I have had a few sweet friends ask me why haven't I blogged more about the trip or if something is up, since I seem quiet on the blog front ... I think as I process all I have seen in Uganda and all my family is dealing w/ right now (Maggie's surgery changes this summer, Joseph's school/speech/ and working on his future needs, Scott's health scare, and just life w/ the 8 of us), I want to make sure I am speaking from my heart and that I say something that will honor the LORD ... I can spout off the top of my head sometimes and that is not always wise ... I am a very out spoken and passionate person, but I am learning in my quiet times with the Lord that I can sometimes over shadow Him in MY PASSION AND LOUD MOUTH ( this something I don't want to do)...

I don't ever want to make my life, my issues, or my passions to EVER OUT WEIGH THE KINGDOM ... It is the things eternal that are most important ... I love how gently sometimes God will poke me w/ the words from a friend ... Or how He can abruptly knock me off my feet with His presence in song ...

I am never more at the center of HIS WILL than when I am still and seeking HIS direction ... We had our 147 Million Orphans work day yesterday and we spent half the time just sharing, encouraging, and being each other's friend ... As 147 grows, it is an honor to serve w/ these women God has given us to work with at 147 ... We are all seeking God's face, wise w/ with the business side, and humbled to be helping children ...

So just know that when I am quiet, it is a GOOD THING ... blessings to all and I am so excited to report that many people are seeking some of the adoptable orphans we meet while in Uganda ... MAKES MY HEART SING AND DANCE  !!!