Chen Chronicles

God is Good All the Time.... and ALL the time He is Good Never STOP running the race..... NEVER stop learning!  To say that the last few months have been easy would make me a liar, but I have held on knowing God would heal me, move mountains so that Katie can attend a school, whether online or in person, that fits her special needs (and He has answered every prayer). Since there has been so much sickness with me because of surgeries I had, I pray that I can stay well so that Aaron's stress goes down and we have a peaceful and happy time when his mom comes to visit for Christmas.  I came across something I wrote in January this year when life was tough. I thought I would share it in case anyone else can use these words of wisdom about their marriages.  Choose to understand that love isn't always a feeling. Many days love will be a choice. It's a choice to press through and learn to enjoy the fragile blend of both the bliss and disappointment of two people sustaining a fami...

So, we've all heard the saying that, "God is never late...he is always on time.."  This doesn't, however, mean he is on OUR time and this is becoming more evident as we wait for news on our adoption.  Friday, we were pretty upset because that morning our agency called and said it would be 2-3 months before the rep in Russia expected to get ANY referrals.  That time period was okay, because we knew with diligence and hard work on our end that we may be able to complete our adoption of our Katie Allison by Christmas this year.  That STILL MIGHT happen, but then that afternoon we got another call and our coordinator told us that because we are requesting a baby girl under age 2 (whom we will name Katie Allison Chen), that this could take 6-9 months before we receive a referral.  Taking what she said to heart was very difficult and sad as we had been dreaming of a Christmas as a family of three.  This isn't to say that won't happen, but it isn't as likely as i...