All you need is a candy necklace

Just take a look at her face! It's covered in candy. Our neighbors just got home from vacation and brought Abby a candy necklace. She loved it! Take a look at that smile, can it get any brighter? As I watched her gulp down the candy, I started thinking about candy necklaces. I'm pretty sure the world would be a better place if we all had a candy necklace to chew. It's the little things in life that make you happier.

Abby also played with the bubbles, ran in and out of her pool and played with our neighbor Jake all day. She was so tired she took a nap which lately has been hit or miss. I spent the morning cleaning out the garage and washing down all of the summer toys. On the way home from babysitting for a friend, Abby was talking to herself and singing in the backseat. Lately she's been attached to the Hillsong CD. There's a song on it titled " He's real". Abby kept repeating it over and over and then proceeded to say, "Mommy, Jesus is real!" It really touched me. Here's a two year old who is walking by faith convinced that Jesus is real. It's a real conviction that I need to have a childlike faith at times, especially since I'm still working through our Ethiopian adoption choice and finding it harder and harder to wait. Thank you Lord for the reminder from the mouth of a two year old! :)

I don't have any new news on the adoption front. I haven't heard anything from USCIS. However when I checked my bank account tonight, my USCIS check for fingerprinting was cashed, so things must be happening. I was wondering if it arrived safely, but a cancelled check speaks volumes! Yeah God!