Faithfulness

For some reason the last few days I have struggled with feeling discouraged. There isn't really a logical reason why, everything is moving on schedule in the paperwork department, and we have seen God provide in so many ways. This morning I heard Steve whistling "Great Is His Faithfulness" as he got ready to go to work, and it was just the reminder I needed.

“Great is Thy faithfulness!” “Great is Thy faithfulness!“
  Morning by morning new mercies I see;
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided—
    “Great is Thy faithfulness,” Lord, unto me!

 If I had to pick a theme for us in 2013 it would be that He has been faithful. We have seen changes in different areas of our lives this year, and in each one God has shown His faithfulness time and again. Some days trust comes naturally, and some days I have to CHOOSE to trust that He sees the big picture while I see just a snapshot. 

We ask for your prayers - for our hearts to rest in peace, for His hand of love and protection to be on Tavin, and for perfect timing in everything from paperwork to finances to travel dates! Thank you for sharing this journey with us!

~Chrystal

P.S. Tomorrow is the last day to enter the Kindle Fire giveaway - please share with your friends and enter in the link to the right on our blog! To be legal we must provide a way for people to enter without donating, but each donation, no matter how small, would be so greatly appreciated! Thank you to all who have already so generously given!

Kidle Fire giveaway going on NOW!

Who doesn't want one of these babies?

as seen here

Kindle Fire HD 7" 

Here are a few of the features:

The all-new Kindle Fire HD is a full-featured HD tablet at an SD price. With a new, stunning HD display, faster processor, longer battery life, and lighter design than the previous generation Kindle Fire, the Kindle Fire HD offers best-in-class hardware and the ultimate HD entertainment while still being excellent for productivity and easy to use. Stay connected with fast web browsing over built-in Wi-Fi, email and calendar support including Gmail and Outlook, and view documents easily on the go with built-in OfficeSuite. Plus, the functionality to create multiple profiles and set time limits for children with Kindle FreeTime makes this the perfect family tablet.

• 7" HD touchscreen with advanced polarizing filter, and anti-glare technology (1280 x 800)
• 8GB of internal storage
• 1.5GHz Dual-Core CPU, with 1GB of RAM
• Ultra-fast web browsing over built-in Wi-Fi, plus updated e-mail and calendar support for Gmail, Outlook, and more
• USB 2.0 (micro-B connector) port for connection to a PC or Macintosh computer or to charge your device with the included power adapter
• 3.5 mm stereo jack and integrated stereo speakers with Dolby Digital Plus audio engine
• Free unlimited Cloud storage for all your Amazon content
• Prime members can now download hundreds of Prime Instant Video movies and TV shows to watch anywhere—on a plane, on vacation, or in the car
• Powered by the latest version of Fire OS—Fire OS 3.0 "Mojito"
• Up to 10 hours of reading, surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, or listening to music
• Dimensions: 7.5"(L) x 5.0"(W) x 0.42"(D) (12.2 ounces)
• 1 Year warranty

So here's how this giveaway works. On the right side of the blog, there at the top, is a "enter to win" tab. Click on that and you will have several options to enter - you can give a donation of $5 or more, and/or like our facebook page "Bring Tavin Home" for a total of two entries. Already like our page? You can still get an entry for that. You can donate every day for additional entries! The drawing will take place on Jan 1st, and we will ship the Kindle to the winner. Two weeks, so..... get ready, get set, and GO! 

Obviously all the proceeds donated are to our Family Sponsorship Fund for our adoption of Tavin. We need to raise $21,000 before we travel. We are currently almost 1/3 the way there!

May the best man (or woman) win!

~Chrystal