love

As if every promise from Your Word is not enough

All the while, You hear each desperate plea

And long that we'd have faith to believe

Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops


What if Your healing comes through tears

What if a thousand sleepless nights

Are what it takes to know You’re near

And what if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise



When friends betray us

When darkness seems to win

We know the pain reminds this heart

That this is not, this is not our home



Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops

What if Your healing comes through tears

And what if a thousand sleepless nights

Are what it takes to know You’re near

What if my greatest disappointments

Or the aching of this life

Is the revealing of a greater thirst this world can’t satisfy

And what if trials of this life

The rain, the storms, the hardest nights

Are Your mercies in disguise