Work has been busy for both of us this week but we have been able to get out to our gardens and start harvesting some items (mostly basil). Our tomatoe plants and cucumbers are growing nicely. We got a lot of basil off of our plant this week (enough to make several servings of pesto that we froze to use at a later date) and made this awesome tasting pizza:
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/easy-tomato-basil-pizza/detail.aspx
I substituted cherry tomatoes like the picture shows and didn't necessarily measure things out perfectly.
By the way, if you would like to know an awesome way to freeze pesto just message me! Someday I am going to come up with such a genius idea and make millions.
We have been spending time enjoying our newly renovated deck. Aaron did most of the renovating by himself. I am so lucky to have such a handy husband. Since taking these pictures we have stained the bottom half of the deck, added an umbrella to our table, a deck box to store various items, and several plants.
Did you think I forgot about updating you about our adoption endeavors. Oh don't you worry there has been a lot of adoption related talk and tasks still taking place on a daily basis. We only have 3 MORE TRAININGS until our education is completed. We hope to be done by Tuesday! Aaron has been busily safeguarding many of our drawers and cabinets, and we have been reorganizing items so that other items that are considered hazardous are out of reach. Our homestudy is Friday, June 8th. I am not really as nervous as I thought I would be, but we do have a lot of cleaning we need to complete Wednesday and Thursday. We have started to think about possible childcare options in our area in the event that we get a quick placement and are very blessed to have an extended family member in our area who does in-home childcare. You may have noticed that I added several links at the top left-side of the page as well. Feel free to check them out. I will add links and other items as time allows.
Wednesday was our 3rd anniversary. This day brought about a lot of different emotions for both of us. There was lots of joy in reminiscing about our wedding day and how far we have come since then. However, some tears were shed as well. This is not really how we had envisioned our life would be at this point in time and this realization caused us to relive some of that feeling of loss that we experienced with our miscarriage and infertility. Even so, these trials have made us stronger individuals, stronger as a couple and more ready to be parents than ever. I love this quote from one of my favorite Girlfriends in God authors, Mary Southerland:
"There are no accidents with God, nor is He surprised by anything or anyone in the life of His child. God uses even the most horrendous circumstances for our good. Every circumstance comes to us for a purpose, bound by God’s love and plan and faithfully delivered with His permission. While we cannot go back and change our past, we can change the way we respond to our past and determine how much power it has in our lives today. Only God can take the broken pieces of your life and make something beautiful out of each one. He is waiting for you to let go of your pain and trust Him. And you really can. No one loves you like He does. You may not always understand or even like His process, but you can always trust His heart of love for you!"
I also find myself often coming back to this verse from Romans 8 a great deal lately and hope that maybe there is someone else out there who will benefit from hearing these words as well:
“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”
God really can turn tragedy into triumph!
Happy anniversary! I know the home visit will go great.
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