tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31379131967593035062024-03-13T21:55:26.835-07:00Traveling by GraceLetting go of the "American Dream" to travel, spend quality time with family, and go where God opens the door. It's gonna be a fun ride!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger103125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137913196759303506.post-70426966904984254742016-09-29T08:10:00.000-07:002016-09-29T08:26:06.626-07:00A Few Key Things I Wasn't Told Before Starting The Adoption Process....<br />
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Ya'll, International Adoption is no joke! This is a crazy, long, hard process which frequently has you wanting bang your head on walls because of all the red-tape, numerous documents needing notarized or apostilled, or the never-ending Hurry Up and Wait. </div>
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But here are some key things that I'm jotting down for you and myself if we do this again in the future!</div>
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1. As soon as you begin the process, send in the appropriate requests for Vital Records, especially birth certificates from states you no longer reside in, and NUMERO UNO, the State Department. </div>
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Just so happens I was born abroad, which means I have to request a new copy directly from the State Department...a process that takes 4-6 weeks. What I DIDN'T know until after I'd sent in the request was that you can (and in most cases absolutely HAVE to) request that an Apostille be attached at the same time and of course make sure they know what country you're adopting from (since this only applies to those within the Hague Convention). </div>
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When I finally received my certificate right at that 6 week mark, I immediately overnighted it to a courier, who then notified me that it wasn't going to work and then sent it back. Couriers cannot walk in apostille requests on birth certificates for those born abroad. I now need to mail it to Vital records where it will take at minimum 7-10 business days for them to process it and attach the apostille. Dragging this all out to nearly 2 months just on one document. </div>
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2. Schedule the Dr visits!</div>
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I saved this till towards the end of my homestudy for some now unknown to me reason. Of course, when I did go to schedule them, I discovered our Dr.'s offices were booked at least a month out for well-visits! Doh! Maybe not a big deal if you're taking your time on things, but we're trying to bring a waiting child home as quickly as possible and this was a frustrating thing to find...and just hadn't considered it would take so long to get in for a simple check-up. </div>
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3. Make sure if there are any special or medical needs to be noted for your Dossier, that it is spelled out clearly on the form, and the Dr only has to sign and notarize. You would not believe the amount of back and forth we had to do to make sure this was all done, t's crossed and i's dotted. Save yourself the hassle and have your homestudy social worker write it all up. </div>
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4. When it comes time to get your dossier documents apostilled, some states have branches where you can just walk it in! You can also get a courier service to do this and save a lot of time waiting on processing and mail! We live 3 hours from the nearest branch, but it was still worth it to us to make a day trip of it and have it done, rather than mess with the mailing and courier service. Call your Secretary of State office for all the details!</div>
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5. Just breathe. </div>
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Seriously, do what you can, call and triple check what you need to do, but in the end. The timing is not in our hands, and it does no one any good to stress out about any part of the process. </div>
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Anything you think I should add? Or that might be helpful for others just starting this journey?</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137913196759303506.post-8681410640808162022016-09-25T05:34:00.000-07:002016-09-25T05:34:06.649-07:00We're adopting!Wow, how much life has happened in the last 3 years since I last posted.<br />
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In that time we bought a house, then it flooded and we had to live with family for 3 months. Then back into the house, started foster parenting classes,then struggled with business, realized fostering wasn't the path we're supposed to take then, started a new business, watched it flourish and thrive and now here we are.<br />
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So, after many years of prayers, and waiting for the peace that the time is now, we're adopting!<br />
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A little backstory....<br />
We contacted Childrens House International in May of 2016 and they added us to their Facebook Group of currently waiting children they're advocating for.<br />
In that group I found a video of the most precious little boy with brown hair and a contagious laugh and I fell in love. The name on his file was Wesley and he was in Poland.<br />
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I heard his laugh and immediately my heart said, "he's mine".<br />
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So we interviewed with the agency and received his file to review. And oh boy was there a lot to review!<br />
Little Man had a very rough start with many issues at birth including 3 heart defects that required 2 surgeries.<br />
After consulting with the International Adoption Medicine clinic at Childrens Medical in Dallas, a lot of prayer, we felt confident in moving forward with his adoption and signed papers to begin in July! This included signing on with our agency and sending a letter to Poland letting them know we're working on everything with the purpose of bringing Wesley home.<br />
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We immediately started the Homestudy process and were able to begin checking documents off our list in pretty good order.<br />
We had 3 visits from our social worker during that time and fell in love with her! Miss Heather felt like she immediately became our friend and has been so wonderful during this whole process.<br />
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Early September we were wrapping up the Homestudy when we got an email from our agency that started with "So we've never had this happen before...."<br />
Evidently, somehow, the media had learned about our little man and had run a story on him. How long he's waited for a family, and even though his foster family loves him very much, they just want to see him settled in a family.<br />
Talk about pulling my heart strings! I wanted to scream... "That's OUR little man! He HAS a home and we're coming for him!"<br />
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Our agency contacted Poland and let them know again that we're working towards bringing him home and we'd get our dossier done just as quickly as possible. So for the last 3 weeks it's been a flurry of paper work getting all the documents for Poland in order. Even making a quick day trip to Austin this to get everything apostilled and not have to waste mail time on it.<br />
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We are just waiting on my birth certificate to arrive from the Department of State and the USCIS approval then everything is done!<br />
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It's already felt like such a long wait and so much work has already gone into preparing for him...but I know it's also only just begun! We don't know exactly when we'll be traveling to pick him up, but possibly in early spring...maybe even right around his 3rd birthday!<br />
Can't wait to add his face to this family!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137913196759303506.post-10497735111960758392013-02-04T11:20:00.001-08:002013-02-04T11:20:40.433-08:00Our Home is for sale!We are selling our 5th wheel so please pass this link on! It's bittersweet to be selling, but being stationary in a home is where God is leading right now. Would love to see this home of ours go to a great family!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137913196759303506.post-88174946706722662212013-01-31T07:34:00.001-08:002013-01-31T07:34:33.025-08:00Forty to Forever and LinaIn my blogroll this morning, I came across a blogger and immediately recognized the beautiful face in the picture. It was "my" Lina! She is the guest of honor at Forty Days to Forever. This group is working to raise $20,000 for 40 children/families who are in desperate need of a home. Working to ransom the lives of these precious children.<br />
Please join them during lent (or anytime really!) and let's make sure money is not an obstacle in getting these babies home!<br />
<a href="http://fortytoforever.com/our-children/the-guest-of-honor/">Forty to Forever </a><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137913196759303506.post-14033217010100497202013-01-01T06:23:00.001-08:002013-01-01T06:23:29.747-08:00Lina<div style="text-align: center;">
I don't remember when I first saw a picture of Lina, but it was love at first sight. She's a beautiful baby now languishing in an orphanage. She has so many medical needs, but what she needs more than anything is a Momma to cradle her, a Daddy to kiss her, and a family to shower her with love and the attention she needs. It breaks my heart to know she's in the situation she is. </div>
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Please get the word out for her!</div>
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Please donate to her fund to make it easier for someone to adopt her!</div>
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I sit here typing as my Bee prepares me "cupcakes" and using an 18 inch long pencil to eat with. We've rocked her babies, played horses, wrestled, made breakfast, lunch and two snacks. </div>
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These days are so fleeting.</div>
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The other night she didn't want to get in the cart at Target.</div>
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She wanted to walk.</div>
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When did my little baby girl grow up?</div>
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This year has found me experiencing such a range of emotions. From traveling the world and going where we wanted, when we wanted. </div>
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To being reliant on others.</div>
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Not knowing where our next paycheck was coming from.</div>
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Not knowing where we would live.</div>
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Not even knowing what the next week might hold.</div>
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And feeling pulled.</div>
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Like my heart is tugged.</div>
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To make a difference.</div>
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To change my heart.</div>
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And to show love and kindness to those around me.</div>
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I know many like to make new years resolutions, or a have a "word" to focus on and define the coming new year.</div>
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I would like to make a purpose.</div>
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A purpose to show love to those around me.</div>
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To find joy in every moment.</div>
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To be present with my daughter and cherish this time with her.</div>
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To welcome whatever God sends our way this coming year.</div>
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May God bless you and keep, make His face to shine on you and give you peace! </div>
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Dreaming of our future....and wondering what it will be...</div>
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What we are doing here, and what needs to be done today. </div>
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Thankful we do have a roof over our heads. </div>
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Happy Fourth of July!!<br />
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At least that's how it felt finally sleeping in the trailer again.</div>
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Bee's been so happy and even sleeping better. </div>
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I didn't realize that having her own real bed again would make such a difference. </div>
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She is so much happier!</div>
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We all are. </div>
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Back in our own space, and privacy.</div>
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And although I was quickly reminded just how small it does feel to live in 400 sq ft. </div>
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It's<b> our</b> 400 sq ft.</div>
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Where we feel at home.</div>
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Though I have no idea what the future holds for us.</div>
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Or how long we'll be in any given place.</div>
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I want to just relish this time we have here. </div>
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I want to look back on this summer and know we made the best memories and made the most of our time with family.</div>
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I've been reminded several times in just the last few weeks that there are no guarantees in life. </div>
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Loved ones can be with you one second and gone the next. </div>
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So make the most it. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The best ever sign from my nieces</td></tr>
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One year. </div>
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One year since we bought a travel trailer and decided to live the life of a nomad.</div>
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It's had rough patches for sure. </div>
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He has a plan for every detail of our lives.</div>
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And it still feels a bit surreal. </div>
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I can not believe we've been away 5 months. </div>
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Not a single person here agrees with me, but the time went by so fast. </div>
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We've been slowly reentering life here. </div>
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But it feels so good just to be home. </div>
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And there are a few things I miss about Thailand. A few days ago I wouldn't have known what to put in this post. But after just 4 hours in the states, I had a list.<br />
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1. People spend way too much time on their phones. Seriously, it's crazy and prior to our trip I might have agreed that in general people are on their phones a lot. But the stark difference between the two countries is unreal. You couldn't talk to anyone even if you wanted to because everyone has a phone or ear bud they're attached to. <br />
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2. This is the sick one. My country is the land of the fat and overweight. I just went from feeling like the heavy one in Thailand to being among the few healthy weight people in the Houston airport. And my fellow travelers have gotten heavier with each flight. I also noticed the quality of food between Thailand and Japan and the US. Our earlier flights with snacks and meals had fruit, protein, rice, and water. Our flight into Houston was pasta, hamburgers, ice-cream, candy, rolls, and soft drinks. And I didn't really want any of it. Give me the rice, veggies, and a protein any day. <br />
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3. Care for the children and young mothers. In both the Thai and Japan airports I was asked several times if I needed assistance with Bee. In Houston, lugging 2 huge suitcases, a carry-on, and Bee crying behind me getting to our departing terminal, not one person offered help. Not one.<br />
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4. Cost of food and eating out. Wow. We could stop at a road side vendor or little family restaurant, and fill our bellies on $2 per person or less. Here, that's not even possible. I miss it! And the food was so good too...I'm not talking McD's quality. Chicken skewers, stir-fry veggies, sticky rice or steamed rice. Good food. And so cheap! <br />
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5. While not specific to Thailand, we do miss the ocean. We loved our 5 weeks of beach front living and being able to just walk out to water and jump in. On our bucket list is to one day have water front property again.<br />
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6. We miss the culture. The friendly genuine smile on every face. And so helpful. No matter where you went there was always someone to help if you needed it. Here you can walk the entire length of a large store and not find a single employee to assist you. In Thailand, there is someone on every aisle.<br />
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7. Easy transportation. This at least applies to the DFW area. We got along just fine using the public transportation for getting around. Not even really possible around here.<br />
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8. No "Keeping up with the Jones'" mentality. Like new cars....not hardly around in Thailand. In fact you rarely ever see new cars and the main form of transportation is by motorbike. They also use everything till it is no longer usable. And then someone will come along and find a new use for it. They do not just throw anything away.<br />
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9. Entrepreneurs. They are everywhere there. The number of roadside food stands, food carts, night market vendors, and many more. There may not be much in the way of regulation, but I like that. Anyone could sell anything anywhere to provide for their family. The US could learn a few lessons on that.<br />
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This is my starter list. I'm sure the longer we're here the list will get longer. We are so so glad to be home though! And there are things we love about the US. But there are quite a few things we miss about Thailand too.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137913196759303506.post-10169601145531955102012-04-21T00:44:00.000-07:002012-04-21T00:44:07.860-07:00If you asked me...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I would tell you that these last 5 weeks have been rough.</div>
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Really rough.</div>
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My husband and best friend is on the other side of the world.</div>
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And Skype is not an even close replacement.</div>
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If you asked, I would tell you that Bee's behavior lately has been the worst ever of her entire life.</div>
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Throwing fits of epic proportion, arms flailing, screaming spitting, </div>
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the whole 9 yards.</div>
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And I know it's because she doesn't have her Daddy.</div>
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Yesterday during a rough patch I asked her to come sit with me.</div>
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"But Momma, I just want my Daddy!"</div>
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I know baby, me too.</div>
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I'm so thankful our time apart is almost over. </div>
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Just 3 days till we leave Thailand, 4 till we see Daddy.</div>
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But, if you asked, I would also tell you, she has the sweetest moments.</div>
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Like waking up at 3 in morning being restless, I asked her if she was ok.</div>
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"I just need to be closer to you Momma"</div>
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So we snuggled even closer.</div>
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In God.</div>
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That He has a plan for us even when things seem bleak.</div>
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Plans to prosper and not to harm.</div>
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To bring us a future and a hope.</div>
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Whatever or wherever that may be.</div>
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And being so very thankful and grateful for all He has given us.</div>
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For the people He's used to bless us.</div>
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And knowing His timing is perfect in things.</div>
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We went with my cousin to her last riding lesson and were hoping to just get to pet and watch the horses. But we got to do much more and Bee was able to be on horseback for about 20 min. </div>
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And I'm certain this will be the highlight of her time in Thailand. </div>
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She was smiling the whole time and never showed even a hint of fear or nervousness. </div>
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She sat up tall, held on, and just enjoyed every second. </div>
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If you ask her she'll tell you it was a girl horse and her name is Cookie.</div>
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She saw another horse out there with white legs and said "momma! that horse has socks on!" </div>
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So proud of her!</div>
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I would tell you I can't believe we're in our last week in Thailand. </div>
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This trip has been amazing. </div>
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Looking over my blog posts from the last 5 months brings a smile to my face. </div>
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We've been in the mountains of Chiang Mai, traveled in the hustle and bustle of Bangkok, and sunk our toes in the sand of Koh Tao, Koh Phangan, and Phuket. </div>
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We have ridden on an elephant, and fed many more, Daniel even threw darts with one!</div>
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We held a white tiger cub in our laps and bottle fed him. </div>
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A shop keeper heard Bee tell me she was thirsty and gave me a bottled water, no charge. </div>
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I was looking through some items at a sidewalk vendor and the owner gave Bee a hair clip. </div>
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Every time Bee and I have gotten on a busy Songtauw, someone will stand to make sure Bee has a seat. </div>
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I've joked with friends that there are easily a few dozen random Thai's with pictures of Bee on their phone or camera...she seems to attract a lot of attention for some reason.=)</div>
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We've traveled by every form imaginable.</div>
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Train, both by day and night.</div>
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Airplane with flights ranging from 45 mins to 15 hours.</div>
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Boat rides on little long-tails and high speed catamarans.</div>
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Double decker buses and small minivans.</div>
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Truck SongTauw, and zippy little taxis.</div>
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Even the very Thai Tuk Tuk's. </div>
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And the 3 of us on a motorbike.</div>
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And every time Bee has amazed us with her ability to handle it all. </div>
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She's turned into quite the little traveler. </div>
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And I'm not even a little worried about her and I traveling alone from Chiang Mai Thailand to Dallas, TX. It will be long, 36 hours of traveling with 4 flights and layovers.</div>
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But Bee's done this before and we'll do it once more.</div>
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We've made new friends, and strengthened our family ties.</div>
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I spent time with the beautiful baby boys and girls of the ViengPing Childrens Home. </div>
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Their faces will never leave my memory. </div>
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I adored them and gave them all the love I could. </div>
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They opened my heart and I feel like I'm leaving part of me with them. </div>
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Thailand changed us...and we'll never forget it!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137913196759303506.post-79504369010288511792012-04-14T02:07:00.001-07:002012-04-14T02:38:23.728-07:00Phuket, Earthquake and Tsunami SirensWow, what a week. And it went by so fast! We arrived in Phuket the night before Easter. Easter morning we met out at the beach at 7:30, had a little service, and enjoyed some beach time(well, most of us did, if you read my previous post you'll know Bee hated the beach after this day). We listened to David remind us of the beauty of the ocean, the waves crashing, and quesadillas (he meant cicadas) =)<br />
Monday morning we attempted the ocean again, and again Bee and I were knocked down.<br />
Tuesday morning was our last try at the ocean. After having waves so high they were splashing us in the water, I decided we were now done with all things beach and ocean.<br />
The rest of the week Bee and I went back and forth between our room, the pool, and the minimart (for ice cream treats).<br />
Laying watching cartoons on Wednesday afternoon the bed starts shaking, water in the glasses are splashing, and the empty pool outside my window is as choppy as the lake on a windy day. After about 30 seconds I realized I wasn't crazy and this was an earthquake.<br />
I quickly called my uncle next door and asked if earthquakes are common here, he said they do have them on occasion and he would check into it. Ten minutes later he let's me know to pack up quickly because we are heading to the top floor. By the time we were heading up there was a mass exit of people fron the beach following the Tsunami evacuation signs and the sirens were going off. <br />
A little before 4 pm an 8.7 earthquake hit just off Indonesia. At 5:45 an aftershock of 8.1 shook us again. And yes, I was praying the whole time. Seeing frantic faces, sirens going off, and people standing on tops of buildings looking out at the water will get your heart pumping pretty quick. A few hours after the last aftershock, the danger had passed. We were very thankful that the earthquake had been a horizontal earthquake which doesn't displace the water like a vertical earthquake does.<br />
And people remembered the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami which was a 9.0 magnitude also off the coast of Indonesia. That tsunami killed 283,000 people. So we were not taking any chances when we ran to the top floor of the hotel.<br />
We arrived back late last night and are thankful for a great and safe week in Phuket, Thailand.<br />
This means we now have 1 week and 3 days before we fly back to the states!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sun setting on Karon Beach in Phuket Thailand</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fun in the pool with Aunt Michelle and Brianna</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Where we spent most of our week</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The girls taught her to use the peace sign while saying "asian"....she put her own spin on it and says "CHINA!" I have no idea why.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Second day on the beach...her face lets you know what she thinks of it!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The fish we talked to every day</td></tr>
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Bee and I were caught by a wave and thrown off my feet. The undercurrent was so strong it took all my strength to hold myself back from being pulled under. If I'd not had a good grip or God hadn't been holding us up, today could have been a very different story. And I am grateful. Grateful to have my girly laying me next to me watching Pingu. Even grateful for the meltdown in the middle of a busy store with her crying "mommy, I'm just so tired". Grateful for the chance to clean sand out of her ears for the umpteenth time today. Just grateful to be her mommy. <br />
I love you my little Bee.<br />
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And our hotel doesn't have internet, so don't be worried if you don't see me for the next week.<br />
Bee is very excited (and me too)!<br />
We are especially excited that once we are back to Chiang Mai, we'll have only 9 days before we start our travel back to TX.<br />
Did I mention we're excited?<br />
We are really missing our Daddy and Husband and will never again be separated this long (5 weeks) if we can ever help it.<br />
But for the next 7 days we are going to be enjoying the sun, ocean, sand and swimming pool.<br />
Till then,<br />
Sawatdee Kah!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137913196759303506.post-56924415702677549662012-03-31T16:32:00.000-07:002012-03-31T16:33:41.340-07:00what.we.do.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Learning our letters and lots of coloring. </div>
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If you asked me, I would tell you we miss Daddy.<br />
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A. Lot.<br />
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He had to go back to the states a week ago.<br />
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We'll be apart for four more weeks.<br />
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On some days,<br />
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it feels like an eternity.<br />
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Bee is all out of sorts without him here, like not being "able" to walk because she scratched her leg. Evidently even sliding out of bed was physically impossible.<br />
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I took it as a cry for more Love and Hugs and obliged her need to be carried around.<br />
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Thankfully, she realized this morning that she could walk though only on her tippy toes.<br />
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If you asked me, I would tell you about my visit to the orphanage yesterday. So many new faces since I was there 5 weeks ago. Both in the Toddler house and the Baby House.<br />
So many precious adorable faces.<br />
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Some familiar faces weren't there. Like little EQ. I really wanted to see him again. I'm praying the reason he wasn't there is that his Mommy and Daddy came for him.<br />
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If you asked, I'd tell you that secretly I wanted to be his Mommy. He grabbed my heart and I haven't stopped thinking about him for the last 5 weeks.<br />
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If you asked me, I'd tell you that I don't know what our future holds once we are back in the states. But I do have a Peace.<br />
Peace that God will provide.<br />
He will give direction.<br />
He will open doors.<br />
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That Peace enables me to continue every day. <br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137913196759303506.post-83792052202717440602012-03-29T05:19:00.001-07:002012-03-29T08:02:36.878-07:00My Thailand FavesI don't have access to all my pictures, but here are a few of my favorites. Hard to believe we've been here for 4 months, and have only 4 weeks left. <br />
Enjoy!<br />
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A beautiful video shared with me from a friend.<br />
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A beautiful family following Gods' leading.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137913196759303506.post-15996831466357199122012-03-22T19:30:00.000-07:002012-03-22T19:30:58.066-07:00.three.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Three years</div>
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Three years since my life changed.</div>
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Three years of changing everything I ever thought I knew.</div>
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Three years of watching you grow. </div>
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Three years of cuddles and snuggles.</div>
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Three years of the most precious smiles. </div>
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My precious daughter.</div>
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I can't begin to express my gratefulness to God for blessing our family with you. </div>
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You bring such excitement and Joy to our lives. </div>
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You were a gift from God to Daddy and Me. Did you know I had a dream about you 6 weeks before I found out I was pregnant?</div>
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I dreamt that I had a beautiful baby girl, with gorgeous brown hair and big brown eyes. </div>
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In my dream, someone asked me what her name was, </div>
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"Bethanna" was my response. </div>
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I'd never heard that name before and I believe with all my heart God gave us that name for you. </div>
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He made you special and gave you a beautiful name!</div>
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Your name means "daughter of God, one whom God looks kindly upon". </div>
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You are his daughter and He loves you so much!!</div>
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You are a Princess! </div>
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All my love,</div>
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