While the Daddy is away the girls must play!

This girl loves to dress-up!



This dress-up outfit is hilarious!

Swimming in the hot tub!
Snuggling on Mimi's porch

Haiti

Mark is officially in route to Haiti. He is expected to arrive today at 3:30!!
If you would like to follow his trip, he started a blog:

http://www.thehaitiannation.blogspot.com/

Please keep him and the group in your prayers, he is in charge of the high schoolers as well!!

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for everyone who supported him through a financial gift or prayers!! I can't wait to see what God has in store for Mark through this amazing opportunity!

Blessings, Angie

Good stuff...

I came upon this wisdom while reading my bible study today...

"From where does true joy come? What do you think would make you happy all the time? Are your circumstances keeping you from experiencing joy or making you unhappy? Have you found the joy of being rightly related to God? God means for your happiness to come from knowing Him and knowing that your sins have been forgiven rather than from the temporal blessings He gives or does not give. We live in an ever-changing world; only God never changes. 'Jesus is the same yesterday and today, and forever.' (Hebrews 13:8) If your happiness is based on your circumstances or getting what you want, you will end up living on an emotional roller coaster. These emotional highs and lows make you 'unstable in all your ways' because they are connected to doubts about God's goodness and love for you (James 1:6-8) Stability and peace come from knowing God and trusting His purpose for your life. We are to find our happiness (our boast) in Him!"

Just thought I'd share that!

Haiti

As some of you already know, Mark is about to embark on his first over seas mission trip to Haiti in 2 short weeks. As you all know, Haiti was hit with a devastating earthquake in January. Being the poorest country in the world before the quake hit, there is so much need in this country. Our church Lifespring Christian Church has partnered with HOM, Haiti Outreach Ministries, in order to serve this need. Their website explains their mission and the way they have been serving the Haitians for years, www.haitioutreachministries.org.

While this is an unbelievable opportunity for Mark, it also has raised a certain amount of concern for me. We have prayed about this decision for months now and feel like God is truly leading him on this journey. My concerns are 2 fold. Safety is one concern, and his health is another.

I would just ask for your prayers in this. I know God will bring about so much blessing to Mark's heart and to all the people involved in this trip. Here are a few of the specifics to pray for:

1) Safety for the team (they will be staying in an old school building without toilets or showers, they will have to go outside for these services)
2) Health (many people have been getting sick, even though they avoid drinking the water)
3) The Haitians hearts will be open to Christ (Haiti is heavily populated with devil worshiping practices)
4) The team will be equipped to fulfill their roles in Haiti (which includes home construction, roof repair, and teaching children English)
5) For Kaylee and me while Mark is gone, that we would be able to communicate with Mark and would have peace while He is gone

Thank you for your love and support of our family!

P.S. Mark will either hijack my blog while there or he will send me messages to post so keep checking back for updates. The trip dates are June 25th-July 3rd.

Time

Time seems to go by so fast...we are just days away from my due date with this past baby girl. Some days it seems like forever since we lost her, sometimes just yesterday. This past weekend marked 3 years since we started this journey, my very first miscarriage. Crazy to think it has been that long. Kaylee was just a baby. Now she is such a big girl!

It's hard to describe how I feel right now. God has infused to much joy in my heart these last several months, so much contentment. Probably the reason I haven't blogged regularly. I am truly enjoying life, and from such a different perspective. But the pain is still so fresh and it still hurts so much. After 3 years of desiring a sweet baby and siblings for our little girl we are no closer to that dream today than we were 3 years ago. And yet God has done miraculous work to my heart. Would that be the case had I experienced pregnancy so easily? I really don't have many answers.

I love to ponder on God's word. He has ministered so much to my aches through His truth.
I can read this verse and claim it as truth in my heart...Psalm 27:13-14 "I am still confident of this, I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living, wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord." I used to think waiting on the Lord meant, "wait for that long awaited baby He will surely give me." Now I see how He has so much more "waiting" for me than anything on this earth. He may choose to bless our home with more children or He may not. Either way, I love Him with all my heart and will continue to serve Him. For what He has done to me over the last several months I could not fathom. He has shown me how good life can be in the midst of my plan being thwarted.

Hebrews 11: 1, 3, and 40
"Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see...By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God's command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible...God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect."