Memorial Box Monday...err... Tuesday

There is a woman whose blog I eagerly read daily... Linny over @ http://www.aplacecalledsimplicity.blogspot.com/ shares every monday a great thing that God has done for her and her family.  She calls it "Memorial Box Monday".  Check out her blog for more info and the scripture behind it. (Its cool... read it).

As I was ready her post for yesterday (funny... 8/9/10), I felt that i have nothing to share.  Nothing to write... nothing came to mind.  Nothing.

Then I felt like God was saying, Dana, so many things.  SO many.  Write about my faithfulness even when you dont "feel" it.  Tell about how good I have been to you even if you dont feel I am being good to you now.
Of course... I silently protested... God, I dont feel your being bad to me.  And then I felt that He was saying that I dont feel He is treating me poorly... but rather just simply not blessing me... not "being good to me".  Yea.  Wow... the God of creation who adores me.  Who treasures me.  Who is sooooo much better than any earthly could ever ever ever be.  The ONE is not being good to me?  Wow Dana.  REally?
Lets LIST His goodness.

1. I have a hubby who strives to be the best hubby he can be.  He truly truly loves me.
2. I have a gorgeous little girl who is teaching me so much every day and who loves me with everything in her.
3. We have a home. A nice one, with AC, and internet and cable. 
4. My family is wonderful... in laws included!! 
5. I live in the USA and am Free.

And thats just the tangible stuff. 

I am blessed.  So I am doing a memorial box post today.
I just cant seem to think of anything.  Really.  This ole mind is blank!


Ok... I think I have one.
This past December, all Madi wanted was to be adopted by Christmas. We found out that her siblings were going to be adopted on Dec 18th, but becuase it was our first adoption (and the other families had all adopted before) our stuff wasnt finished yet.  A week before the adoption we were disappointed, but ok becuase we knew it would happen eventually.... then the adoption worker for the county called on Tuesday and said "I pulled a few strings and got you an adoption date of Dec. 18th... which is Friday.  Are you ready?"  We were thrilled!!  Truly God answered Madi's prayers.  She was adopted at the same place, same court room, same day, almost the same time as her siblings.  End of one book, start of a new for her. 
So in our memorial box... which we dont have yet, I am going to put in her Hershey Chocolate Bar cover... our sweet agency had them printed with her new name and adoption date.  So cute!

I think I have realized that I rely on myself to much to make things happen.  I think sometimes I dont let God move, I just do it.  And maybe I dont see God working in the background becuase I choose not to let Him. 

So its time to let God move.  Its time to pray specificaly for things and expect them to happen.  To wait for Him to move... to provide... to make happen.