Hello Dear Friends,
This post comes at a time of deep reflection. I am often asked what inspires you to hold out hope that God has a child for you. The answer isn't always what other expect. To be completely honest, it is shear determination of faith.
I trust God that he knows the course of my life. He is the best compass that I can possibly use. He know what I need when I need it. He knows how to comfort me when life seems unfair and unpredictable. There is no greater relief for me than saying out loud "Lord, I give you my heart, I give you my soul, I love for you alone. Direct my path today and help me know what I need to get through my day."
Recently I have had bouts of feeling sorry for myself. My "weepy" days as I call them. On days like that I sit down and have my cry out with God. I ask why he has chosen me for this path. Why He thinks I can do this. Why I am jealous of other women who have conceived. At the end of one of these sessions the answer is always the same. "So that my light, and my power can be reflected through you. So that the glory of what I have done through you shines out and gives hope to others. So that my children will see what miracles I can work".
This is a great peace to me and I hope that it is to you as well. Please remember dear hearts that it is up to God to give us life, not our determination that brings life. No matter how hard you try to conceive... it is up to God to breathe life into all of us.
"I am come that they might have life, and that they might have life more abundantly".(John 10:10).
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
2010 Winter Vacation and a NEW PROMOTION!
Hello dear friends an wonderful family in Washington State!
Our trips home are always special. This trip was no exception. We missed the biggest snowstorm in DC history by a few days! Upon our arrival home we discovered 4 feet of snow and lots of ice. Our darling friends from Shepherd Group (Alan and Tracey Crosby) were thoughtful enough to shovel our driveway and a path to our door. They also watched our kittens to make sure that they were well taken care of. We are honored to call them our friends.
During our vacation we saw many friends that we have only made contact with a few times since leaving. I am thankful to all of you that came out to the coffee hours and prayed with us. I wish that I got to spend more time with you.
We are so blessed that we got the opportunity to share some fantastic news with all of you while we were with you face to face.
As many of you know Eric worked for over a year for a particular promotion within T-Mobile. He helped develop a new division within T-Mobile with the talents that God gave him in financial analysis. On the second day of our trip Eric got the opportunity to interview with the VP of the division and a few days later was told that if he wanted the job... It was his! He verbally accepted the position and at the airport on our way home he sent in the letter accepting the new position (Manager of Government Field Account Managers)!
We are grateful for all of your prayers and support leading up to this gift from God. It is our desire to seek out God's will for our lives. With the upcoming increase in our finances we are praying and ask you to pray that God will move on our hearts to show us His will for His money.
Please continue to join us in prayer and keep us accountable for the choices that we make with the Lord's guidance.
Coming back from vacation is always rough. We are home now and the kittens have forgiven us for leaving them for 2 weeks. Eric and I were both ill for the last week of our vacation. My sinus congestion proved to be a burden on the plane ride home. Thankfully our bodies are fearfully and wonderfully made and God was right beside me as I prayed for relief from pain in my ears while landing. My hearing is just about back to normal and my second fever of this awful cold broke today. My body is still a little jet lagged but I am getting better by the minute. I plan to drink coffee tomorrow to help me at work!
Speaking of work, I will be very busy with work and babysitting over the next month. Please continue to pray for me as I try to balance work and the house. I have very little desire to clean up the house as most of you know and it only gets worse when I go to work at the hospital. I love the opportunity to photograph the newborn babies but the emotional turmoil that I endure is exhausting. Please pray for strength.
Well, this turned out to be a longer post than I anticipated. Feel free to write me back or just break out your knee pads and pray.
I love you all!
Nikki
Our trips home are always special. This trip was no exception. We missed the biggest snowstorm in DC history by a few days! Upon our arrival home we discovered 4 feet of snow and lots of ice. Our darling friends from Shepherd Group (Alan and Tracey Crosby) were thoughtful enough to shovel our driveway and a path to our door. They also watched our kittens to make sure that they were well taken care of. We are honored to call them our friends.
During our vacation we saw many friends that we have only made contact with a few times since leaving. I am thankful to all of you that came out to the coffee hours and prayed with us. I wish that I got to spend more time with you.
We are so blessed that we got the opportunity to share some fantastic news with all of you while we were with you face to face.
As many of you know Eric worked for over a year for a particular promotion within T-Mobile. He helped develop a new division within T-Mobile with the talents that God gave him in financial analysis. On the second day of our trip Eric got the opportunity to interview with the VP of the division and a few days later was told that if he wanted the job... It was his! He verbally accepted the position and at the airport on our way home he sent in the letter accepting the new position (Manager of Government Field Account Managers)!
We are grateful for all of your prayers and support leading up to this gift from God. It is our desire to seek out God's will for our lives. With the upcoming increase in our finances we are praying and ask you to pray that God will move on our hearts to show us His will for His money.
Please continue to join us in prayer and keep us accountable for the choices that we make with the Lord's guidance.
Coming back from vacation is always rough. We are home now and the kittens have forgiven us for leaving them for 2 weeks. Eric and I were both ill for the last week of our vacation. My sinus congestion proved to be a burden on the plane ride home. Thankfully our bodies are fearfully and wonderfully made and God was right beside me as I prayed for relief from pain in my ears while landing. My hearing is just about back to normal and my second fever of this awful cold broke today. My body is still a little jet lagged but I am getting better by the minute. I plan to drink coffee tomorrow to help me at work!
Speaking of work, I will be very busy with work and babysitting over the next month. Please continue to pray for me as I try to balance work and the house. I have very little desire to clean up the house as most of you know and it only gets worse when I go to work at the hospital. I love the opportunity to photograph the newborn babies but the emotional turmoil that I endure is exhausting. Please pray for strength.
Well, this turned out to be a longer post than I anticipated. Feel free to write me back or just break out your knee pads and pray.
I love you all!
Nikki
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