The Shrum Family Adventures: This Week's Family Updates

Friday, May 29, 2009

This Week's Family Updates

This week marks a huge mile stone for Sara Ava. She has officially been home in the USA longer then she was in Guatemala. She came home at 2 3/4 yrs. old. She will be celebrating her 3 yr. Gotcha Day soon! It amazes me that she has been home this long ,when it felt longer trying to get her here those 11 1/2 months. Now both girls have been home longer then they lived in Guatemala. PRAISE GOD!!!

My mom made this dress for Sara Ava. I found this beautiful material at Wal-mart and then found this cute pattern, I do not have a sewing machine so I asked my mom to make it! Thanks Mom, it turned out great!!!

Yesterday Josiah Graduated the 5th grade. He is officially finished with Elementary! Waaa.... I can't believe he is going to Jr. High too!

This is his 5th grade class.....

Josiah received an Award for making A/B Honor Roll.

Then he received his diploma for Graduating Elementary. Way to Go Siah! We are very proud of you!

A quick little update on my running........

I finally started running a mile at a time. I am not running straight through yet. I have to take 3 quick little breathing breaks. But I am getting better. My goal is to be running it straight through by the end of Summer.

Finally..... I wanted to Thank everyone for praying for Karlton's work!!! We saw a huge difference last week with everyone praying for us! But this week has been very slow again. We are 3 pay checks behind now so PLEASE keep us on your daily prayer list! We can certainly use it! Pray for plenty of work for Karlton and also pray for some help with all these debts he has with his business! I'm afraid we will have to go bankrupt and loose everything! But I know God is in control and has a plan for us and will not leave us! I just have to remember that when the phones are ringing off the hook with people wanting their money. Also Pray that God will send us a buyer for a few things that we are trying or need to sale!!!! We would very much appreciate it!

6 comments:

Mama Bear said...: What a beautiful dress (great sewing mom) and congrats to Josia for the graduating of elementary school! It's hard to believe that time goes by so fast. Sending you lots of big hugs and prayers that things will work out with work and paychecks. Keep your chin up.
Hugs, Rhonda; May 29, 2009 at 3:10 PM
Vanessa said...: Praying for lots of work and some relief to come your way soon!!

Congrats Josia and I LOVE the dress!; May 29, 2009 at 9:00 PM
jodi said...: What a cute dress! you guys did a great job.

Congrats Siah on graduating!

and still (well always) praying for ya sis! Gods got a plan for ya-even though its frustrating not knowing what it is.; May 30, 2009 at 9:54 AM
Mom (Nana) said...: Congratulations, Siah on your graduation from Elem. School. Ya know, if ya tell somebody they might
have liked to come. (Like ME!)

Congratulations, Sara and Lilee for
reaching your goal of being full-fledged Carolina Girls. YEA!!!; May 30, 2009 at 10:34 AM
Faith, Hope, and Love said...: Congratulations to Josiah!!! Love Sara's dress! You are inspiring me to want to save. Hubby lost 6 months of work last year and we are having a rough time of it. I need to go back to using coupons.

Have a great weekend!
Blessings,
Robin; May 30, 2009 at 5:00 PM
Anonymous said...: Love the dress! Congrats to the graduate!!!
I hope all this money mess turns around for you guys! Things are just so tough right now it makes me sick! I wish I could win the lotto and help you out!; May 31, 2009 at 8:15 PM

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Verses that really spoke to me and helped me get through our adoptions.

(John 14:18) " I will not leave you as orphans, I will come to you."

(Isaiah 43:5-6) "Do not be afraid, for I am with you,
I will bring your children from the west. Bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the ends of the earth."

(Proverbs 25:25) "As cold water is to a thirsty soul : so is good
news from a far country."

(Matthew 6:25-34) The do not worry chapter.
This is the chapter that told me we would adopt again and the
baby girl woud be named Lily (Lilee). "The lilies of the field".
This is a great reminder of why we should not worry, God will take care of his people!

(Psalms 82: 3-4) "Defend the cause of the weak and the fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. Resue the weak and neady; deliver them from the hand of the wicked."

(Psalms 68: 5) "A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling."

(Deuteronomy 10:18) " He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow and loves the alien, giving them food and clothing."

(Philippians 4:13) "I can do all things through him who gives me strength."

(Philippians 4:6-7) " Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present
your request to God. And the peace of God,which transcends all understanding will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."

(Romans 8:28) " And we know that all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose."

(James 1:27) "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after the orphans and widows in their destress, and to keep oneself from being polluted from by the world."