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Saturday, March 10, 2012

What a week

This has certainly been quite the week, but through it all God is good.  We've had quite a few "bumps in the road" this week, but tonight I am thankful for my family and how blessed we are.

Ben has been doing a TON of side work on cars as a means to save for international adoption.  However, apparently at least one of our neighbors is not too thrilled about this idea.  Late last week we were notified by the city we were in violation of code for having a disabled vehicle in plain sight (ie: not hidden in our garage, but instead in our driveway).  A few days later we received another letter stating one of our neighbors suspects we are running a repair shop.  Ben has been working tirelessly on the repairs, but unfortunately is just has not been going so smooth with lots of unforseen complications.  He has been out in that driveway working what feels like non-stop to finish the repairs and meet code with the city.  The girls and I miss him.  I am, however, so thankful for what a dedicated husband he is and the blessing he is to our family.

Another "bump in the road" we are praying for has to do with our renter situation which has gotten complicated.  While I do not know what the outcome will be with this situation, I am choosing to cast my cares on God and know that HE sees the big picture and has great plans for our family.

On the upside, we had the inspection on the new house on Thursday.  Overall, the inspection went very well and we removed our inspection contigency so we are now officially just waiting to hear if the bank accepts the offer.  During the inspection, we also got to show the girls the inside of the house for the first time.




While stress has been high this week, we're still on this adventure as a family together.  Shannon has been having some great questions and conversations about adopting and has enjoyed feeling "grown up" by going out and watching her dad work on cars and spending time with him.  Amelia has been an amazing blessing to me this week in particular with her overall joy.  She will often randomly break out into laughter and, no matter what else is going on, it is impossible not to smile along with her. 

We are continuing on this Reilly adventure and our family will praise God in the good times and in the rough times as well.