Would any of you like a copy? Let me know.

Today I burned CD's. I never did that before. I am preparing a CD to send out with my Christmas booklet to family and friends. Last year my family and I created a booklet on the "12 Pains of Christmas." It got really good feedback. So this year I am doing a similar thing, but different. Last year was a family project with cartoons that the kids and I made. This year it will be family pictures we had done through Glamour Shots with handwritten summaries on the bottom of the various pictures. The first page will be a family portrait with the Scripture from Ephesians about that we have all been adopted into Christ. Then will be the individual pictures of each member with a summary of who they are in two sentences or less. Then there is another group picture with a statement about why we want to adopt a kid. Next are two small letters to Matt that I wrote. One I wrote a couple of days after I saw his picture and read his story on the internet from October. The next little letter is one I copied onto this site, about how Christ redeemed him, but we can be his family. I'm going to put somewhere in there about how Matthew is a Hebrew name that means, "Gift from the Lord." Next, there is going to be the adorable picture of Matt I printed from the internet with his story. Would any of you like a copy? Let me know. Are you able to email me?

The CD starts with a song by Tobymac entitled, "This Christmas," which is the song that I was listening to in July of this year when I felt the Lord moved me to the understanding that we would be helping an orphan child go to Oneida Baptist Institute in Kentucky. It's a great song.

Okay. I'm moving ahead of myself. We have not even been approved to adopt Matt yet. Christmas is a month away. I figure I could always mail the card out late, if necessary. Like Pia (fellow blog member) I am putting up my Christmas tree. She wrote in September that there was something that she was hoping that the Lord would do for her at Christmas, and she just went ahead and proceeded to put up the tree as a sign of her faith, without knowing for sure what would come to pass. However, I'm sure whe knew some things that lead her to take that step of faith. She wasn't trying to manipulate God, but walk with Him. Likewise, I can't, nor do I want to, manipulate God. I want to walk with Him.

Tonight I was reading in Abraham's life - from the book of Hebrews: 11:8: "By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going."

This morning at church the Pastor gave an introduction into our study of the book of Acts. It was beautiful. Tears built up as I worshiped the greatness of God and His continuing to do the works that Jesus began to do and to teach 2000 years ago. He said that our ministry here should look like Jesus' ministry did. Full of compassion and doing those things that Jesus Himself would do. Showing grace and mercy. Having patience with people. Taking in people we normally wouldn't.

So, yeah. That was part of my day figuring out how to make CD's. That was kind of exciting. Speaking of technology, my cell phone thingy broke. After 90 minutes on the phone with the nice technician, I figured out it is called a Treo. Meanwhile, I've gained more confidence with this big computer. The big one works a lot faster, flipping between the pages quickly is nice.

Oh, I faxed off what I PRAY, PRAY, PRAY, PRAY, PRAY, PRAY, PRAY, PRAY WILL BE THE FINAL PAPERS TO THE ADOPTION PLACE OR I AM AFRAID I WILL LOSE IT (my patience). No biopsy results yet. I'm less anxious today than yesterday. I'm sustained. God bless!