So I'm not a blogger. There.  I said it.  I began as one.  But honestly, I'm not b/c like much of my life, I'm a tangent girl.  I fight it, but it's who I am.  I'm learning as much as routine and consistency are good, I LOVE FLYING BY THE SEAT OF MY PANTS with the Lord!  NOT on my own.  So, I hope that's where I'm living much of my days.  I have a sense it is.  Each day is filled with new struggles, new blessings, new surprises and new twists.  If I hold too fast to 'my plan', I miss them.  I love His ways.  They are RICH.  Which brings me back to blogging.  I love seeing what other folks are doing and their tips in life.  Me blogging? It's a way to process more than update.  That said, when I move to 'updates', I can blog!  So, here's an update in pictures from our trip to Disney.  YES, we decided Disney was a priority to 'do together' before Justin flies the coop.  Don't ask me why, but it's as American as apple pie I guess.  Do you know we've only been 1 other time w all 3 kids and it was a disaster.  I mean, many looks of 'why are we doing this'? But this trip? It was MAGICAL on many levels.  I felt like we soaked in not only the entertainment of Disney World, but the true beings of our family.  We don't get that as often as I'd like.  Prayers answered and we felt blessing after blessing, especially in that Andy and I were given eyes to SEE His gifts to us.  It IS a SMALL WORLD AFTER ALL!

OK, BEFORE I post some pix, can I tell you how that phrase has always seemed true but when you're in Africa, it just doesn't seem fitting.  A little over a year ago when our whole family was there and over and over I wanted to say 'it's such a small world'!!! God pressed loud and clear to me....DO YOU GET IT? It might be a small world, but more importantly: I AM A BIG GOD!
I haven't walked one day since then the same.  I think I might even have kicked some stones together (ok straw) with a sense that this was going to be a new place the Lord would lead me from.  It was.  I know now, when I sing/hear/think 'it's a small world', that I HAVE A BIG GOD!  It's so much richer to realize his hand then some random course of 'fate' events.  I'd have it no other way.  Indeed He has opened my eyes to see things that I never saw and my mouth to say, I HAVE A BIG GOD!

So, why don't I write about those things more? I guess I'm too busy soaking them in.  Truly we are blessed.  There are hard and broken things in our family.  Some I never thought would be true for US.  We'd be immune.  But they are.  Still, I have this confidence in having experienced my BIG God that I can't say I doubt He will use all things for OUR GOOD.  Even the deep aches.  Truly He is redeeming the lives of 2 boys that would probably not be here had the Lord not given them the privilege (yes I said that) of being placed in an orphanage.  Every.single.day. I'm reminded of my 'privilege' to be placed in the Lamb's book of Life and that better days are to come.  I can't wait, but for now, I treasure my small world and BIG GOD!

so these are random order..random fun...random glimpses;)  enJOY! we did!