As we all get ready to start one of the most wonderful times of the year there are SO many things that each of us could be thankful for. Just in the last year KC and I have been blessed with Olivia Claire, we have dealt with some tough times, some good times, and yet we all still have the things that are really the important things in life - our health, our family and our faith.
This afternoon after I got off work KC and I rushed to church to try to get there in time to help one of our friends with her "project." Stephanie is in charge of the Operation Christmas Child drop off center that has been assigned at our church. It isn't just the drop off center for our church though, it is for all of the churches in the area. She is doing an AMAZING job! But as I walked into the church tonight I was taken back by how many boxes there were. I stood and looked at the hundreds of boxes still empty that will be filled later this week and it made me realize that each of those big boxes can hold fourteen 'shoe boxes' inside of them. That is a TON of presents. Just think, every one of those tiny shoe boxes will be handed to a child somewhere in the world for Christmas. For most of them this will be the only thing that they receive and how simple it is. KC and I put together a few boxes and it only cost about $15.00 per box. $15.00 is going to give some kid the most awesome gift they have gotten all year. I guess standing next to a few empty boxes really couldn't register with you, unless you then realize that all of those boxes are waiting to be filled to help Santa out with all of his deliveries.
So this year as we all get ready to spend time with our families and be thankful for everything that we have all been so blessed with, remember those who aren't as luck as us.
Also, one prayer that KC and I have been praying is that we receive our referral by Thanksgiving. We know that it is only about a week away, and the possibility of that happening is very low. We have recently had some people even tell us not to get our hopes up, and we understand that... but through Jesus Christ anything is possible, and if you don't believe that, read the post before this one.
Every year at Thanksgiving we stand in a HUGE circle at my parents house and hold hands to pray before we eat. Before we do so we all have an opportunity to tell the entire family any 'news' that we may have. We usually have someone saying that they are either getting married or are pregnant or whatever. Well this year KC and I want to 'introduce' our newest daughter to her new family through a picture. When we told a few people that we were adopting it spread like wild fire, so they all already know that, but we think it would help make it more 'real' for everyone if we had a picture of Zoe rather than just an idea of a person.
So over the next week, when you take a moment to thank God for all that you have been thankful for, if you have any free time ask him if it is possible for us to meet our daughter soon... even if it is just in a picture. That truly would make this Thanksgiving even more to be thankful for.
until later -
j.w. godwin
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