It's No Wonder...

It’s no wonder there’s been a silence
One that is NOT filled with inner violence;

It’s one that has come from a time,
Where I’ve heard ‘be still and know that I am God’ chime

Times of struggle, wrestle and repenting;
Wondering why my life isn’t relenting.

Did you hear it? Did you hear me say...
‘my life’...the words that marked my days.

The times of quiet, the season of illness,
Were very good for me to experience the stillness.
For in that stillness I quickly learned,
It isn’t my life, it’s His turn...

It’s His turn to decide,
Now, I’m along for the ride

I’ve prayed, I’ve asked, and even gasped
But still certain and sure
That nearer to God is where I endure.

So many efforts, so much striving,
I even wondered why blessings kept arriving.

I got a glimpse of the delight my Lord sees
When His child is on their knees...
It’s beautiful, it’s strong,
It’s glorifying and never wrong.

So, it’s from this place of weakness I’ve learned to expect
It’s where I’ll be uneasy but ironically where I’ll find rest.
I’ve been there before and I’ll be there again,
But hopefully this time knowing there’s no end...

No end to His mercy, no end to His love
No end to His abundant guidance and covering like a glove.
Our God does not cower, He does not stop;
It’s us that fear and want to give up.

When I get a glimpse of the Lord’s heart
It’s only there I want to be a part.

And without a doubt His heartbeat is near
To the poor, widow and orphan whom He whispers “do not fear”.
He has asked His Church to care for their need,
And we for sure are part of that seed.
One He plants and grows and invites us along,
To see more of Him and less of our own song.

The way we’re moving isn’t just towards adoption
It’s towards His love and plan where there is no option.
One that shows our life is not our own,
But was given to us with seeds to be sown.

Without a doubt we will waiver,
But God’s love will always find favor.
So in faith we move on
To our enlarged ‘tent’ and new song...

The Schwarz 5 is changing to 7
With full glory only to be seen in heaven!

We can’t wait to have you with us Ermias (Jeremiah) and Yakob (Jakob)!
From Ethiopia to Richmond in 2011!!


Official referral was 10/10/10
We await the process to unfold with a trip to Ethiopia expected @Feb and then back 6 weeks later to bring our sons home! Every day we wait is 1 day they are without a family, but not without a God who “will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you”. He meets them...we get to join Him.