CALIFORNIA countdown...

Just in case anyone is wondering.....

Only 54 more days until Kahli and I arrive in San Diego, to be with our west coast family for 17 days!!!!!

I miss these two little faces so very much. I know that when I arrive in California, Faith and Isaac will be so big and so grown up. This picture was taken last summer and you know what a year can do to children. They are growing in leaps and bounds. Not only are they growing in stature but they are growing into young adolescents and they are beginning to have very distinct personalities and the best thing is that they are growing spiritually. I know that they are young but through conversations that we have on the phone, I know this to be true.

Just a month or so ago, I was feeling bad. I had been sick and missed work for a whole week (this is something that I do not do unless I am in the hospital or recovering from surgery). Anyhoo, Isaac called me on the phone and we talked for a while, then he said "you know Nana, my Daddy said I need to pray for you." I told him that I had not been feeling good and that prayers were very welcomed. I no longer got that out of my mouth, when he said " Can I pray for you RIGHT NOW, Nana?" WOW.....really....I said "of course" and he prayed the sweetest most heartfelt prayer to GOD without missing a beat. YES, they are growing spiritually.

Faith also amazes me with her questions about the LORD. Some of the questions she asked blow me away and I do not know how to answer them. Even when we think that they are not listening, they are. Faith has such a heart for the LORD, she shows it and shares it in her own unique way. She loves to go with her Daddy to feed the homeless on Saturday mornings in downtown OB. When she finds out that some children are homeless, she wants to bring them home with her.

What a sweet, sweet spirit Faith and Isaac both have. The reason is that each and every day their parents not only preach, teach and share the gospel but they live it out daily in their very own lives. The children see their parents helping others, praying for people and living out GOD'S word every day. Jim and Michelle are incredible parents and should be very proud to have these two extremely special children!

So you see, I can not wait to see them. I can not wait to hug them, play with them, read with them, swim with them, snuggle with them and LOVE THEM!!!!!

only 54 more days......