Answered Prayers!!!

My family is a registered Foster/Adopt family, as some of you may have known... And while we have had numerous calls with referrals for children to be placed in our home, for some reason every single one of them has fallen through. The first few calls were extremely emotionally draining because they tell us that it was an absolute, that those kids will be coming to live with us, and then a few hours later we get a call saying they either went back home to live with their parents(Which is a blessing... Sometimes) or that it was between us and another family and the case worker chose the other family... So we have had our fair share of almosts. But this week, while we are respiting 4 children(which we love them, they are the sweetest cutest kids!!) We got the news that we are going to be getting 3 little ones... Clifford-7, Jazmine-2 almost 3, and Ariel-9 months! They will be coming to live with us this coming Tuesday!

This entire process has been such an emotional roller coaster but i can say with all honesty that i am thrilled it wasnt a walk in the park! GOD totally did a work in me and my familys hearts. We HAD to have faith that he would provide for us and bring the right children in his perfect timing. So even though we got excited and then let down a few times, we always had his promise for us in the back of our minds. We knew that he was waiting to put the right children in our home!

I cannot wait to meet these precious babies!! :) Please pray for my family and for these kids, that they would not only fit well in our home but that they would come to know and Love the LORD as well! My hope and prayer for this whole experience is that GOD would use my family to speak to the kids he brings and that he would impact their lives forever!

I will definitely be writing come Tuesday to give an update on how the kids respond to their first day in their new home(new home for a while at least) :)

Bible Obsession....

I have become addicted to collecting Bibles... Partly because it is the book of Truth and the book which i live by, but also because there are SO many different kinds of bibles i feel like i need them all!!! So as i was browsing on Bible gateway a few weeks ago i came across this bible that was a Hebrew, Greek and English bible! The old Testament was written in Hebrew so this bible has the literal translation with the actual Hebrew writing as well as the english on the side so you know what you are reading... The New Testament was written in Greek so it is the same with the Greek writing with the English translation along side it as well...

I could not control my fingers as they clicked Buy, and typed in my info to purchase it...

Well, i received it today and i was not expecting it to be so AWESOME!!!! But it is!!! :) I am soooo excited to dive into this one. I am planning on learning the Hebrew and Greek languages so this definitely makes me feel like i moving forward with that as well!!! It is the coolest Bible in the world! :)

Eclipse... Yes, Twilight!

I am not a big reader... And i can say with no shame that i have not read any of the Twilight books and do not intend on reading them... I like to be different from what everyone else is doing so i feel like in order to be different i shouldnt read the books! :) But Today at 4 i went and saw (For the 2nd time i might add) Twilight Eclipse... By far, the best one of the entire series. Now, let me clarify that i do not think the actors in the movies are the best, nor do i think the script in the movies was very well written... But the overall plot of the entire show is soooooo intriguing to me! I CANT GET ENOUGH OF IT!!!! In the first two Twilight movies the script consisted of about 10 minutes dialogue throughout each movie so it kind of drove me crazy with the excess music and lack of communication between the characters... But THIS ONE has a whole bunch of communication, and you really get a chance to see Bella and Edward talk and as an audience member we get a sense that they really do love each other... In this movie i also grew a disgust for Jacob (A.K.A Werewolf man) and his werewolf possy.... Yes, i admit

I AM FOR TEAM EDWARD!!!!!!

Jacob's character reminds me of the Jerk Jock guy who thinks he is better than everyone else and is really upset when he doesnt get what he wants... One could relate him to a spoiled rotton little brat, or an annoying mosquito that bites you in 10 different places and now you cant stop itching yourself... I think anyone of those will suffice as a legit description of the Werewolf man...

While Edward on the other hand is a sweet cunning old fashioned stud (Especially in Eclipse) i will say in the first two it was more Edward's determination to protect and love Bella than his looks that drove me to fight for the Vampires... But in this one they did something different with his eyes and the editing his face so he is REALLYYYY cute!!! haha!!

On a scale of 1-10 1 being the worst this movie was a solid 8. Acting was like a 5 but there are enough good parts in the movie to make you want to keep watching. :) So my advice, if you havent seen it i highly recommend it!!

Accomplished!

Its hard for me to believe that just over a month ago i began my first days of Summer Session 1 which i was enrolled in 3 classes. Today i am finished with those classes and am proud to say that i have passed them all!!! Not that i was overly concerned with passing Government 2302, Drama and P.E. (all of which were online classes) I still had that thought of in my head of the Possibility of not passing.... Well today i have shut that little voice out and feel very accomplished! What a productive summer this has been already! Now come Tuesday the 12th i begin my next set of classes over the summer. This time i am only taking 2 online classes, College Algebra which i am actually kind of excited about because i love algebra... sometimes... and Speech which i am pretty good at public speaking. So i am hopeful for these next two classes and am confident that i will do fine! I dont know why i felt inclined to share this info... it is not important but i was on a spur of joy that i am 1/2 way done with summer school, i just had to share! :)

The whole reason for all of this summer school and speediness to get done with my Associates Degree in a year and a half instead of two years was because of the Mission to Africa which i felt very strongly about at the beginning of this year. I set a goal for myself and said that i would not leave for Africa until i had my Core Completion done(which for a while i thought was the same as my associates... i was very wrong!) because i know myself and i have never been a big fan of school, so i knew i had to finish the first half of it before i left or i would most likely not go back to school. Anyways, i set this goal and i am proud to say that i have stuck with it and have almost accomplished this! Even though now i am not 100% on anything in my life anymore. I have no idea what GOD wants me to major in, what career if any GOD has in store for me, If i am every going to go to Africa to be a missionary... All these questions and concerns about my life and what GOD has in store for me, all these things are unanswered! And much to my surprise i am not freaking out at all!!!!

I think GOD has conquered major ground in my life. For once he has shut me up! Of course i still would like to know what he has in store for me, but i dont feel the need or even stress about getting the answer right away. Partially because i know he is not going to give it to me(i have been praying for patience and boyyyy has he given me ample opportunity to practice it) and also because it is kind of fun not knowing where GOD is going to put me. So this is where i stand on July 8, 2010... I Brittany Marie Brandner do not have any idea what GOD wants me to do, Where GOD wants me to go, Who GOD wants me with, or How GOD wants me to get there. And i am 100% OK with that! :)

Like i said earlier... I feel very accomplished :)

Terra Phelps!!! :) :) :) :)

Today is a great day. Terra Phelps is coming back to Texas for about a week to come visit, and i am beyond myself so excited! :)

Terra has made such a difference in so many peoples lives, including mine. She was the woman that i looked to and she helped me find the most important person... GOD. For a good chunk of my High School she was the person that was keeping me in check! She told me the hard truth and though sometimes i didnt like to hear it, she loved me enough to say it anyways. Terra is Beautiful inside and out, she is a wonderful wife, mother, sister, friend and i call her family! I love love love love love love you Terra!!!!!!!!!

I dont tell you enough how awesome you are and how much i appreciate you... So this one is for you Terra!

I LOVE YOU

I APPRECIATE YOU!!!!

I hope one day to be as awesome as you are :)