Major Catch-Up

Wow, it's amazing how much time I can let slip by between my posts. Sorry about that. So much has happened over the past few weeks, and I don't have long to cover it all. The youth group at the church is growing steadily, and I think the kids are finally getting into coming each week. It's tough so far, but the Lord is carrying me through on His shoulders for sure. I'm just trying to get some ideas together to really do a "break-out" event in order to draw a lot of curiosity to the group. Let me know if you have any.

I am not even going to cover the Auburn Tigers, because they aren't even worth my time. So moving on...My sister-in-law, Cindy, had her baby nearly 2 weeks ago. Both mommy and new baby Aubrey are doing well, both trying to adjust to their new situations. We are praying for them though, and we are faithful that the Lord is doing some awesome things there no matter how it seems to be going.

My small group is going very well, too, and I'm glad that we have expanded our group to four prayerful, Christian men. Thanks for joining, Matt. We are so thankful you have made the commitment, and it's great to see you on a weekly basis as we come together in Christian brotherhood. Our group has several prayer requests that need the fervent prayers of other warriors out there. So if you are reading this, just pray for the members of our group, and that God will see to it their concerns and desires both are met with His glory revealing itself.

What's next? Oh, Jessica and I are "officially" trying to start a family, although we haven't exactly been trying to prevent it either for almost a year. We are faithful in God's timing and know that all our other blessings--past and current--are the result of His knowing what is best for us. However, we are also feeling drawn to the prospect of adoption, even as we are trying to have our own child. We want a big family, and we are not against having 2-3 of our own children, and then adopting several along the way. Again, we will leave this decision up to God's will, but we are feeling drawn to sharing the reflection of Christ's love within us to children who may have given up in the belief of love after being abandoned in this world. If anyone reading this knows or hears of someone getting pregnant, maybe by accident or carelessness, and is considering the worst choice of action by not having the baby, please let them know there are caring people in this world who will gladly accept the child, and desire very much to take the responsibility from them. Just a shameless plug for adoption from some very willing servants of Christ :)