1. Lydia is scheduled for her ear tubes (I keep wanting to call it a “tubal”–thank goodness that’s not happening!) on October 4th–about a week and a half from now. Pray for that to be successful and for her hearing to be restored.
2. Some of you (alright, very few of you probably) may remember my vocal cord problems (read this or this or this for some examples of the saga). Well, after seeing my specialist this morning, we have another surgery now scheduled for October 12th. Recovery includes 3 days of complete silence (not nearly as bad as the weeks I had before) and 4 weeks of no lifting anything over 10 lbs. (Lydia is a peanut but is definitely over 10 lbs., nearing 20 lbs. now). Not thrilled about this, but we knew it was coming. Pray for a very successful surgery so that this could be my last one! And, pray for that recovery time. I’m sure anyone who keeps reading will hear a whole lot more about all that–may be a recurring Thursday Thing to Pray For for a while.
3. Pray for me personally — for peace and rest and for endurance to do what the Lord has called me to do and let go of the things He has not called me to do.

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1. Praise for a great report for Lydia this morning with the adoption specialists at CHOP! Lydia is growing and developing wonderfully–we thought this was so, but it was fun to have them confirm it. 
2. Pray for the details to be worked out so that we can schedule Lydia’s procedure to get tubes in her ears. And, pray that the tubes would restore her hearing.
3. Pray for me personally — I’ve found the schedule this week particularly grueling (Lydia has appointments 4 out of the 5 mornings this week). I feel like I’m constantly behind. Pray that I could prioritize and give myself grace and be granted grace as things have to wait or get missed. 

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1. Praise for the launching of We Are Grafted In–Mark and I have enjoyed doing the project together and have really gotten excited about the positive response so far and the opportunities to minister to families there. Pray that that would be the case–families would be served there, blessed though our efforts. Pray that He would lead us to the right pieces to post there, ones that would really bless someone who needs it.
2. Last week, we prayed about time together as a couple. We had a really nice weekend at my parent’s beach house. The kids were all with us, of course, but we enjoyed talking and reconnecting during the quiet moments. And, we have a date Friday night (table for 3, to be honest. Not ready to leave Lydia just yet).
3. Pray for my time with God–that I would not be so excited about the new site that it would take away from time with Him.

Pray for me, for these things I list. And, leave me a comment to let me know you did if you don’t mind. It would be a great encouragement. And, I invite you to do the same on your blog.

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I desire to be a woman of prayer. But, I’m not that woman today. But, I know that He can make me that woman.

This blog was started as a means to connect with other people (particularly with regards to our adoption process) and keep a record of things for the kids and for me. I just wanted to remember daily life. Some days, I post something I want to remember. Some days, I post something I just want the kids to remember. Some days, I post something that I hope will encourage or entertain whoever out there may be reading my words. Well, Thursdays are going to be something different.

Thursday’s are going to have things to pray for, as I’ve done for the last 2 Thursdays. I want to commit myself to praying for some specific things that day, not a ton, just a few specific things. And, I want to record those things so that we remember what God has done.

Here are the things I am praying for this Thursday –

1. For my husband who works hard to provide for us. Pray that the Lord would strengthen him and give him a clear sense of His calling in his life.
2. For me to depend on God–not myself–to keep all the plates in my life spinning. I’ve got a lot of them going right now.
3. For our weekend. We’re headed to Great Wolf Lodge for a reunion with our adoption agency. I’m excited to have fun as a family as well as connect with other adoptive families. Pray that our conversation would be encouraging and not just surface conversations as they sometimes can be at events like this.

Pray for me, for these things I list. And, leave me a comment to let me know you did if you don’t mind. It would be a great encouragement. And, I invite you to do the same on your blog. I’m hoping to get a couple brave blogger friends to join me in a blog-prayer group.

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