I love Jim Elliot quotes! Here are a few for you to chomp on!:
"He is no fool who give what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." I like our lives, eh? The lives of our children. Praise God they are eternal beings. I love all my kiddos and the ones to come and want each and everyone to impact this world for Christ and be World Changers!
Here's another one: "God always give His best to those who leave the choice with Him" God will give us just what we need according to His riches and glory. As we continue to wait on Him for the right children in our family, I have peace that He is in control and knows exactly what we need to give Him glory. Not an organization, any person, parents, etc.--only God gets the Glory!
Last one: "Wherever you are, be ALL there!" My life is not on hold while we wait for our referral. Of course, I pray continually and without ceasing for my bio children and those to come, but it cannot be come an IDOL in my life. God is jealous, so I want to always give circumstances in my life up to God. Put it on His altar and not put my UGLY claws back into my sacrifice of praise!
God please remind me to enjoy this moment of life and focus on You and not the storms/waves around us. In Your Holy Name. Thank you for your VICTORY!
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Peace continued!
Oops! I didn't know I had a limit on how much I could share! So to continue!:
Hosanna, like the rest of the Nelsons belongs to our team. To get out the door, it takes a team effort! To help our Liberian children, it will take the Nelson team effort! Praise God!
Josiah, is reading ! Praise the Lord! I find if you can get the children to read, they are well on their way in all academic ways. He is a little warrior for Jesus and loves to pray.
Tali, is just plain cute, expressive and comes up with the funniest sayings. She is wise beyond her years and knows it. Oh the bliss of being the baby of the family for now! She is very much looking forward to being a big sister and is already telling me how she will share. She is also a prayer warrior.
Paul and I are doing great. He is such a steadying force in my life. I am very much an extrovert and bring spontaneity to our marriage, but he brings calm. Thank you Lord for an awesome husband on this journey called life
Hosanna, like the rest of the Nelsons belongs to our team. To get out the door, it takes a team effort! To help our Liberian children, it will take the Nelson team effort! Praise God!
Josiah, is reading ! Praise the Lord! I find if you can get the children to read, they are well on their way in all academic ways. He is a little warrior for Jesus and loves to pray.
Tali, is just plain cute, expressive and comes up with the funniest sayings. She is wise beyond her years and knows it. Oh the bliss of being the baby of the family for now! She is very much looking forward to being a big sister and is already telling me how she will share. She is also a prayer warrior.
Paul and I are doing great. He is such a steadying force in my life. I am very much an extrovert and bring spontaneity to our marriage, but he brings calm. Thank you Lord for an awesome husband on this journey called life
Peace that passes ALL understanding!
God is so good! As we continue to wait for news about the children God has for the Nelson Family, we have peace! If I try and evaluate and think about everything too much, I will BONKERS! Since God is into sanity and not craziness (He is a God of order!), I will continue to look to Him to guidance, direction, wisdom and keep giving the adoption up to Him. He is the One to bring our children home, He is in control of all the timing issues, He has the right children picked out for us and we continue to trust Him--blessed be the name of the Lord!
Sorry this blog is so adoption focused! I do have 8 other children! Zac is doing great at Central Michigan University. He is on a full ride scholarship with ROTC, connected to a great church and doing well academically.
Em is continuing to seek God for her future. She desires to Calvin College here in Michigan and get a degree in International Development. The school's fee per year are ONLY $30,000! So God will provide a way for her to go and direct her steps. What a cool time to press into God and listen for His still small voice.
Sam continues to be the upcoming leader of the 6 younger children. He definitely is learning about household management when we have meetings, shopping to do, etc. He is learning to control his emotions in trying times. Oh the joys of being a hormonal 14 year old!
Malachi is quite the writer and is hilarious! He continues to astound us with his creativity. We have recently changed roommates. Malachi is now with Gabe and Jo is with Sam. Seems to be working out great
Speaking of Gabe. What a cool kid he is! He wants to be a soldier some day and will do a great job! He is a warrior and is continuing to learn to channel his zeal for the things of the Lord!
Hosanna, is what can I say? Sweet! She is our main laundry girl and does a great job. She is definitely going to be my right hand woman when our children come home. She, like the rest of the children, have a real heart for children. Praise God! This whole adoption adventure is a
Sorry this blog is so adoption focused! I do have 8 other children! Zac is doing great at Central Michigan University. He is on a full ride scholarship with ROTC, connected to a great church and doing well academically.
Em is continuing to seek God for her future. She desires to Calvin College here in Michigan and get a degree in International Development. The school's fee per year are ONLY $30,000! So God will provide a way for her to go and direct her steps. What a cool time to press into God and listen for His still small voice.
Sam continues to be the upcoming leader of the 6 younger children. He definitely is learning about household management when we have meetings, shopping to do, etc. He is learning to control his emotions in trying times. Oh the joys of being a hormonal 14 year old!
Malachi is quite the writer and is hilarious! He continues to astound us with his creativity. We have recently changed roommates. Malachi is now with Gabe and Jo is with Sam. Seems to be working out great
Speaking of Gabe. What a cool kid he is! He wants to be a soldier some day and will do a great job! He is a warrior and is continuing to learn to channel his zeal for the things of the Lord!
Hosanna, is what can I say? Sweet! She is our main laundry girl and does a great job. She is definitely going to be my right hand woman when our children come home. She, like the rest of the children, have a real heart for children. Praise God! This whole adoption adventure is a
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Shaohannah's Hope
Praise God from Whom ALL blessings flow! We applied for an adoption grant with Steven Curtis Chapman's group, Shaohannah's Hope. We just received a letter from them saying we were chosen for a grant. It was above and beyond anything we could hope for! Praise God and thank You Lord for this huge blessing. You blow my socks off!
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Waiting and trusting in Him
Hello to you all from the Nelson Fam!
All is well here on the farm. We have 5 acres, it so peaceful and tranquil here. Great place for the children to run around and have good old fashion fun--like hide and seek, tag, frisbee golf, soccer, running, biking and fresh air!
Please continue to pray for our adoption. We continue to look to Him for the perfect children for our family--only He knows what would be the right match, personality blend, etc. Many people have said to me, "God's got his finger on your children." How comforting that is. So many times when I see others getting referrals, honestly, I do rejoice with them--it is a choice you make--to feel sorry for yourself or "weep with those who weep and rejoice with those who rejoice".
Hope all is well with your families.
God bless
All is well here on the farm. We have 5 acres, it so peaceful and tranquil here. Great place for the children to run around and have good old fashion fun--like hide and seek, tag, frisbee golf, soccer, running, biking and fresh air!
Please continue to pray for our adoption. We continue to look to Him for the perfect children for our family--only He knows what would be the right match, personality blend, etc. Many people have said to me, "God's got his finger on your children." How comforting that is. So many times when I see others getting referrals, honestly, I do rejoice with them--it is a choice you make--to feel sorry for yourself or "weep with those who weep and rejoice with those who rejoice".
Hope all is well with your families.
God bless
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Current Magazine Fundraiser
Hello to you all!
We are doing a fundraiser for our adoption through Current Magazine. They have some really cool gifts for friends and family and we get 50% of the profits. Please forward this information to all you know! Thank you
To order online here's what you do:
1. Log on to the internet at www.CurrentFun.com and click on "Start Shopping Now".
2. Choose from a large selection of quality Current products. Click on the product you are interested in and place in your cart. Look for special Fundraiser Internet offers.
3. When you check out, please enter:
State: Michigan
Organization: Nelson Adoption
4. Submit your secure order to purchase top quality Current products while helping us bring our children home.
5. Your products will be shipped directly to you.
God bless you and yours!
Denise and all
We are doing a fundraiser for our adoption through Current Magazine. They have some really cool gifts for friends and family and we get 50% of the profits. Please forward this information to all you know! Thank you
To order online here's what you do:
1. Log on to the internet at www.CurrentFun.com and click on "Start Shopping Now".
2. Choose from a large selection of quality Current products. Click on the product you are interested in and place in your cart. Look for special Fundraiser Internet offers.
3. When you check out, please enter:
State: Michigan
Organization: Nelson Adoption
4. Submit your secure order to purchase top quality Current products while helping us bring our children home.
5. Your products will be shipped directly to you.
God bless you and yours!
Denise and all
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
AO-WA-KIYA
Hello! We are back from our annual family vacation at Camp AO-WA-KIYA. It is located on the west side of the state on Stony Lake. All the family enjoyed themselves. This is our third year there and we rebooked for next year. We were in a cabin called Hope which sleeps 10 and hopefully we will need a bigger cabin for next year if our girls are here by then!
We are still waiting on a referral and sometimes it feels like it will never happen. I have a very contented feeling and know I will be thrilled when Donna or Rachel call with our referral.
Our first born son, Zac, headed off to Central Michigan University on Wednesday, August 22, 2007. He is a sophomore, enrolled with the Army ROTC program. He passed his fitness test on Thursday morning--doing 68 sit ups, 56 push ups and running 2 miles in 14:40! He then commissioned with the Army on Friday. We are every proud of him and look forward to what the Lord will have for his future.
Zac called this morning and said that he has PT 5x a week! They do over 200 pushups and situps per morning, surprise exercises and running too! He will be one fit college student. Pray for him to be saturated with the spirit of Christ. One of his roommates just announced he will be having his girlfriend spending some nights in one of the bedrooms. Zac's roommate is a band leader and is the most normal of his 3 roommates. Zac will face many temptations throughout his college experience. We will continue to pray for him, CMU, ROTC, his roommates and for him to stand firm in his faith.
It is great to be back home.
We are still waiting on a referral and sometimes it feels like it will never happen. I have a very contented feeling and know I will be thrilled when Donna or Rachel call with our referral.
Our first born son, Zac, headed off to Central Michigan University on Wednesday, August 22, 2007. He is a sophomore, enrolled with the Army ROTC program. He passed his fitness test on Thursday morning--doing 68 sit ups, 56 push ups and running 2 miles in 14:40! He then commissioned with the Army on Friday. We are every proud of him and look forward to what the Lord will have for his future.
Zac called this morning and said that he has PT 5x a week! They do over 200 pushups and situps per morning, surprise exercises and running too! He will be one fit college student. Pray for him to be saturated with the spirit of Christ. One of his roommates just announced he will be having his girlfriend spending some nights in one of the bedrooms. Zac's roommate is a band leader and is the most normal of his 3 roommates. Zac will face many temptations throughout his college experience. We will continue to pray for him, CMU, ROTC, his roommates and for him to stand firm in his faith.
It is great to be back home.
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