Rambling

shane and i finally came back from our vegas vacation late last night. we had an absolute blast. this trip we did vegas a little differently. we stayed at a hilton club resort instead of a casino hotel and it was like an amazing oasis. it was beautiful and quiet and exactly what we needed to recharge. in fact we liked it so much we joined their travel club. we bought a package of points that we can either use at the hilton club in las vegas or we can use them to spend a week at any of the hilton clubs anywhere in the world. also, if for some reason we don't go to a club one year and spend all our points, we can have them transferred to our hilton honors membership at 25 to 1 and they are there for life! this allows us to stay at any hilton hotel in the world! since i am such a travelholic, i am very, very excited about it. did i mention that for signing up that day they gave us a free trip?? we're thinking scotland!

on a different note, today was our first of three home visits with our adoption case worker renee. i have really been impressed by renee. not only is she incredibly helpful and keeps us organized, she is a beautiful combination of honesty and Godly compassion. i am very thankful the Lord has led us to her and that she will be the one aiding us through this journey. we spent about four hours this afternoon talking about our lives, our relationship and our experiences with her. i realize the point was for her to get a better understanding of what we are really about, but in some ways it was really great to get to talk about my life with shane. it was great to tell our love story, including the difficult parts. while i try not to ever take our relationship for granted, today really reaffirmed to me how truly special my marriage is. i am so blessed and i am so grateful to the Father for this relationship.

every time we meet with renee and every time shane and i have a discussion regarding the adoption, i become more and more excited about the child we are going to raise. other than being saved, i can not recall a time in which the Lord has called me to something, but He seems to be calling shane and i to this. i feel it so strongly. shane and i will continue to diligently pray for and about the birth mother, the child, the adoption and our role in all of it and we have faith that the Lord will bring His perfect will to fruition. i will also be praying that our hearts will be open to whatever, whomever and wherever the Lord may lead us.

peace and love.