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Name: Stacie
Gender: Female
Interests: God, family, and checking my email to see if anyone loves me...Oops, let's not forget vacuuming!
Expertise: Waiting for Maria!
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9/16/2005
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| Still waiting for Maria. Our agency is having a conference call with the lawyer today. We are praying for answers and progress. We are talking about a trip to Guatemala to meet everyone involved in her case and Maria of course. Maybe if we go and they see that we're a real family with a true love for our daughter that they'll get of the stick and send her home to us. We'll have to make a decision soon because we need to travel around Aug. 6th if we're going. The thought of meeting her is exhilerating, terrifying, overwhelming. To think that I could actually kiss that sweet little face.
She knows we're trying to come for her and she sleeps so she can see our picture. We also got a new picture of her this week which seems to indicate that she's left-handed, just like Don.
Please keep praying y'all! | | |
| It's hard to believe it's been 4 months since my last post...and Maria still isn't home. It feels like we're not closer but hopefully the new lawyer is making progress. We're sending Maria a package this week That's always fun.
Not much else to say. I can't wait for the kids to be out of school. Speaking of school, I'm taking a class at FamilyLife this week. I quess I should go finish reading my text book.
Blessings!
P.S. This post is dedicated to Aly who loves me and gives me comments on my Xanga! | | |
| Good news, y'all! We got an e-mail from our adoption agency that said the judge in Guatemala is willing to change the name on Maria's birth certificate so that the discrepancy can be cleared up. This is what's been holding us up since September! Praise the Lord. Please pray that it will actually get done. Maria's 4th birthday is on March 5 (right between Caroline on 2/28 and Alex on 3/6). Wouldn't it be great if we were picking her up on her birthday. I'll keep you posted.
That's all for now, except that Don and I are leaving for our FamilyLife cruise on Sunday. It should be lots of fun.
Blessings! | | |
| Today is one of those days where I have lots to do, but I don't want to do any of them. So, instead I will procrastinate and update my Xanga. We had a great Christmas and New Year. I thought it would be sad without any of my extended family but it was actually quite enjoyable with just the five of us. I got a new (pink!) coat from Don for Christmas but since it's never winter I haven't had a chance to wear it...Bummer.
The kiddos went back to school today so it's very quiet. I miss them :( Caroline says she wants to come back home for school which is very tempting since I love having her around. We'll have to pray about that one. I have a call into our adoption agency to try to light a fire under some one to get things rolling again on Maria's adoption. 2006 will have to be the year of Maria's homecoming, right? RIGHT. Well I better go do something productive (although I did walk and pray with my accountability partner today). Blessings. | | |
| I had another dream last night. I think it was parcipitated by a pastor I heard say that "miracles fix your problems". And I said back to the TV (yes, I was watching a TV preacher...we got rid of extended cable and our viewing choices are limited) "Yup, Lord, that's what we need for Maria....a miracle". So I had a dream that we got a phone call from our adoption agency and they said they couldn't explain it but that Maria's paperwork was approved. I woke up disappointed that it was only a dream. It will be a miracle when she gets here though.
In the meantime, I am so in love with my older kids. They are the best. Every year that goes by I say to myself..."this is my favorite age for my kids" and it just keeps getting better. I don't know why God would bless me with such great kids, but I know that they are gifts for Him.
Don is away...again. He's coming home Tuesday and I can't wait. I think our New Year's resolution should be to spend as few nights apart as possible. The last two years have been crazy with our different trips and I'm getting tired of it. I thought this morning that Don and I need a shared hobby so that when that kids have all left the nest we have something familiar to do together. I'll have to mention it to him.
Blessings y'all.
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