Leading - 3 in a Row

Today, Mae got her tonsils and adenoids taken out. She did great and was very brave. When she was in the recovery room and napping, I got out my Bible to read. Noticing a page had gotten folded and was sticking out, I opened it to the crinkled page. As I straightened the page, I saw the fold went across a section titled The Sons of Joseph. Genesis 41: 52 "And he named the second (son) E, For , he said, God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.” I read it to Dan... He said, “Are you writing this stuff down?”

This was the 3^rd day in a row. Sunday with a song about affliction bringing an eternal weight of glory. Monday, an invitation to consider a boy whose name means 'God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction' and today, Tuesday, pulling my Bible out of my bag with the exact page folded to this scripture. Was this all by chance?

Feeling the weight of wonder and the human awareness that a GREATER Hand is at work leading us. Wow, thank You, Lord.

Fruitful

We got an email asking if we would consider adopting E? E was posted as a 7 year old boy on the waiting list of children who needed a family. I had already seen him. He caught my attention a week or so earlier because something about his expression reminded me of my nephew. There was also an abbreviation listed that reminded me of my nephews name. Dan and I sat down and prayed together asking the Lord to make His will known to us. Later, I Googled his name – It means “God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction”.
The worship song we just sang yesterday (look at 3/27) came back to mind.

Weight of Glory

We sang a song at church that says – this momentary light affliction is working in me an eternal weight of glory. This song stuck with me, as we had had a particularly rough weekend at our house. It felt like affliction.

Paper Race

February 2011

2/1 Home Study mailed off to state of IL during major snow storm.

March 2011

3/15 Go to Springfield to get State Seal on Dossier Documents

3/18 Dossier goes to DC

3/19 Adoption Conference - Connecting Hearts with the Forgotten

3/23 Dossier to Ethiopia.

Puppy Love

All I have to say is be careful when you look at the photos of your friends new puppy. HA :o) I was enjoying some conversations about the Springer's new puppy when she invited me to look at the other puppies in the litter. Oooh, they were cute. Dan was gone for the weekend and my resolve to no more dogs was simply weakened by the 'cuteness' factor. I did call and ask Dan, and he just chuckled...but when he got home, the chuckle got more serious. BUT he said O.K. So here is a photo of the newest member of the Snyder family.

Summer 2010

Vacation to Hilton Head Island, SC

Working on Home Study (IL adoption paperwork)

Collecting documents for dossier (international adoption paperwork)

Playing

Gardening - lots of cucumbers

Garage Sale

Rearranging kids rooms

Getting ready for Classical Conversations

The photos below are a few pictures for our dossier.





Check up

March 2010

What did we just do?

Have you ever agreed to something big, purchased something big, made a big decision and then realized BIG was not even close enough to describe the feeling? Kinda takes your breath away. :o)

BUT let me tell you what a sweet, faithful God we have! Just after sending in our application and getting started on the adoption process, Dan had a dental appointment. He rushed home from work, a quick change and back out the door. When he came home again, after the appointment, he shared. Dental check up was good, but God checked in even better. As Dan sat in the dental chair, the hygienist had a popular TV talk show on in the background. (not a show Dan would have volunteered to watch) Bet you can guess what the topic was about. That's right. ADOPTION....about how many children need families and someone to love and take care of them.

Dan sat as a captive in the dental chair and captivated by a reassuring God. It was a more than nice check up.