How can I ever thank you all enough for your prayers, support and encouragement as we fight to bring Hailee home. We may not know much more than we did 5 days ago--but we do know one thing--we're giving it all we've got! I have realized something. There is one thing common in every single country around the world--first world, third world or in between world. When you deal with government … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2009
stand up and fight!
**** If you did not read my post yesterday--go and read it before this one. Sorry friends, I really did not mean to keep you all hanging today. I totally laughed at some of your comments. You guys are too funny. Truth is, I wrote and wrote until my eyes couldn't stay open anymore. The rest just had to wait till today. Sorry. It was kind of fun though :)So, now that I have kept you all in … [Read more...]
faith like a mustard seed
How can I ever thank you all enough for your prayers? Sorry I did not give any details about what we are up against with Hailee's adoption. It just all seemed so crazy, and truthfully, I could not find the words. Thank you for all the very kind comments and e-mails assuring me of your prayers. I appreciate it so very much.In a nutshell. On Wednesday morning I woke up to an e-mail telling me that … [Read more...]
URGENT, please!
Friends---we so desperately need your prayers today, please.The last 24 hours have been so tough. We have run into unforeseen mountains that stand before us, having us believe that there is no way we can possibly bring Hailee home. It seems as if it is going to take miracle. Here's the thing--we believe in miracles. We believe that God is the same yesterday, today and forever. We believe that … [Read more...]
PLEASE go and read this!
Oh goodness, friends--please would you go over to Linny's blog and read about an urgent need. Linny writes about it so much better than I ever could--so I'll let you hear about it from her. This is one of those times when the prayers of the Body of Christ are so urgently needed.My heart breaks--I just cannot imagine. Please consider getting involved in what Linny is organizing. Please! … [Read more...]
help…got any ideas?
** UPDATEI am so overwhelmed by all of the responses I have had. Thank you to all of you who are sharing your amazing ideas with me. Things I would never have thought of. Thank you for all the e-mails and comments. My inbox is full with many wonderful ideas. Thank you for the offers of donations for an on-line fundraiser. I feel so loved. I am so overwhelmed by your outpouring of love...again. … [Read more...]
the honest scrap award
I love the name of this award. Who in the world thinks up the names of these things? I was so blessed to receive this award from my sweet bloggy friend, Christy. I am so thankful for Christy's friendship--and for the fact that she feels the things I ramble on about are even worthy of an award. Seriously, I often wonder why I even do this. I don't consider myself a writer of any sorts--I … [Read more...]
pure joy
Phew, friends. I never imagined that my post here would open up such a can of worms. My inbox is flooded with e-mails from amazing people sharing their trials, their heartaches and their road to forgiveness after close friends and family have let them down by not supporting the call on their lives to adopt a child. Truthfully, I read the comments, the e-mails, and ponder the things that we … [Read more...]