I will praise thee forever...because THOU HAST DONE IT!

If you have been a part of mine and Sean's lives for very long, you will remember that at our verse for marriage has been Ps. 52:9 "I will praise thee forever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints." It was put on every piece of memorabelia that we could print it on at our wedding! Over the course of our relationship, we have felt an undescribable presence of God when He makes major choices in our world. Our favorite phrase is that there has never been "fireworks in the sky" with any major life move....instead, there has always been the quiet, calm assurance that feels like this...."okay, let's do it."

When we got engaged, it was, "okay, let's do it".

When we set our wedding date, it was "okay, let's do it."

When we purchased our 1st home...."okay, let's do it."

When I quit my teaching job to stay home full time with my business...."okay, let's do it."

When we decided to adopt children...."okay, let's do it."

Each one of these decisions, as we look back, are quite major in and of itself. However, with each choice, God literally just walks us to it and "okay, let's do it." There is no reason for us to panic--no reason to have to fret over the decision. He makes it for us...all we have to do is step with Him to the next place.

Tonight, we have experienced our latest "okay, let's do it" event. We sold our house!!! Want to know the kicker? It wasn't even on on the market AND we have not even begun looking for another house to buy! Want to know what's stranger? Sean and I are both like...."okay, let's do it!" You would think that that "eerily calm feeling" of God's peace despite such major lifechanging decisions would become old hat by now--but it never ceases to amaze me!

We had contacted our realtor about 2 weeks ago to let her know that in a few months, we would be in the house shopping market. We believed that we would be ready to start looking around August or so. About 5 days later, while on our way to an adoption conference in KY, our realtor texted us and said, "I think I have someone that wants to look at your house....are you ready to put it on the market?!?" Want to guess Sean's answer....pretty sure you can figure it out by now! Yup, "okay, let's do it!" So, 3 days later, we showed our house--10 days later (tonight) we sold it.

Sean happens to be in Sacremento, CA this week for business which adds to the drama, but we both know beyond a shadow of doubt no matter how far apart we are physically we have never felt closer in knowing that we can "praise God forever because He has done it!" There is no other reason to explain how else these events could have taken place and why we have such amazing peace.

I have to laugh because about 8 months ago, we wrote our first blog entry about "stepping outside our own little world." We were getting ready to make our first trip into Haiti. We knew God was calling us to do it and we were ready to do it, but completely uncertain as to why were were going or even to what "outside our own little world" was. Now, just a few short months later, that "stepping outside our own little world" has meant 5 babies on the way, selling a house with no where to go, a love for Haiti, and an undescribable passion for adoption. Apart from the Lord, who would have seen this coming?!?

Though we are not certain what God's next steps for us are going to be, I know with absolute certainty that I can trust God with our futures, and I pray with my whole heart that without hesitation, our answer to His next step will be..."okay, let's do it!"

Thank you, Lord, for doing things that could have only been done by Your miraculous hand...