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| 5/26/2006 Just had to share a picture of the "crime scene"...Hunter's first lost tooth. I expect the next one to come out at any time. I told him that if he lost it in Guatemala, then he might get paid in quetzales instead of dollars. :) For a verse, I am leaning on my tried and true tonight..."Trust in the Lord with ALL of your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all thy ways, acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths." I was just thinking today (and I admit, HOPING for that happy phone call) that this whole process has been about trust. Trust that a lawyer I have never met is working to bring Maria home. Trust that the Hogar is taking good care of our little girl...and we know they are. Trust that our case is really in PGN, that we could get out anytime. Trust that this new PGN director can give us our daughter with his one little signature. And most of all, trust in the Lord for HIS timing, which I still admit, is not my timing. That is a lot of trust going on. Okay, I admit it. I was really hoping for a little good news today. Well, the next good news would be, "YOU are OUT!" It is starting to hurt a little, though I know the wait is typically MUCH longer than this. But we started in August, so we really have been waiting for a long time. And our heart just aches to have her here with us... Well, I am running on fumes...very little sleep. I better head to bed. I still have a lot to do to finish up the school year. I am a little worried about obsessing about this adoption when I am home, but really, I am going to be quite busy with a trip to Guatemala, two graduate classes, VBS, gymnastic lessons, swimming lessons, football practices. I am sure I will still be on edge just waiting (unless God blesses us with her before then), but at least I will be somewhat preoccupied! Have a great weekend! Keep praying (and revealing who is reading :) Reba |
| The First Lost Tooth! |
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| 5/27/2006 This post accidentally lost in cyberspace. :( |
| 5/28/2006 It is kind of funny looking at the graph of how many people have visited Maria's site this week. Most days we hover in the 30-40 range. Yesterday, we shot up to the 90's. Today we are holding steady at 2. (It actually isn't how many people, but how many of the pages have been viewed, so one person could count for 20 if they read 20 pages...) But nobody signed...so I don't know who is waiting with us. I have made it easy...I have put a link at the bottom of THIS page so you don't have to go back to the mainpage. :) Psalm 40:11 "Do not withhold your mercy from me, O LORD; may your love and your truth always protect me." Okay, I will admit it. I am getting a little nervous about traveling next week. I am always nervous with plane rides anyway. And taking our kids makes me very nervous. Mark is asking me to not read any more news accounts of crime in Guatemala. I can't promise him that, but I am going to try. I guess our big prayer, other than getting out of PGN right away, is for safety and smooth travel. Please pray for God's protection to be around us at all times. I will be more specific later in the week... I was hoping for some new pictures...our agency director is in Guatemala and has e-mailed several pictures to others. But it looks like we will need to wait. (I don't think everyone gets the monthly pictures we do...) Have a good holiday weekend! |
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| 5/30/2006
Did you hear the screams and cheers? No, not for PGN or Maria...it was the last day for school for kids today! The kids are so excited. I am just too exhausted at this point to be excited, though I am sure that will come at some point. :) I will admit, I carried my phone with me "just in case". It didn't happen, but I was prepared. Matthew 19:26 Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible." I heard more "discouraging" news about PGN...supposedly the new director is firing some of the personnel, which seems to me would be less people to review cases. On top of the slowdown it already seems to possess. And it is a little discouraging. I won't lie. The possibility of bringing Maria home anytime soon looks pretty near impossible. And by man's standards, probably are. But IF God CHOOSES to do so, it IS possible. If He wants her here (not if we want her here), then it WILL happen. We WILL get out of PGN. But that is up to God. It i just comforting to know that with God ALL things are possible. That doesn't mean He is going to say, "Abracadabra, Clouds, your wish is granted." It just means that if it is HIS will, it CAN and WILL happen. That is pretty exciting if you ask me!!! Okay, I have three kiddos I would like you to pray for. I have asked for prayer for them before. They all have different needs, but the main need is prayer for healing. Jake, Brent, and Jacob...what incredible young men they are! Thanks to all who have signed recently...it really does help us not feel quite so alone... |
| 5/29/2006 Due to an unexpected thunderstorm and BRIGHT flash of light that made the computer shut off, this post was lost. :( |