So I am not sure what to call this blogpost as it is sharing some blessings and where I am at in life for real- so here it goes:
1. My mom and dad came down last week and brought the colour of paint I have been waiting for!!! So amazing that it came this soon! I even got the first coat on! (blessing)
2. Again, my dad came down this week and brought the carpet and furniture that we have been waiting for! Now to refinish the furniture and rearrange our living room area to fit the carpet underneath! (blessing)
3. I don't like paperwork! :) Last night Josh and I were sitting down to get stuff figured out and we forgot about a certain part of the paperwork. (real life)
4. I am so overwhelmed with everything that we have yet to do. So stressed! (real life)
5. I haven't slept a solid night through since about 2 weeks ago. (real life)
6. My amazing husband passed on a song to me that speaks exactly where I am at and I wanted to share it with you! (blessing)
I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!
Thanks for listening to my ramble!
Be Blessed
Shaeline
Monday, January 30, 2012
Friday, January 13, 2012
Words that say it all-
We thought you'd be here
By: Wes King
"We thought you'd be here by now
Your mother and I
We're praying through our tears that somehow
We might hear your sweet cry
Have we waited too long?
It's getting harder to be strong
Is there something we've done wrong?
But if you like dancing
I'll make it rain rhythm, and rhyme, and melodies, child
And if you like dreaming
Your mother will make your imagination run wild
Somehow, we thought you'd be here by now
We have a room just for you upstairs
It's right down the hall
So we'll be close should you ever get scared
We'll come when you call
It's a room full of stories
Waiting to be told
Longing to behold
And if you like laughing
I'll paint you a circus of smiles and ferris wheels, dear
And if you like living
Your mother will fly you to worlds both far and near
Somehow...
I never knew the silence could make me so deaf
I never knew that I could miss someone I've never met
Miss someone I haven't met yet
But if you like dancing
I'll make it rain rhythm, and rhyme, and melodies, child
And if you like dreaming
Your mother will make your imagination run wild
And if you like laughing
And if you like living
And if you like dancing and dreaming and living, child
We'll be waiting...”
This song says it all for me--I can't find what it sounds like but the words really hit home for me!
~Be Blessed~
"We thought you'd be here by now
Your mother and I
We're praying through our tears that somehow
We might hear your sweet cry
Have we waited too long?
It's getting harder to be strong
Is there something we've done wrong?
But if you like dancing
I'll make it rain rhythm, and rhyme, and melodies, child
And if you like dreaming
Your mother will make your imagination run wild
Somehow, we thought you'd be here by now
We have a room just for you upstairs
It's right down the hall
So we'll be close should you ever get scared
We'll come when you call
It's a room full of stories
Waiting to be told
Longing to behold
And if you like laughing
I'll paint you a circus of smiles and ferris wheels, dear
And if you like living
Your mother will fly you to worlds both far and near
Somehow...
I never knew the silence could make me so deaf
I never knew that I could miss someone I've never met
Miss someone I haven't met yet
But if you like dancing
I'll make it rain rhythm, and rhyme, and melodies, child
And if you like dreaming
Your mother will make your imagination run wild
And if you like laughing
And if you like living
And if you like dancing and dreaming and living, child
We'll be waiting...”
This song says it all for me--I can't find what it sounds like but the words really hit home for me!
~Be Blessed~
Roller coaster Month
I have always told myself that any blog I do would have a purpose. I attempted a blog a long time ago for my photography which then changed into this blog. The purpose of this blog has always been to share my life with you and what has been going on. Up until this point I have tried to share the positives in my life to help myself stay focused on the blessings in my life but also to encourage you to do the same.
So to begin I thought I would share some of the blessings that stick out to me in the last little while.
#1- Josh and I finally are homeowners! Tonight I was making supper and just felt peace about our home! I love being a homeowner (at least so far) and the dreams and future we have in this home! I will get pictures up in the next few days! This house has been a huge blessing and a huge sigh of relief! The pressure had been so heavy the last 7 months and it was starting to bog us down. God definitely had a hand in the whole situation and I am thankful for where He has lead us!
#2- Just recently I have begun to think of the huge blessings of our jobs. We both have been blessed with stable, permanent jobs and fantastic co-workers. Not saying the work is always fun or great but its a job and its a huge blessing!
#3- We finally finished the first part of our paperwork! Wow- 1 1/2 months later and we gave it to our social worker. Which means we are ready for part 2! The home study report AND our family portfolio, which I am very excited to start!
Blessings are so important to find in each day. It makes things a bit easier to handle! Knowing God is in control and that He blesses us in so many different ways is quite incredible and hard to grasp at times.
Even though I know we have been blessed this last month, it has not been an easy month for myself. My emotions are all over the place and I have never had such an awesome, exciting yet hard Christmas in my life. Usually its just awesome and exciting but that element of difficulty was new to me. A year ago I was excited to hopefully share this Christmas with my own family. That hasn't happened yet and Christmas in some ways seemed a bit empty for me. My hope was to spoil our child and spend this Christmas as a family of 3. Baby Stromberg- You sure did get spoiled at Christmas (and not just from mommy and daddy, you even had presents from auntie and uncle and grandma and grandpa under the tree!- What a blessing) I do continue to look forward to the day that a family of 3 will happen, but the season just seemed to be missing that part for me and don't get me wrong- Christmas was awesome with all of our family, moving into the new house and sharing the love of God with friends. We loved every second of it but it just seemed to be missing a part.
I know adoption is exciting and we are very excited! We have made it to certain points and have celebrated but it also is way harder than I ever expected. Someday this road will come to a point that we get to meet our child but that road has already been longer than what we had hoped or planned for. When the time comes to meet our baby the look back on this long road will seem short, but until that point all Josh and I can do is encourage each other, support each other and pray for each other. Thanks to everyone who has supported us thus far, we appreciate it more than you can imagine! Your prayers, questions, conversations and thoughts mean the world to us and our baby!!
So to begin I thought I would share some of the blessings that stick out to me in the last little while.
#1- Josh and I finally are homeowners! Tonight I was making supper and just felt peace about our home! I love being a homeowner (at least so far) and the dreams and future we have in this home! I will get pictures up in the next few days! This house has been a huge blessing and a huge sigh of relief! The pressure had been so heavy the last 7 months and it was starting to bog us down. God definitely had a hand in the whole situation and I am thankful for where He has lead us!
#2- Just recently I have begun to think of the huge blessings of our jobs. We both have been blessed with stable, permanent jobs and fantastic co-workers. Not saying the work is always fun or great but its a job and its a huge blessing!
#3- We finally finished the first part of our paperwork! Wow- 1 1/2 months later and we gave it to our social worker. Which means we are ready for part 2! The home study report AND our family portfolio, which I am very excited to start!
Blessings are so important to find in each day. It makes things a bit easier to handle! Knowing God is in control and that He blesses us in so many different ways is quite incredible and hard to grasp at times.
Even though I know we have been blessed this last month, it has not been an easy month for myself. My emotions are all over the place and I have never had such an awesome, exciting yet hard Christmas in my life. Usually its just awesome and exciting but that element of difficulty was new to me. A year ago I was excited to hopefully share this Christmas with my own family. That hasn't happened yet and Christmas in some ways seemed a bit empty for me. My hope was to spoil our child and spend this Christmas as a family of 3. Baby Stromberg- You sure did get spoiled at Christmas (and not just from mommy and daddy, you even had presents from auntie and uncle and grandma and grandpa under the tree!- What a blessing) I do continue to look forward to the day that a family of 3 will happen, but the season just seemed to be missing that part for me and don't get me wrong- Christmas was awesome with all of our family, moving into the new house and sharing the love of God with friends. We loved every second of it but it just seemed to be missing a part.
I know adoption is exciting and we are very excited! We have made it to certain points and have celebrated but it also is way harder than I ever expected. Someday this road will come to a point that we get to meet our child but that road has already been longer than what we had hoped or planned for. When the time comes to meet our baby the look back on this long road will seem short, but until that point all Josh and I can do is encourage each other, support each other and pray for each other. Thanks to everyone who has supported us thus far, we appreciate it more than you can imagine! Your prayers, questions, conversations and thoughts mean the world to us and our baby!!
To our baby,
We love you already! Mommy and Daddy can not wait to meet you!!We pray for you every day! WE LOVE YOU!
Love, Mommy and Daddy
Be blessed,
Shaeline
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