The Countdown Continues

Hard to believe, but two months from now Justin and I will be exploring Paris. In two months and two days, we finally meet Little E!! We are gathering donations for the care center and trying to figure out how to pack for two climates - winter in France and spring in Ethiopia. To complicate everything, we hope to fit all of our clothing and such into carry on luggage so that everything we check will be donations. I'm planning to take my whole cloth diaper stash over there. I'm a bit sad to part with them. I heart cloth diapering. However, they're just sitting in my attic and they need them in Ethiopia. How can I not haul them halfway around the world? 


We had a huge blessing last week. I've been still feeling torn about our little vacay in the midst of all of our saving and fundraising. We have enough saved from Justin's second job [I know. He's crazy driven. Full time job. Part time law school. Part time job. One wife. Four kids. One adoption.] ...anyway, enough saved to visit a couple of sites and to pay for food and souvenirs. We were unsure about $$ for lodging, but went ahead and reserved a cute little apartment that's not overly expensive. Welllllllll, last week my mother-in-law contacted us with a huge surprise. She and Justin's step-father are providing our accommodations while we're in Paris!!! Seriously, how awesome is that??? Justin and I are so blown away by their generosity and love. I also love how God works in everything. He even cares about our little side trip enough to make sure that all of our needs are met and we won't have any worries. Amazing. I've been singing the Chris Tomlin song below all week.

Who can proclaim the mighty acts of the LORD or fully declare his praise? Psalm 106:2