A Leap of Faith

I would have to say that this blog title is definitely a good description of what is happening in our lives right now.  Big changes,  a new direction, a leap of faith.   The one thing Reuben and I do with all our hearts is to seek God's will and direction in everything we do, and every major decision we make.  There are times when we aren't sure what to do, and we can't hear God's voice, and then there are times when we are very sure.  A few months ago we where sure that God was telling us to head back to China for our little girl, we where scared, there where many days, like I said before in a post, that I didn't really want to. But I was willing, I said I will go.  Interesting enough, every week I would beg my husband to get started (I had to wait on him because there was a fee he had to pay to start), but every week he would push it off.  He would say " next week, next week, next week", but next week never seemed to come.  Through a conversation I had with a friend of mine I (eventually) realized the God was calling us to become foster parents and Reuben agreed. I won't bore you with every detail but the way things fell into place after we made the decision to foster was just amazing. Also there are a couple other changes that have resulted, I will be a stay at home wife/mom for the first time EVER starting sometime late fall/early winter.  Reuben will be quitting his job at Trademark to be self employed as a rental property maintenance man.  Both of these changes are big leaps of faith for us. The timing couldn't have been more perfect and we just kind of let our mouths hang open and couldn't believe how God had orchestrated all the changes in our lives!  I don't know why God told us China and then said "never mind ", but we will know someday.  We still hope to bring a little girl home from there one day, if it is God's will.  We  ask for your prayers, this is a lot of change all at once, and we ask for your support.  We know this might not be easy, but once agin, we know it will be worth it!