And then there was relief...

It has been an interesting journey this past few months and to be honest I have struggled with finding joy in our circumstances... but then they are just that right? Just circumstances...  They do not define who we are, unless we let them. They do not define the status of our heart... unless we let them. So how is that we can get to caught up in our circumstances that they become who we are? I feel like I have been letting my (our) circumstances make me who I am... 


We found a house we really loved... we put an offer in. It was accepted, we were ready to open escrow. We found renters and moved out of our house.... then escrow never opened. The seller would not sign the documents needed to open escrow and so we have now been out of our house a month. Shortly after that we saw a house of the same floor plan in the same neighborhood go on the market, so we offered without seeing it! Our offer has been accepted by the person living in the home, but because it is a shortsale we have to wait on the bank.... a circumstance which I have let make me crazy!

I feel like we are mid-way to no where right now.. everything we own is in boxes except our clothes... funny how little you need when you don't have it all... Ricky is funny, he gets irritated that the bank or listing agent don't communicate with transparency and he wants to set up a call with all of them to get somewhere, I am guessing it doesn't work like that right now. If every person buying a shortsale house was conference calling with the bank nothing would get done! But when it is your circumstances it should be different right?

Anyway, the insight I am hoping to glean from this moment of moving on and seeking sweet relief from my Jesus is that my circumstances don't change the fact that I am still me. I still love Jesus. I still love and am devoted to my husband. I am still the mother of 5... with two of them halfway across the globe. I am still me. AND I WILL LIVE THE JOY GIVEN TO ME.    

Submitted to Court!!!

So this is a week late... yea... kinda a lot going on right now at the Huff House!! We got submitted to Court in Ethiopia and are praying for a Court date sometime in November! Please pray with us as we are so so hoping to bring out little people home before the end of the year!

We also got an update on "Little Miss" and she is doing amazing! She has gained 2lbs since her referral and she got all 4 top teeth!! So we are at 6 teeth total for her!

We have been so blessed to have amazing people in Ethiopia picking up their kiddos and taking pictures of ours! We now have some amazing pictures and have been overjoyed to share them when anyone asks!!

Excited to have a good friend with her referral for sweet baby girl who is in the same room as "Little Miss" and we are both so excited how close in age and how close they will live forever! Best friends already!!