So, after camp....

The day after we returned from camp we spent cleaning up and doing laundry, and packing for the beach. The week at the beach with my family was a blast! We left Sunday morning after church to drive to Fort Morgan. We were the last family to arrive. The beach has was beautiful. There was a little tar, but not too bad. We watched fireworks that night (the 4th) and it was bittersweet, without Emma. I keep thinking of all the things we'll do when she gets home. Did you know that fireworks actually were invented in China?? They were the first predecessors of the modern rocket!

Anyway, while we were there, we often talked about being able to bring Emma to the beach and the places we want to take her on vacation. I've been reading a lot about adopting older children and the potential issues we may face. Grief and dealing with loss is a huge thing....please pray that God will give us the wisdom and resources we need to help her through all these changes. Not only will having a new family remind her of the loss of her biological family, but I'm sure she will grieve leaving the orphanage....the nannies and friends she has made. It breaks my heart, and I can't let my mind think too long about it b/c I am overcome with sadness myself, but I'm sure we will face these things in time.

Back to the beach....just being there reminded me again of the greatness of God...the vastness of His creativity....to see and hear the waves crash onto shore...knowing that He controls it all, through the pull of the moon which causes the tides....the sunsets and sunrises the He sets in the sky, which display His glory like nothing else...nothing takes Him by surprise...nothing is too big for my God...and I am so glad. Yet, to know that He sees us and knows our thoughts, our hurts, our desires is overwhelming...that He would hear me when I pray and answer my prayers.....

Which brings me to the next thing.....