What I want to remember

The week (in May) we decided to adopt in the immediate future, our van died. In the months since, we have had the following break down or fall apart:

- our kitchen and entry tile all began cracking and breaking apart (We got a GREAT deal on laminate tile and replaced ourselves)

- our shower head completely broke (normally not a big deal, but it is original to the house and difficult to replace) (UPDATE: B fixed it this weekend!)

- our disposal has broken twice and is now beyond repair (UPDATE: B replaced this weekend)

- our washing machine has broken twice (UPDATE: we finally had to replace it. Boo!)

- our dishwasher is now leaking (UPDATE: Mostly fixed. We think.)

- our bathtub drain is totally broken

- our new van is making a funny noise

- another belt went out in Brandon's car (resulting in no AC during the hottest part of this lovely summer)

I'm keeping this list as a reminder of all the tempting distractions and moneysuckers that flew our way during the early part of this journey. I'm pretty sure this list means two things:

1. Satan really doesn't want our money going toward bringing an orphan into our home and family

2. God was serious when He impressed upon us that we would have to depend on Him for every bit of this journey.

So, Satan, in case you're reading this, we have no intention of quitting. We don't care how long it takes. We are in this for good.

And God, we trust you. You have never failed us. You will not fail our daughter.