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8/21/2006
James 1:17 �Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.�

Sometimes God says Yes! And today He did! We received a phone call around 8 p.m. tonight...we have pink!!! Our appointment at the Embassy is next Monday morning. The "catch"...we need to be there on Friday to pick up Maria and her paperwork! Am I in panic mode??? YES! How many days will I have with my students? ONE! Will we work this out? YES!

I am realizing this may be a bit scattered...that is how I feel! First of all, if you happen to pray, say a prayer of thanksgiving for us. We are SO very grateful for God's perfect timing. Also, please pray for our travel arrangements to work out on such short notice. And continue to pray for understanding parents...I will have the students ONE full day if it works out the way I hope it too...And pray for our little Maria. She has some big adjustments in her life. We obviously hope and pray that they are good transitions, but at two years old, nothing is easy...Please pray for her, for us, and for safe travel! (The one good thing about short notice is less time for me to panic about flying. :)

Thank you SOOOO much for waiting with us! I will update more when know more!

8/24/2006
We are still here...for a few more hours. I apologize for skipping a day, but it has been a bit hectic around here. In fact, I may fall asleep while typing this, and I have more to do. Anyway, I just wanted to let you know how very grateful we are for the prayers and the kind words.

Today was the first day of school. Lauren had a wonderful day. At least until we had to tell her goodbye. It was much more difficult than I imagined it would be. We have never been away from the children this long. As for my first day of school, it was wonderful. I have a really sweet class. In fact, as excited as I am about what we are doing, I have a hint of sadness that I will be missing some time with these kiddos. I am so excited about what this school year holds for us.

We have been asked more than once if we are excited. I know we are, but honestly, it has been SO very hectic, we have not had time to sit down and really contemplate what is happening. Mark has been very busy with work, and I have been frantically taking care of beginning of school stuff, sub plans, and travel stuff. Pretty much every mintue of my day has been filled, with several late nights. I am reminding myself that there is a perfect timing in here, even though I don't necessarily see it right now. Today at 3 when the bell rang, once I got my kids to where they needed to go, I kind of lost it. Several teachers kept hugging me and encouraging me and I just dissolved into tears. It was the first time I could just focus on the trip. I have my school stuff as ready as I can...And I am still emotional as I type. I am not sure if I am just tired. Or if I am nervous...you know I don't like flying! Or if I am worried....what if I forget something??? Or if I am apprehensive about Maria's reaction to us. What if she won't come to us? What if she cries the whole time? Then there is the fact we are leaving two kids behind. And just feeling completely overwhelmed with the love and support from friends and family and co-workers...it was just all this flood of emotion. Someone else who adopted told me that when I have her in my arms I will truly relax. I hope so.

I know this is scattered, and I apologize. It is how my thought process works right now. I better get going. I will try to post if I can. We will be taking the laptop, so I hope to post later over the weekend. We love you all very much. We thank you so much for praying with us and for us and most of all, waiting for Maria with us!

8/22/2006
Hello! I don't have much time to write. I don't have a verse tonight, though I am sure there are plenty! I will be honest, today was a whirlwind. I still had school AND I had to get travel arrangements figured out. I just feel like I am running around in circles and hope when I get to stop, there is a Maria in my arms! We just about have the details worked out, but I still have a LOT to do...like lesson plans, packing, etc. For a moment today, I thought were going to have to leave a day early...boy did I panic. :)

I want to say a big thank you to my parents who are helping out a lot right now and in the next week with the kids, the house, etc. I know I will never be able to repay all of their kindnesses. But someday, who knows, maybe I can do the same for my children. I appreciate you all so much!

Thank you to for all of the sweet and encouraging e-mails. And to my co-worker who left a pink basket of pink treats...what an awesome way to start the day! Thank you!!!

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