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Guatemala Heaven..Meeting our Baby Girl and bringing her Forever Home.... March 21, 2008

Because of HIM!

Psalm 126:3
The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with JOY.

Psalm 16:11
You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
Showing posts with label Faces I love. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Faces I love. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Counting my blessings.....




Overwhelmed by other notions that swell to take space of unwanted portions of my time and energy...with not one reason to fall prey to such delusions as well as forms of drivenness to really another empty space when still not eyes wide open to what already IS in HUGE PORTIONS....putting a ring to a more common way of saying this..."the grass is not greener on the other side of the fence"...even though it appears to be. Yes, I am coveting and dwelling on what I don't have and what I really do want and feel that would make a big difference. Funny enough next to this "green grass" saying is really green grass... "a BACK YARD" and a few other things that would, I think, really make a difference for the better of family fun, freedom and enjoyment. Condo living has never been for me...I want OUT!!! But as always with GOD it is "first" the HEART condition....and I have continually been screaming about this...to myself of course!!!  
PROFOUNDLY....Rescued again by the word...The Lord is my Shepherd..."I SHALL NOT WANT".....
 I am free of anything...pressing or trying to consume me... as long as I am stayed fixed on him...with eyes stayed on HIM my focus is balanced and I have peace to just BE .... and just enjoy what he has already given me...this ROOF at least for now, along with the most valuable  ...FAMILY

Overwhelmed and blessed everyday to see the FACES that I LOVE and LOVE to LOOK at....has to be the greatest thing and yet for most....so easy to glance away without awareness of the bounty of treasure and pleasure that life has just gifted one with!!! May I always count my blessings and never let a second go by that I am not aware of the treasures and pleasures that are right in front of me!!! Thank you God for always being Faithful to give me a word that makes all the darkness that desires to scoop me into a clump of emptiness....totally disappear at the POWER and COMMAND of your words!!!

I shall not want........




Outdoor Fun.....

Our Dear Sweet Hope! Life wouldn't be life without her...she is the highlight of our day all day long. She is so much fun! Her personality is really peaking now. She is a jokster. It doesn't help when I am trying to dress her or get her to stand still. She always used to work with me before, when I told her to help me.."what is mommy doing",..hold still,..help me. She always did great! Now everything is funny to her. On the flip side of that, I was warned about a possible "Latino" temper from another adoptive mom. I also get to see that side once in a while. THe little boy that I take care of during the day has brought out even more of that SIN nature in Hope...if she thinks that "Will" is violating her space...I have seen her make a face and then grab his arm for a pinch and squeeze. The first time I saw that, I was thinking, "who taught my angel that?!" At this point all kinds of new things are surfacing. We are having the time of lives, to say the least!!!!!!!
THese are just a few random photos. We have many more that we will put on the family blog link above. We got some great Zoo pictures this year....

FOREVER HOME


March 14th UPDATE
We have arrived in Guatemala safely. We will be in the lobby at 8 AM to pick up our sweet baby Hope. I am not sure if I will get back to post tomorrow or not so I wanted to let you know that we arrived safely. It is a beautiful Hotel "Beautiful",
and very clean. Everyone is very very nice here. I was told that on the 9th floor there is free food and bottled water for those who are adopting...that is where we are right now. The guy who drove us from the airport to the Grand Tikal, our hotel, told us that it's owner is Jewish... oddly enough he has put the whole Torah..the first 5 books of the bible in hebrew and english up here in this adoption lounge. That is a very unexpected find needless to say.

We met a lady on our flight who lives here and gave us her phone number if we were to need anything at all. She owns a business here in Guatemala, only a few minutes from our Hotel. She gave us alot of information regarding things to see and places to shop.

Well stay tuned..it won't be long and you will find some pictures. Lots of love and good night... wish you were here MOM !!! XXXXOOOOO

Update Gotcha Day to 3/15 per our bump to Costa Rica on the 13th from Atlanta

Our first Slide show.. starting with our Referral picture on October 1, 2007


November 2007 ..On An Old blog/ Hope was 46 days old here....

Today's Date: Jan. 25, 2009.....
I was checking my traffic widget below and saw that someone came onto my blog thru a site called: "Guatadoptbabyhope"
and for a minute I thought: who has highjacked my blog or something...I checked it and it was an old blog that I had used for our fundraiser information. At the time, I kept Hope's current picture on there while we were doing the fundraisers. After that I started a timeline blog and did not go back to delete that blog...so it caught me by surprise...
I HAD FORGOT ABOUT THAT BLOG!!!!
But it is so cute and brings back those memories...so I want to post the link
HERE so I can go back and view it. It is really perfect timing though because:
Hope's first "GOTCHA DAY" celebration is just around the corner...
.MARCH 15th...We are so excited! I can't believe that she has already been home for almost a year! Time has flown and so many things have happened that continue to FILL US UP with JOY over flowing!   
We love you our SWEET HOPE!
An Etching of Our Journey....

Taken 2/12/08, I am 11 Lbs 10 ozs. @ 5 months 4 days old...Real Small but doing Good!!!

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Here I am waiting on you Mom And Dad !!!


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       CONGRADS TO MY COUSIN AND HER FAMILY   
                            
                 ON THEIR........ ADOPTION NEWS!

Scott, Doreen, Jared, Adam and Ellie have announced the proud chosen addition to their family: "Min Xiang Jun" -         Destined by God to join their family in 2008

****Gabriel Benjamin Xiangjun****
Born 9/12/2005 in Qinzhou, Guangxi, China

Love and prayers Gabriel from your extended Family. 

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Gods Beautiful Creation