"Things are a changing"

I have been thinking about change alot lately. How some people are okay with it and others can't stand it. I have always been a person that deals with changes pretty well. I like new experiences and just a change in scenery sometimes. There are many changes heading in mine and Kyle's direction for this coming year. Number one change would be bringing a child into our home. We have always been pretty active people but we know with bringing a child into the picture things will slow done quite a bit. We are definitely both okay with this. It will just be a new experience. As I sit here writing this it makes me very nervous and and unsure at my ability to be a Mom. Especially to a child who has more than likely been through so much. This is something that I have been praying about very regularly. Every time I start worrying about it, I pray for God to calm me. I want this to be a great experience not one of worry and fear.
Other changes in our lives have varied from Kyle working two jobs to friendship changes. Not because of anything that happened between us and these friends but because it seems we just have grown apart. Went in different directions. It isn't no one's fault. This does happen but sometimes I think about how much I miss these people, but then I realize that God has a purpose for everything in our lives. We have some great friends in our lives. One's that have stepped up and been there for us when others left. We are truly grateful for these friends and I believe you know who you are :-) We do truly long for a married couple that will take us in as friends. A couple that we have alot in common with... I know that God can answer any prayers and this is one that I do have.
There is one more change that I haven't mention and will keep to myself at this time. It is one that is very scary to think about but in the end would totally be a blessing to Kyle and I. I do feel God working and leading in this situation and I am truly grateful. All we want in our lives right now is to be in God's will in everything we do. If you will be still He will guide you. You just have to be willing to step back and wait sometimes.
I know that I have gone so many directions in this blog. It probably won't mean a thing to any of you, but it does to me. It helps me get things off my chest :-) Thanks for reading!


-Brandi

Christmas

Here we are again approaching another CHRISTmas. It is so hard to believe that it's Christmas Eve and after tomorrow it will all be over. It always makes me really sad to think about it being over. But I remind myself pretty frequently that celebrating Jesus and who HE is, is never over. He is everything we need at all times.
Right now as I sit on my couch Kyle is out doing some last minute shopping for ME :-) He normally has everything done but he says last night I am going to be out with the crazys in the morning shopping for you. Of course I am ok with this because as he says "I am spoiled" I still am not sure about that :-)
As every year since my miscarriage I have hoped that I would have a child by the next Christmas. Here we are 5 years into marriage and still no child. God knows what He is doing we do know that, but if we allow it, it can make us pretty sad at times. We hope that with the fostering process we will find the child that is meant for us. I look forward to all the things that come along with that child. Celebrating birthdays, Easter, Christmas, just everything that will allow me to do a little bit of spoiling :-)
This coming year holds alot of changes for Kyle and I. Number one we pray that we grow closer to the Lord than we ever have before. We have felt so distant from our Abba Father and it just doesn't feel right. He is our Father and we are His children and there should never be or feel like there is a wall between us. We desire the relationship that we should have with Him MORE THAN EVER.
As I end this blog I would like to put the lyrics to one of my favorite Christmas songs. The song is called All Is Well by Point of Grace:

 

All is well All is well
Angels and men rejoice
For tonight darkness fell
Into the dawn of love's light

Sing Al-e

Sing Alleluia

 

All is well All is well
Let there be peace on earth
Christ is come go and tell
That He is in the manger

Sing Al-e

Sing Alleluia

 

All is well all is well
Lift up your voices and sing
Born is now Emmanuel
Born is our Lord and Savior

Sing Alleluia

Sing Alleluia

ALL IS WELL!!

 

Merry CHRISTmas from our house to yours! We love you all!

Kyle and Brandi

 

Our 1st Blog

So Kyle and I decided a few days ago that we would start us a blog. One that we both could write on and express what is going on in our lives. The main purpose of this blog is to keep everyone up to date on our journey through the process of fostering/adoption of a child. We started taking training classes back the beginning of August to become foster parents. Our goal is to foster children that are wards of the State of Tennessee. These particular kids can be adopted after roughly 6 months of fostering. We ask you to pray for us as we go through this process. Our greatest prayer is that God will lead us to the right child. The one HE wants us to have. We are now in the process of the home studies. We must complete 4 of these and have completed 1 at this time. Once that is complete our home study will be turned over to DCS for approval. That could take 3 to 4 months. This is a very long process but our prayer is that we will get more and more prepared for the child that will come into our home. We have much love to give and hope we can bless some child and give them love that they have never known.
As we approach Christmas just in a few days we pray that each of you have a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Love to all,
Kyle and Brandi Clark