tracythomp - life is what happens when.....

It is pretty crazy to think about all that has happened since my last entry. I can't even begin to think about where I've been I'm just happy about where I am. today was an amazing day. yesterday was thanksgiving. Kelsie, Kyle and the kids came to visit our new place in michigan and spend thanksgiving as well as a few days. I have been thinking alot about who my niece and nephew are to me and what I what them to see me as. When I was in kyrgyzstan I desperately wanted to be closer to them in a way where they would see me as an aunt rather then only see me as their mommy's sister. I couldn't imagine the thought of them not knowing who i am when i got back. Today was a day where i felt like i was building relationships with my niece and nephew. With canaan it is totally different then i thought it would be. Thats been hard for me. I want so bad for him to know how much I care about him and to know how much I am cheering for him. He is a strong and beautiful boy I have never known anyone like him. Magnolia is a trip. I love her so much. She makes me laugh constantly. IT is amazing to see a 19 month old with so much personality. The girl knows what she wants. I love watching her figure life out.
I have realized in the last two months how much i need to be in relationship with people. I believe that is how God designed it. I believe that he loves watching us love each other and develop amongst each other. i love being near family and living with good people.
Recently we have been so blessed. we are living with Ed and Lorna Dobson. They has a community house where we live with them and Matt and Stephanie. I think it will be a growing experience. Living in community with people you don't know well is definately different. But the way we got this place to live was such provision from God. i really believe that God is meeting our needs. It is amazing because i think about how God meets our needs one mouth full at a time. In my head I am constantly trying to figure out what will be next. when will i go to school, when we will get a house, when will we have kids. meanwhile we spent 4 months in kyrgyzstan growing in ways we never knew were possible, moving to michigan, moving into a community house and getting jobs way faster than we thought. God is providing for our every need. I am so thankful in so many ways for the life that I am living. I am trying so hard to live presently. To know that God is meeting my needs and I do not need to have any worries. Just today.
Thanks be to God