Wonder

Thought I'd share a bit about why it has been rather quiet over here in my portion of the blogosphere.  Honestly, I am still feeling rather dull.  I am not feeling very creative or feel that I have anything interesting or new to share.  Guess I am kind of feeling like a one trick pony who has done the same trick one too many times.  With that said, I'd have to say that we continue to live life.  

Today I  played with flour...
I created...
(a sweet white and an extra white dough for the freezer), 

made pita bread (about 15),

a blueberry pound cake (well actually two),

4 loaves of whole wheat for the freezer as well.  

Right now a cherry spice cake is cooling on the counter
for my girlfriends who are popping over for the weekly Tuesday visit. 

Perhap, I am so tired tonight because of all those carbs I worked (even though I didn't eat them yet!)  or maybe it is because I have been slacking with my thyroid medication, that I am supposed to take daily, but many times I just leap over it and say, "tomorrow, it's too late today to take it now."  

We continue to press on in adoption paperwork. 

Our social worker came out last week to interview the children for our waiver, that we need to move on with our adoption (and thank you dear Annie for your donation to our fund...you are so sweet!)  We seem to be moving, but at a snails pace if you ask me.

Tonight I found myself praying at our family altar for God to bring me some excitement.  I confessed that I was feeling flat and that perhaps a bit of God's wonder would jerk me out of my funk. Oh to look to Him and not to let this wave of heaviness settle on my spirit.  I asked Him if He could bring me some excitement (the fun kind, not the scary kind).

My Ethiopian friends shared that they had an all nighter Saturday night.  It was a prayer meeting and they do it regularly (I think they said once a month.)  I wish I could speak Amharic or even understand...I so would love to go, but am not sure I would be able to stay up for a whole night. Our thirteen year old Ethiopian daughter says they normally break for tea after a few hours, and then continue on in hours of prayer.  I love my Ethiopian friends from Ebenezer Evangelical Church...truly such loving, kind and caring people. Though the service is in Amharic, the fellowship is always rich.  We are blessed to have a second church and such wonderful friends.

hoping to catch sight of a bluebird...

they are my favorite and are a reminder of *happiness*  

In our neck of the woods they should be arriving to choose nesting sites. 

i would just dance and sing if one came into my yard and chose my bluebird box for its home. 

wouldn't that be a wonder and some excitement? 

this one trick pony sure thinks so.

waiting on Him.

this one trick pony needs a hot bath..

hope to hear from you and your end of the world!