I had a phone date with my best friend, Megan Parton, tonight. She's so good for my soul. She recognizes God in life. Kyle, her Marine husband, will be returning from a LONG deployment just before Valentine's Day. I'm so thankful for God watching over him. Please pray that his last few weeks in Afghanistan are uneventful and he will be home safe and sound in his lovely wife's arms before they know it! The life of a Marine family is not easy. Things are always unknown for them. (more so than for civilians. I know none of us live in a certain world.) Thankfully, Megan and Kyle now know where they're headed next: Dallas, Texas! Megan is so excited because there is a school there for her to receive a degree in Occupational Therapy. They intend to have little Partons running around soon, too. (Does anyone else feel like the whole world is wanting to have children? I missed the bus. Honestly.) Anyway, Megan was happy to see God's plan for their lives and acknowledged that He knew what He was doing all along. (Side note: I've not spent much time in Texas so I am excited to visit the Parton family ASAP! And perhaps go to the Write Plate store. ;)) (To clear up any questions, YES, these Partons are related to Dolly. She's a 2nd cousin, I believe. Cool, huh?!)
I also follow the blog of a family in my hometown of Marion, Indiana who are in the process of adopting a baby boy from Uganda, Africa. Tomorrow morning, Jade (the woman who is adopting) will be on her way to Africa for a hearing and will hopefully return home with her new baby boy, Samuel. It has been a long, hard journey for Jade and her family. I am so thankful that God has been there through it all.
Those are my little praises for today. I just love it when you can see God's hand at work in your life and in the lives of those around you. God is good.
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