My personal battle with the IRS

Once upon a time the US Government offered a tax credit for those of us who adopt children. In the last two years, the IRS has started auditing everyone who claims the credit. I'm all for honesty and the audit process, because there may be people who take advantage of the credit. What I struggle with is the fact that the process is taking 8 months on average!

Please check out my video and share with everyone you know.

http://youtu.be/7bIWP9LVCKk

A much needed vacation

Last week, I flew to Arkansas to visit family, drove to Oklahoma City to see Third Day, and then went to Crater of Diamonds National Park to try and get rich--bahahahaha, on Saturday I visited my amazing son in Texas, and came home today. Here's the highlight of my trip:
Meeting Third Day! What an amazing group of guys with a Godly mission: Spread the word of God through praise! This is Mac Powell, the lead singer--I feel like such a groupie!

Lily's surgery is still scheduled for 4-11 Keep her in your prayers please!

April 11th

Just when I've given up all hope of getting this surgery scheduled, the Doctor calls and gives me the date: April 11th! Lily will spend 1-2 nights at Massachusetts General Hospital where she will have her first of 2 surgeries. That's 5 weeks away from yesterday and fortunately, I had nothing on my calendar those days. Phew! No need to reschedule anything.

Running out of Steam

Thank you, Linny, for always reminding me to be grateful for God's blessings in my life. There have honestly been days when I feel like giving up. I've waited for nearly two months for Lily's surgeon to schedule her first of several surgeries--it still hasn't happened. In the meantime, I've struggled with weight loss, depression, homeschooling, and spreading myself too thin. To top it off, I am struggling with our church. It's so hard to leave a church.

Lately I've been pushed into a role that I don't feel comfortable with, nor do I have the time to commit to the role. I've expressed my reluctance, and I hear those in authority acknowledge me, but then they seem to forget and assign me more work. Ugh! I just want to scream sometimes! In this role, I've learned so much, rumors mostly, about our church that are deeply troubling. If ANY of the rumors are true I can't allow our family to continue to worship there. Seriously, no one should.

Then I read Linny's blog and I am refreshed. Her constant joy, even during the hardest times any momma should face, reminds me that God is with me--He is watching out for me. He will schedule Lily's surgery, and He will guide our Church, or at least the families who are truly seeking His will for their lives. And my weight? Well, it goes up and down, and that's ok.

I've also been struggling with medical issues myself--at least I think it's medical issues. My doctor insists that it's just my age catching up with me. I'm only 41--so I don't think there's any reason for my age to be giving me problems.

So, if you get a chance, please pray for me. I could really use some guidance.