We Thought We Were Moving...

Michael began his new job on May 1, 2011. It is now 2013 and we still  live in two places... I know that I can officially say that we have had a  "partial move" to Florida...

This experience has taught me that God has so much in store for us that we can't even begin to wrap our minds around it. Our move has never been clean cut because of the real estate market...also we never expected to have to submit three address changes to the post office in a 20 month period and spend 5 of those months without an address while we "camped out" and waited. 

There were huge bumps along the way and they could have taken me down simply because I thrive on justice...but God is bigger and it all passed through His hand before it got to me. I am a better and stronger person for the bumps and I have watched my kids grow to depend on Gods faithfulness on the days when my answers to them were "I don't even know where we will be next month". Stepping out in faith "to follow" doesn't look like the picture in my mind but it is "piti piti " small compared to Gods view. 

We loved on our friends in Haiti 2 times this year and that was the greatest part of my 2012. 

I realized that my passion for the Haitian people is not shared by everyone where we live but God has given me a voice to be their voice so that I can bring attention to the educational needs of the people of Haiti. I am against handouts for the sake of handouts but I am for being the hands and feet of Jesus in a world where even a morsel of food is hard to come by. God is building a great team of people for us to work with and support in Haiti. 

When I left Haiti in 2008 to wait for Clifford to come home I never thought I would have the resources or opportunity to return...oh how "piti piti " my thoughts were . Michael has become the administrator he went to Tulane/Hendry Regional  to become.

God sent us on a journey in May 2011 to grow and shape us into his hands and feet...I am so proud of the compassion I see in my children. We saw man digging in a dumpster the other day and Leanna immediately asked me what we were going to do for him...helping others is not a foreign concept to my kids and for that this journey through the unknown has been so priceless. 

It hasn't been easy and we don't know what 2013 looks like but my prayer for the new year is that we would see with the eyes of Christ and use our resources to help anyone in need. If you are my friend and you are tired of hearing me talk about Haiti-I cant apologize because 

when God ignites a passion in someone where there was no passion for years

 ....it changes your perspective.

 I praise God for leading me to the idea for In His Image photography I love capturing priceless memories for people...wow. I guess that was my Christmas letter...God bless and Merry Christmas