In our hearts and on our minds...

Adoption has always been something I personally knew that I wanted in my life. I didn't know in what capacity. But even as a single person when I pictured my family I always pictured some kids that I had birthed ans some that were adopted, I just knew that I needed to marry a man who had the same idea. When Nash and I started talking marriage I remember talking about all of this with him. There was a time when I wasn't totally sure if I could have kids and so we did talk about adoption but I said even if we do have our own I still feel a pull into adoption and he was fine with that. Back then I just thought that we would adopt from China, I mean that is where people adopt from. Plus I have a cousin from there and so it seemed like the most logical thing to do. Well, a year or so into our marriage just out of sheer curiosity I took a look at the China requirments. We didn't meet the age ones or anything like that yet, but we also weren't looking to really adopt then I was just curious. Then there it was...NO EPILEPTICS. So let me get this straight, this country is throwing away their kids but because I have epilepsy I couldn't adopt one if I wanted too. Ya, I was really irritated. I have heard that little rule has been ammended to either they can or now they can if they adopt another epileptic or some other kind of "disability."
We then briefly looked at Ukraine as my wonderful bro-in-law is from there and wouldn't that be perfect...now mind you all, This "looking" is happening over a period of several years and two super cute bio kids. I read up on the country and there were somethings that just seemed a little crazy and not in a good way! After a discussion that seemed a no go too. Now over this period of time Nash and I keep seeing and hearing little things about foster care and foster/adopt. What is weird as I type this I can remember alot of the things that I saw or heard 2,3,4 years ago. I am also learning that sometimes things I think are weird might be God. I will be the first to admit that sometimes it is hard for me to tell is that God or is that just a quinkydink. But what I am learning is that if you keep hearing the same message over and over again, you keep seeing the same things over and over again, and this stuff happens when you are not thinking about it. That seems to be the big deal for me. He gets me when I am not expecting it.
Anyways I rambled there, I think I do that so if you are reading this...get used to it:)
Back to the weirdo foster adopt things I saw was actual signs and in odd spots, like driving down the road there was a sign on the side of the road saying if you want to foster adopt call this number. We were on a road trip and there was a huge sign hanging from inside the burger king. I remember that one specifically cause I thought what a weird thing to put in a burger king, dorks. I would hear ads on the radio. Then one day in my Indian news letter there was this little article about how there are all these Native kids in foster care and not one registered tribal member from our tribe. That is when Nash and I started talking about things and when I got pregnant, with my daughter.

The car

If God is with us, then who can be against us...

I will praise you in this storm...

Well it sure has been awhile since I have blogged. And there are several reasons for that, we all know the number one reason...I am a lazy blogger. I should just change the title from "The Lamberson Fam" to "The Lazy Blogger!" sometimes I write and sometimes I don't, what of it!!! But actually over the month there have been a few other things going on in our lives, and the lives of those we love.
Four weeks and three days ago I lost my Aunt Kim to melanoma. She fought hard, but the battle was lost. She left behind my beautiful, talented, wonderful 18 year old cousin who graduates high school this week. And while we mourn for her, I can still see the blessings God was giving us. I am glad for that. The small church for her memorial was across the street from where they grew up as kids. I did not know this when calling. I called two places, each for different reasons and this was the place that called me back. My friends and family helping out back home and allowing me to stay the week up there on such short notice, a major blessing in my life. My friend Heidi volunteering with her sweet MIL to watch our kids during the service on a few days notice. I mean really the little blessing during that week just piled up, did it make everything all better. no. did I feel all great, and like I wasn't still mourning. no. But even though I was sad, I could def. see that prayers were being answered. And THAT, my friends, was awesome.
Then as the week of blur came to a close and we were headed home we hit an elk coming over the pass. I remember thinking, seriously. Like really, now?!? Why NOW!!?? The kids were screaming, I was sceaming. The car was smoking. Garry and Tracie were backing up on the freeway. I panicked, which I normally don't do and called Dad- who was an hour and half a way and screamed we hit and elk! Come get us!!" Only to regain composer slightly and call a friend a half hour later and have dad meet us at their house.And sweet Cody txt one of his friends and they just showed up to the crash site, it was really a blessing. I looked out the window and there were some familiar faces helping us into cars. The to top all of that off Nash and his parents had to leave me and the kids to go home because there was a job the next day. I was a wreck, inside. But had to keep it together for the kids. Hudson was completly freaked out, and is still a little afraid. Especially of the dark. Car was totaled. My WONDERFUL Bro in law took me to gather our stuff from the wreckage and to meet up with my best friend. And as we pulled into the parking lot to meet with Lisa it hit me. I looked at Jerry and said... I think this has been an attack. An AC compressor that is brand new doesn't just go out for no reason. It stumped Nash and the AC guys. Then the week I got the call to go to Aunt Kim we were planning on turning in our homestudy paperwork. So that was all put on hold, and now let's just total the car for good measure.
Some words of a friend came to mind, she said just be prepared. It always seems that when you are doing something great for God and you are in His will Satan will try to throw a wrench in it, and make you question things. You will have a car problem, or some random thing will go awry. I kind of laughed and said "oh yeah right." I don't think I will laugh anymore.
I got home and told Nash what I thought and he said it is a good thing we are poor losers. Satan picked the wrong team to attack. :) We plan to obey what God has lined out for us and we know it must be something great.
Yesterday, we bought our new burb, and this one has a dvd player in it! upgrade!
Two weeks ago we turned in our homestudy paperwork. I just scheduled our fingerprinting, and it looks like we just got another checklist thing. Soon they will be coming to our house. We have prayed for a long time about this God is faithful and we are obedient. The next few months are bound to be an adventure. We can wait to see what God has in store for us.

James 1:22-27
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.23 Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror24 and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.25 But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do.

26 Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless.27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

what happens when you leave your camera behind...

So we leave our camera with Garry and Tracie whilst questing on for the letterbox and below is a series of unfortunate events... for them, because I am publishing them.
ps... some pics can not be shown due to this being a family blog. And no one want to see them makin out!

waves, rocks, and letterbox duds oh my!

So yesterday turned out to be super lame, we for me anyways. Because of a certain..eh....uh... time of the month, I was gifted my oh so joyous migraine. (please insert sarcasm here, because I am dripping with it, that and distain.) Everyone else I gather had a wonderful time. So jump to today, when I joined the land of the living, still not 100%, but much better than yesterday. We started the day off by heading out to the beach, mind you, it is spring break in the great northwest. Not like the spring breakers in say, Florida. So when you head to the beach here, you still have coats on. Well my child runs straight for the water, like stink on poo. They say kids can't tell whether it is warm or not, I say they just don't care. Cause there he was in his winter coat and shorts, running for the ocean. After running in the sand a bit his uncles and father head out to rocks only accessible when the wave rolls out. All is going great, big smiles, cheers, whoops and hollars, until he is headed back in and tries to jump before directed to, and BAM! in the water, then guess who else runs instinctivly out there... yep you guessed it. Momma. HN ditches his coat, after I carry him back to shore sobbing and then starts to head back out there again. Guess he was having too much fun :) Liv too is enjoying the beach, though she is enjoying it from a drier perspective. She likes digging, walking along the beach or spashing in the puddles. Liv also enjoyed shopping in town. She was looking at bracelets with Grammy and loved the ladies ones, but when Grammy showed her the ones that would fit her, she said, "no, I no like." You can't fault good taste! lol. Hudson, he is my quite thoughtful soul one minute. And the crazy man the next. The first night we were here, he just wanted to sit on my lap and watch the waves with me. Then when I came to put them to bed he asked if I could open the window so he could hear the ocean and watch it as he went to sleep. Love that. By the time we were all done at the beach it was lunch time and then time to head into town. All coastal towns are basically the same. Candy, toys, and a bunch of overpriced junk. The kids had their allowance and they did find a great buy. Rubberband guns- $10, hours of entertainment. They also made a few purchases in the candy shop. It is so cute to watch them decide what to buy with their hard earned cash. We went to hunt for one of the 6 letterboxes around here, and after me hauling all three kids through a fridgid river. Almost peeing my pants laughing so hard as Nash shimmied over a log, crossing three bridges, searching through thorny brush... we found no box. It was a dud! bummer. Maybe we can find some on the way home. But all of this adventure in one day! Phew I needed to write this down somewhere before I forgot. Oh and Grampa and Grammy taught Olive to say that people are stinky, so we have been getting a good laugh as Liv says, "Daddy stinks!" "Henwy Stinks" Gwampa Stinks!" and so on....

A traveling we will go...

We are off! Well we have been since about 830-ish this morning, tho we were up way earlier. We just left troutdale, where we let the kids run around wild at mcds, while we ate, then we got their meals to go. Don't know why we never thought of this before. It was a brilliant idea. They needed to move around. Now we are enjoying a little music and quiet, happy children.
Thus far we have been asked maybe 20 ish times- were we almost to the beach?
Stopped at a gas station, where we head to wait in a long line to pee.
Peed the boys on the side of the road.
And stopPed to play at mcds.
Everyone is getting excited to get there. Hopefully we will get some sunshine! Now let's see if I can post this...

A mobile posting!?! No way!!

So here I lay...snuggled in bed, next to baby O, and I realize-hey I put a blogger app on my phone and haven't even trIed it out yet. So here I go. Only problem is that I have the orange bar now and you know what comes after that...the deathly red. So I guess for now I will just leave this as my test run:)a