day two

dear god

thank you for this day. thank you that even though the rain makes me gloomy i know that it is part of the process that brings me things i love and need...plants and food. i'm thankful that even in this time of longing for another little one to parent i have a pretty easy kid who is cool with watching movies on rainy days and snuggling. thank you that we always have enough of everything and even beyond that we have thing we want just for pleasure.

thank you for colton's theater group and the neat people we have met there and the unique friends he has made.

thank you that this morning you have blessed us with enough money to not only be home, but to be able to go out to breakfast with dear friends.

and thank you for our friends! we are so unworthy of all the loving people you have placed in our lives.

i pray for frank and ezekiel. thank you for the 3 months we had to know them and be their family. thank you for the dream i had about them last night. it is a treat to see them even if it is only in my dreams. please protect them and give them an abundance of good things. and maybe just maybe let us see them again someday and see how they're really doing.

we pray for whoever you have planned to join our family next. that they would be just right for us and that we would be just right for them. i know it won't be perfect. foster care is always a mess. but i pray that you will set it up and give us what it takes to handle whatever comes our way.

guide each step as we pursue adopting from foster care once again.

i pray for colton. that he will grow to love you and be a mighty man of god. i pray that all of his relationships will be glorifying and encouraging.

i pray for casey and natalie and their life in new york. thank you that they have made great friends and are taking this time to chase their dreams!

help sean and i to be a light for you at colton's tee ball games.

be with sean as he is at work. help him to maintain integrity with his coworkers and even when no one is watching. i am so thankful for a husband who works hard to provide the opportunity for colton and i to be able to be home together and for colton's influence to come from his family.

god forgive me for losing my patience with colton. we are so blessed to even have a child so help me to see him as a blessing all the time. also i know that as you parent us you are ever patient and kind. help me to raise him the way you are raising me.