Where do I even begin? Whew...much to say and not sure I will get it all in one post.
My book is coming along. I still need way more stories to finish it, though. If you have any kind of story that has to do with abortion, please email it to: speakup3189@yahoo.com Even if a medical staff told you to have one or family or friends told you to have one and you decided against it. You could know a friend or family member whose had one...even if it didn't affect the mother...maybe it affected you or the father...anything at all will help. :)
I almost gave up on the book. I have faced much persecution from pro-choicers. I have been called names, cursed at, and much more. I do not have the strength to write about it all right now, but if you read the book, it will defintely be in there. So, what the devil meant for bad...haha I am totally turning it around and it makes for more of an introduction in the book.
A lot has been going on. Some good...some not so good. Our pipes froze and we were without water for four days. Every night we leave the faucets dripping so that doesn't happen. But one night we were out late. We came home and went straight to bed. I completely forgot to let them drip and that is the night the pipes froze. We tried everything to get them thawed out. I was reading articles online and watching youtube videos. We tried all the tricks. A plumber was going to come out the next day. By that afternoon we had not heard from him. JC called him and he said that if we do not have copper pipes there was nothing he could do. So, he was not going to even try to come out. He said to put a space heater under the house so that is what we did. It still did not help. We heated the pipes for three days and nothing worked. I finally laid my hands on the faucets and even annointed them with oil telling them to let water come pouring out. I begged God. I used all the authority I knew He had given me. My friend also said she was in a meeting that morning and they all stopped to pray for a miracle to happen with our water. The day I annointed the faucets and the day they prayed for water for us, was the day the water finally started flowing out of the sinks! It was truly amazing. It was getting so hard. Clothes were piling up (I am still trying to catch up on laundry). We were brushing our teeth with bottled water. We could not take showers so you can imagine what we all looked like and smelled like. Praise the Lord we had new friends that invited us to their house to get showers. I finally opened up on the 3rd day to my new friends that we didn't have water. We were able to go to their house that night and get cleaned up. We felt so much better and our spirits were lifted. It was a huge boost and we were just so thankful for their hospitality. Dishes were piling up. We went out and bought gallons of water. We boiled the water on the stove so we could wash dishes. We used all the gallons we bought and still had many dishes piled up. I was really feeling for people that do not have running water. We had to go to the store to use the bathroom. I think that was the hardest part of not having water. It was just so cold and having to get out every time. It was not fun with five children going to Wal-Mart just to use the restroom.
I have missed telling you about some birthdays. June 4th - Samuel turned 13. August 26th - Jacob turned 2. November 16th - Natasha turned 14. October 31st - JC turned 31. December 9th - I turned 32. Gabriel will be 7 on January 16th and Grisha will be 16 on Feb 24th. So, that is all of us. :)
We are continuing to like it here. We miss our friends and family very much and think of them often. But, we are beginning to realize this is our new home. We finally found a church that we like. I am excited to meet new people and get involved in some groups there. I have also met some wonderful ladies and we had a playdate today. I cannot wait to get to know them more. They have helped us so much and God truly sent them to us. The kids and I volunteer at a ministry once a week. Well, Grisha has started working there twice a week. He would work more if I took him more days a week. We love being there. This ministry feeds hundreds of families sometimes in one day. When we arrive, there is literally a line out to the parking lot. People come to get food, clothes, and toiletries. The owners have become great friends to us and we also know God sent them to our family in many more ways than one.
JC is continuing to love his work here. He enjoys it so much more. It is hard to believe he is doing the same thing that he did in MS, but likes it way better here.
The last week or two have been the best with Natasha so far. It seems all of a sudden she is bonding with me more than she ever has. She even calls me "Mama" all the time and will tell me she loves me out of the blue. Just her and I went to Wal-Mart tonight and had so much fun walking around looking at everything. We looked at different earrings that she likes and she showed me some that she thought would look good on me. We laughed and just had a good time. These things are HUGE! The memories of her being so disgusted by me are slowly fading away. We actually talk about that now. We talk about how she treated me when we adopted her. She was told many things in Ukraine about Americans. She was told Americans that come adopt an older child only want them for their "good parts". If they have a baby it means something is wrong with the baby so they adopt an older "good" child so they can use their "good parts" for the baby...meaning we adopt older kids so we can cut them up and use their organs. She said even the staff at 2 different orphanages showed her articles of Americans killing their adopted kids to save their biological kids. Even though she wasn't sure she believed that after she came to America, it still is taking awhile for her to trust us. Her nightmares are going away. They were horrible for a long time. And I mean, demonic nightmares like you wouldn't believe. These nightmares started when I came to Ukraine she said. She did not have bad dreams until we came to adopt her. They continued until probably a few weeks ago. They would subside after we prayed over her room and annointed it, but would be back a couple weeks later. She also played praise music every night and I could tell the nights she didn't play the music was when the bad dreams would come back. Now, it seems they are gone for good. She is having dreams, but not bad ones. She is dreaming of family members now. :) She dreamed of Uncle Rick, Aunt Suzie, and Mimi the other night. This is really good. :)
It is 12:30AM and I must get to sleep. Even if you don't hear from me for awhile, please know we are doing well. My mom is coming to visit in five days and my mother-in-law will be here in one month. The children are so excited to see their grandmothers and this is an exciting time. There are also big changes happening in the family. JC's sister AND brother are having babies in 2012 so TWO new babies will be born into the family.
Our 2011 was a very hard year and I am hoping 2012 will be a great year!!
"And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness." Acts 4:31
Lord Jesus, fill us all with boldness this next coming year. May 2012 be the year we get bold and stop being complacent. May we say this verse: "For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard." Acts 4:20
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