Several years ago we were introduced to the game Wizard by Bobbi Easton and her dad, Jim. In this game you have to guess to see how many sets of cards you will win. Jim would always say that you can take 1 more than you know you plan on.
We hadn’t thought about how often Jim would say this until he said it after hearing our news.
We are excited to announce that the Lord is blessing our family with another baby! I guess Jim is right, if we can take 6, then we can take 7!
This new little baby is expected to arrive towards the end of February 2013. At this point the kids are excited to find out if they are getting a little brother or sister. I am just excited that I am getting to the end of my morning sickness!
What does this mean for our future??? Our plan had been to return to the Philippines in February 2013. We have decided to have the baby here in Canada. This will delay our return until sometime in May 2013. We will need to get a birth certificate and passport for the baby. Plus we think we will have to do some paperwork with the Philippine Embassy before we return.
We are reminded often of this verse, “A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.” (Proverbs 16:9, KJV)
We look forward to our return to the Philippines very much. But we are going to enjoy spending a few extra months with our family and friends. This winter will be the first FULL winter we will have spent in Canada since winter of 2004. The kids are looking forward to all the snow but I am not looking forward to being cold all the time. It is just late August now and the weather is turning cooler and I am already pulling out my socks, pants and sweaters!
Please pray for our family as we await the arrival of this little one.
Pray also for a good pregnancy for me, Shannon. I am not as young as I once was having a baby!
Pray for us as we have lots of traveling to do this Fall. Including me, Shannon, being gone for almost 2 weeks to North Carolina for a medical course. (Pray for Chuck with 6 kids at home, doing school with them.)