tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12696784018322883962024-03-05T16:29:00.988-08:00Land of AzhCarlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11751115088425494145noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269678401832288396.post-28154701105462038152014-11-04T17:59:00.001-08:002014-11-05T16:17:15.175-08:00JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS!<div class="MsoNormal">
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Simply Love adoption fundraiser is back! This time, we are marketing zip-up hoodies, pullover
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<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 21px;">The only difference is the size of the "Simply Love" wording in the front. That will be smaller and on one side of the chest as the photo shows. (This was a necessary graphic change to allow for the zipper on the zip-up hoodie.) You can choose between white and black for the color of the wording.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFd7svkSQb8zswz_DWMntKs8qo8KciI_l-gIUjEB6nmowjfaiwu2HwVvrwaCob4OjyUYoyqKqc71mvAw6X5x1H3_nzlzxGt8CxAt0po9-3upnWlvl6Ev_kyoUYEcvwke0qi4uFl7DOrD-L/s1600/crewneck+ss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFd7svkSQb8zswz_DWMntKs8qo8KciI_l-gIUjEB6nmowjfaiwu2HwVvrwaCob4OjyUYoyqKqc71mvAw6X5x1H3_nzlzxGt8CxAt0po9-3upnWlvl6Ev_kyoUYEcvwke0qi4uFl7DOrD-L/s1600/crewneck+ss.jpg" height="200" width="160" /></a><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">The crewneck sweatshirts are super soft at a 75/25 blend. There are 9 colors to choose from and the sizes come in S-3XL. </span><br />
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color you choose. There are lots of colors to choose from and the sizes are XS-2XL. These are luxurious
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<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">These hoodies and sweatshirts are high-end, and made with combed, ring spun cotton. Since I am a sweatshirt and blue-jeans kind of girl, I am ultra picky when it comes to comfort. And I did not spare any of the quality just to make a couple of dollars more.</span><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">It's more important to me that you be happy with your order. In fact, it is my plan that you will love your shirt so much that you will come back and order more for your family and friends. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; text-align: start;">Sammy sporting his Man-Up tee and </span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif; text-align: start;">playing catch with Sergii and Danil in Odessa, Ukraine this summer. </span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 21px;">There is nothing sexier than a man wearing a shirt that says to Man Up and love orphans!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: 21px;">To place an order, just click on the Paypal button on the side bar to the right. After your purchase, it will give you an option to write a note to the seller. There you can tell me what type, size, and color. You can also Facebook message me, email me, or comment on this post.</span></span></div>
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Carlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11751115088425494145noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269678401832288396.post-61068404633170105702014-11-02T22:49:00.003-08:002014-11-03T13:05:44.924-08:00Roller Coasters in Adoptionland<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As many of you know, we've had something up our sleeves for
a couple of months now. I have been reluctant to post about it because of the
failed adoptions we have experienced. We know there is no 'sure thing' in Adoptionland until the child you have adopted has walked through the threshold of
your home, and you hold in your hand the adoption decree. On this day
six years ago, Josi Grace became our daughter, passing adoption court in Guatemala. She
was our daughter in our hearts for a year; but on paper, she was our
daughter for five weeks, (35 days,) before Jesus called her home. Josi never made
it home to us. Our home was what we had in mind… but it isn't about what we
have in mind.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>James 5:13-15 says, "Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.” </i></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />It is so easy to forget that God is in control and his plans can be vastly different than our own. It is so easy to have faith when things are going the way we want them to go. Faith is so much harder when our plans don't coincide with God's, which is most often the case. For me personally, having faith comes with great fear, knowing that God can so easily give AND take away. And it feels like he can be so heartless when he takes. We forget that he cries with us and for us when we are crying and hurting. I understand that it's part of the bigger picture that I cannot see or understand… but still for me it is scary as heck to have faith. <br /><br />Since Sergii's adoption is on hold for an indefinite period of time, Sammy and I had originally decided to head back to Ukraine to find another available child to adopt while our paperwork was still current. We were approved to adopt two children, so we thought we could bring home another boy in the meantime, (from a safe region in Ukraine,) while we wait for Sergii to become available. While we were looking for available boys in Ukraine, we became aware of a domestic adoption opportunity. There was a 12yo boy, (whom we'll call "David,") available for adoption, originally adopted from Poland, whose placement wasn't working out. This sweet young man needed a new family. After much prayer and learning about the situation, his needs, and if we would be a good fit, we decided to apply to adopt him. We felt, and still feel, strongly about David and feel that the Lord led us to him and continues to direct our path as we move forward to adopt him. We were approved, and are hoping to pick him up sometime within the next couple of weeks. Praying that we will have him home by Thanksgiving.<br /><br />Just a couple of days ago, we received an email from Sergii's adoption agency with news that adoptions in the Lugansk and Donetsk regions are starting to move. We were given some docs to fill out, notarize, apostille, and then Fed Ex back to them so that they can get them out to our facilitator in Ukraine ASAP. We are not sure what this means for us, but we are requesting an SDA appointment. Because our documents expire in January, if we were to travel to Ukraine to get Sergii's referral, it would have to be before December 5th. With the way things have gone in Ukraine, I am pretty positive the likelihood of this is slim to none. But then there's this thing called, "God's timing." It is what we pray for, but never seems to be the right time for us. With that said, it's a perfect time for "God's timing." Between picking up our newest son, David; Thanksgiving; having family and friends fly in from as far as Canada for the holidays; and Christmas… Well, it couldn't be a more perfect time for Sammy and I to fly to Ukraine to get Sergii's referral. <br /><br />I wonder if I ever mentioned that we would do anything for Sergii.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />When we began the adoption process for David, we were told that we could be bringing him home within two weeks after our homestudy was finished. Since we had a current homestudy, we imagined we would be picking him up around mid-October. As things often go in "Adoptionland," there was hurdle after hurdle, setback after setback, and here it is November 2nd and we still don't have our boy. Turns out, the state of California is a stickler when it comes to interstate adoptions, especially adoptions via disruption. As it is, we are hoping to have him home by Thanksgiving.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So… if we get an SDA appointment and need to travel to Ukraine for Sergii's referral before December 5th, our hope is to bring David with us. If we cannot, then we will have a family member in our home to look after David, in addition to our other kiddos, for the 5-day trip to Ukraine. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This brings me to the end of my post regarding this crazy, never-ending-ride in "Adoptionland." It may be crazy, mentally exhausting, and emotionally draining, but there has to be a reason why we keep doing this. The reason is not that we love the feeling of being beat up and stretched beyond recognition. It's not because we are constantly questioned and even frowned on for having a large family. It is knowing that we are doing what we have been called to do. </span><br />
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Galations 1:10 "Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ." </span><br />
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Adoption isn't for everyone--yet caring for the orphan and the widow, however, isn't a calling--it is a command. I can only pray that someone might see the good, God's good, through all the muck and mud of our sin and make a decision to help the orphan and the widow. Whether it be by adopting, hosting, sponsoring, advocating, donating, etc. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />“I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.” ~Mother Teresa<br /><br />Now that things are moving again, and we have added an additional child, we need to fundraise and quick! If anyone has any fundraising ideas, please message me via Facebook. In the meantime, we will be starting our fundraiser back up at <a href="http://www.youcaring.com/adoption-fundraiser/bringing-sergii-home/255467">Bringing Sergii Home</a>. Also, our "Simply Love" t-shirt and hoodie fundraiser will be starting back up, as well as our 100-grid. Stay tuned.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As always, thank you for your prayers and following the journey to our boys.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: AbcTeacher; font-size: 13.5pt;">When we decided to move
forward with Sergii's adoption, there was no war going on. There were small
protests on the streets of Kiev, much like the small protests here in the U.S.
As we moved at lightning speed to get our homestudy and dossier done, the unrest
grew.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: AbcTeacher; font-size: 13.5pt;">About two weeks before our
appointment was scheduled in Ukraine to officially accept his referral, his
region, Lugansk, was shut down for adoptions because of the fighting and danger
of anyone traveling there. Shortly after that, hundreds of children, Sergii
included, were moved from Lugansk to a safer region more west. The children
remain there in the safe region and are to remain until the fighting has
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the Lugansk and Donetsk regions. We are not the only ones who were in the
process of adopting a child/ren from these regions. I imagine there are will
over a hundred children who have families adopting them, but cannot finish.
There are at least 30 children and their families that I know of.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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adoption can only happen at the place of the registered location of the child. Since
Sergii is from Lugansk, his paperwork is there. We must accept his referral in
Lugansk, and attend adoption court in Lugansk. This is not possible. We don't
even know if his paperwork still exists.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: AbcTeacher; font-size: 13.5pt;">Best case scenario is that
the war ends quickly and that his paperwork can be located, and that the court
house and orphanage is still standing.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: AbcTeacher; font-size: 13.5pt;">As it is right now, there is no food, electricity, medicine, open
stores, banks, etc. The government buildings have been bombed and the
orphanages/boarding schools have been overtaken by the rebels and used for
barracks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: AbcTeacher; font-size: 13.5pt;">I am in contact with others
in country who have met with the State Department of Adoptions, and the Deputy
Minister of Family and Children. And as of yet, other than relocating these
refugee orphans and getting them out of the war zone, there has been no effort
in getting their paperwork out of the region. No effort in salvaging any of the
in-process Lugansk adoptions. Understandable, as there is a war going on there.
The sad thing is that there is no desire or effort by the governing authorities
to help these children become documented again. Not just so that they can be
adopted, but so that can be given diplomas, accepted into trade school or
college, even given a job. Without paperwork they are 'nobody.' A lot of these
children are of graduating age and need documents so that they can attempt to
get a life on their own.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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likely will not happen for a long time. It could take months... even years. Of
course we are hoping that it doesn't. Desperate times call for desperate
measures, right? And that is definitely the case here.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: AbcTeacher; font-size: 13.5pt;">Paperwork can be remade as they have copies of some,
if not all, of the paperwork in Kiev. The issue is the region being almost
completely demolished, and that is where the adoption is supposed to take
place. Seems easy enough to just have court somewhere else. Problem solved!</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: AbcTeacher; font-size: 13.5pt;">Nope</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">…</span><span style="font-family: AbcTeacher; font-size: 13.5pt;"> problem is Ukraine is a 'by-the-book' type of country. Anything
outside of protocol to them is like a foreign language. Like speaking 'alien.'
It's like chopping the head off of an ant, or taking a fish out of water and
watching it flail.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: AbcTeacher; font-size: 13.5pt;">At this point, and I fear
for a very long time, Ukraine's avoidance of the issue will be easier than
dealing with it. Also, my in-country friend told me that these gov't
departments have the attitude that there are plenty of other adoptions going on</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">…</span><span style="font-family: AbcTeacher; font-size: 13.5pt;"> (meaning that they are not going to attempt to
clear these Lugansk and Donetsk kids for adoption any time soon.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: AbcTeacher; font-size: 13.5pt;">Dealing with this has been
completely and utterly heartbreaking and beyond stressful. I don't know how
much of this Sergii knows. But I do know that he trusts us. He knows we will
never ever give up. I have drilled that into his sweet and precious heart again
and again. He knows we will do whatever it takes to get him here.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: AbcTeacher; font-size: 13.5pt;">Our adoption paperwork that
sits in Kiev expires in January. We will most likely have to redo our paperwork
to adopt Sergii, when the time comes. The paperwork is grueling to say the
least. It is stressful, and not to mention expensive. Fingerprints have to be
redone, child abuse clearances, criminal records, doctor visits, blood work,
etc. All of that adds up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: AbcTeacher; font-size: 13.5pt;">Our social worker happened to
approve us for two children. We love our social worker and he obviously has a
sense of knowing things we don't. He's a Christian man and I know he clearly
was led to do this--because we did not ask to be approved for two.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: AbcTeacher; font-size: 13.5pt;">In June, Sammy and I spent
over a week in Ukraine, and most of those days were visiting orphans in the
same camp that Sergii was in. We spent a lot of hours with these children.
Precious children! They broke our hearts. We fell in love with so many. We
entertained the idea of even more children, but we were there for Sergii. There
were so many other pre-teens and teens that chose to hang out with us. These
beautiful over-sized babies need and want momma's and daddy's just as much as
the wee little ones do. They would literally sit in your lap if they could.
Many of them waited near the gates for us to come just to be with us. I thought
about my kids at home and how they are so comfortable and safe, and don't even
realize it. They are that way because of the love and boundaries they receive
from their 'constant.' These children lack that 'constant' in their lives. The
only constant they know is uncertainty. They don't have that unconditional love
and approval. They don't have boundaries set before them lovingly. They don't
have hugs and kisses and affirmation when they fall or fail at something.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: AbcTeacher; font-size: 13.5pt;">Ahhh</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">…</span><span style="font-family: AbcTeacher; font-size: 13.5pt;"> but I digress.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: AbcTeacher; font-size: 13.5pt;">This is very hard for me to
acknowledge and accept, but we have to face the possibility that we may never
be able to bring Sergii home, though we will never stop trying. Because we were
approved for two children, Sammy and I have decided to head back to Ukraine, to
a safe region, and bring home a child before our paperwork expires. And when
adoptions open back up for the Lugansk kids, we will be the first ones in
Ukraine to bring our son, Sergii, home. And then we will have two beautiful
Ukrainian children to call ours.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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children who need families, to not take in one more. Our paperwork to adopt is finished
and is sitting in Kiev right now. I don't want to pass up this opportunity and
let all that work go to waste when there are children who need homes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Carlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11751115088425494145noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269678401832288396.post-23781311563001924002014-04-07T11:29:00.001-07:002014-04-07T11:51:34.260-07:00ADOPTION UPDATE AND FUNDRAISING INCENTIVES<div style="text-align: left;">
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God, our dossier arrived in Kiev this morning!
Our agency tells us the timeline will go something like this: It will
take a week to get entered and go into translation. On the week of April 14th,
our dossier should be submitted to the SDA, (State Department of Adoption.) The
SDA will then get back to us with an appointed date and time.
If all goes smooth with our paperwork, we should be traveling in approximately 8wks from the time we are submitted to SDA. Which is around mid June.</span></div>
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all the good news, we have this looming shadow of adoption debt hanging over
us. We really need your help. We are not asking for a lot from anyone. But if
everyone could help a little, it will add up to something big. If, for example, all of our Facebook friends donated
$10, we would have over $7500 raised.
That's crazy! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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most of you know, we are doing this really neat fundraiser called Sergii's
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board and if each number gets donated, that adds up to $5040. To buy a square, please click on Give Now button on the right side of the blog. I will then write "DONATED" across your square. </span></div>
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sign company I worked for back when I was a young, single mom has printed vinyl window
decals to help us out with bringing Sergii home. I have decided to offer them as a gift to anyone who donates $20 or more towards our adoption. We have both decals on our two vehicles, and I
love them so much that I asked if they could duplicate them for us. Not only did they do that, but they gave them to us free of charge to use for fundraising!</span></span></div>
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Carlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11751115088425494145noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269678401832288396.post-20979268701948132262014-02-19T08:52:00.000-08:002014-03-06T09:40:33.596-08:00Man Up Fundraising Shirts! Get Yours Now! <div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />He gets so many compliments whenever he wears it. </span></div>
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summer we hosted an orphan from Ukraine for six weeks. When we set out on the
journey, we had no idea how this boy would affect our lives or our hearts. We
knew for certain that we were done adding to our family. We went into this with
our eyes wide open and hearts sealed shut. Finished adopting, but with a heart
for orphans, we wanted to do our part. We would host him, love on him, share
the Gospel with him, pray for his future, fill him up with all the goodness a
family could give. Provide him with the experience of a life time. </span><span style="font-family: Teen;">And when his time was up, we'd send him back
with shoes, warm clothes, school supplies, and toys.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;"><span style="font-size: large;">Well
this boy came in, with his heart wide open, and completely steamrolled our
excellent plan. He soaked up all the love we gave him and returned it tenfold. HE
GAVE US the experience of a lifetime. No matter what he had to offer, he gave as
hard as he could, all the time. The most eager child I have ever met. This boy
filled OUR love tanks up. He fit right into our family like he was the missing
piece of a puzzle we didn't even know existed.
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">On
the day he left, I gave him a photo album of his time with us as a keepsake. He
was so happy that he fought back tears. And that suitcase that I was so excited to send
him off with wasn't so exciting to me, or him, anymore. What I was once so happy to be
able to do for him, was literally making me feel sick to my
stomach. But I did it. I lovingly and tearfully loaded him up
with lots of stuff to take back with him. </span><span style="font-family: Teen;">All that *stuff* I jammed in there felt like I was leaving him with the leftovers. Leftovers of our time spent together as a family. </span><span style="font-family: Teen;">Leftovers suffice when you are starving for a meal. But once you've had the
meal, the leftovers never taste the same.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, our
once sealed-shut hearts were busted wide open by an 11yo boy from an Eastern European
orphanage. He unknowingly crept in there and has made his home inside. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;"><span style="font-size: large;">We
would like to not only have him in our hearts, but also in our home. We want
him to be our son. Our kids want him to be their brother. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Teen; font-size: large;">Unprepared,
but very motivated, last month we began the process to bring him home. Adoption from
Ukraine is very expensive and we are asking for help. We will be doing various
fundraisers in addition to our "You-Caring Fundraising" button on the
side of the blog, where you can donate any amount. If you cannot give, please pray along with us for a smooth and uneventful adoption process. Also for patience and peace for our future son.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Teen;"><o:p></o:p></span>Carlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11751115088425494145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269678401832288396.post-46707999708576111062011-01-16T22:53:00.001-08:002011-01-16T22:53:58.762-08:00<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><em>"What, therefore, is our task today? Should I answer 'Faith, hope and love?' That sounds beautiful. But I would say - courage. No, even that is not challenging enough to be the whole truth. Our task today is recklessness. For what we Christians lack is not psychology or literature... we lack a holy rage - the recklessness which comes from the knowledge of God and humanity. The ability to rage when justice lies prostrate on the streets, and when the lie rages across the face of the earth... a holy anger about the things that are wrong in the world. To rage against the ravaging of God's earth and and the desruction of God's people. To rage when little children must die of hunger, while the tables of the rich are sagging with food. To rage at the senseless killing of so many, and the madness of militaries. To rage against the lie that calls the threat of death and the strategy of destrustion peace. To rage against COMPLACENCY. To restlessly seek that recklessness that will challenge and seek to change human history until it conforms to the norms of the kingdom of God."</em></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><em>-Father Kaj Munk, 1944</em></span>Carlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11751115088425494145noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269678401832288396.post-14143370348988359392010-12-04T13:37:00.000-08:002010-12-04T23:09:52.463-08:00Bittersweet. Missing my Josi.<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Two years ago today, Sammy and I were anticipating the arrival of our newest daughter, and our children were so excited to have their new sister by Christmas. We had started the adoption process one year earlier in December to adopt this scared and crying little girl, named Jhosseline, I had found on a photo listing. Guatemalan adoptions were coming to a close on January 1, and I saw her photo on December 23. If she was to be adopted, there was only one way to get the paperwork in for her in time, and that was to fly there and do it in person. We only had until December 28 to do that. At the time, I knew that was a far-fetched idea because Sammy had made it quite clear that he didn't want any more kids. (After all our family was complete as Shay had been home for 6mos.) And to fly to Guatemala on a moment's notice, the day after Christmas, well I already knew that this was never going to happen. But I felt compelled to pray, and pray I did. I couldn't stop. I printed her photo out and posted it on the fridge and wrote on it with a big red marker, "Pray she gets a family before Jan 1st." To make a miracle-packed, two-day story short, Sammy and I were on a plane to Guatemala the day after Christmas to meet our daughter and to start the process of adopting her. This was big, this was GOD BIG. Sammy doesn't work this fast. For a year I had been praying for his heart to soften for another child. God steps in and 'WHAM!' two days later we're in Guatemala and this precious four-year old angel is with us in our arms. Talk about surreal.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, over the year-long adoption process, we got to spend time with Josi via our Skype video calls once a week. I visited her again on her 5th birthday. We had a big party. She had a piñata bigger than her and a delicious cake. There were lots of kids, and songs, and presents. I think it was the best birthday she ever had. I had purchased tickets to visit her again in November, but our case finally passed the final court on October 31, and she was officially our daughter. There was more paperwork to do and money to send, so I cancelled my trip because I knew she would be home in December. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Two years ago, December 5, 2008, it was a good day. Josi's bed was ready for her, 'pink' at her request. All her clothes washed and folded in her dresser. Christmas presents bought and wrapped and waiting for her to tear open. There were Spanish-to-English translations posted throughout the house to help us in understanding each other. Our bags were packed as we knew it was only a matter of days before we were told to book our flight. I could not be happier. I was finally getting my little girl! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While our family was out to dinner that evening, we received a phone call. I had to go outside because it was too loud in the restaurant. The fiancée of Josi's adoption facilitator called me and his voice sounded serious. He asked if Sammy was with me. I said yes, even though he was still in the restaurant with our kids. I mean, how bad could it be? I thought he might tell me something was wrong with the paperwork and that we couldn't get her by Christmas, (which would have probably really upset me.) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He told me that Josi had been killed. At first I didn't believe him. I asked how she died, and he told me. Then I believed him. No one would make that up. My heart fell and my legs buckled. On my knees on the concrete I cried out to God…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I composed myself and went back into the restaurant and told Sammy and the kids. My girls cried and cried. Little Sammy, four-years old, said, "Why are you all crying? She's in Heaven with Jesus." God's reminder in little Sammy's words are what got us out of that restaurant and home.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The next couple of weeks didn't seem real. Sort of like an out-of-body experience. My life was continuing, but in third person. I don't even know how I got through those days. Eventually, the state-of-shock and unbelief lifted for all of us as we then started to just deal with the sadness and loss of our beloved Josi. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">No one knows why things like this happen, and that's probably a good thing. We do know that we were called to adopt Josi. We followed God's leading and put everything in his hands. How blessed are we to have known and loved her for the year that we did. That she was able to feel our love and know that we wanted her so badly even while she was waiting. We rejoice in knowing that she is with our Heavenly Father and that we will one day reunite. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All I wanted two years ago was for her to come home. I had no idea that God had another home in mind, his home. The tears today we shed are not only tears of sadness, but tears of happiness. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So for now, we will continue to do our best to celebrate her home.</span><br />
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font-size: large;">Please take the time to watch it.</span></div><br />
<object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Jjudwy9Ebvc&hl=en_US&fs=1&hd=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Jjudwy9Ebvc&hl=en_US&fs=1&hd=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>Carlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11751115088425494145noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269678401832288396.post-18858386011919226642010-06-02T12:04:00.000-07:002010-06-02T12:18:09.973-07:00Four months in pics...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">FEBRUARY</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigd7L8Rtb0klHQOAI1qQ_TnU7DOIGYoyIljxlAtmsnRhnqLI3dVY2dnhdOAzW4pac6ZkPj_h88TfEDdfMdNWDjT5IHS8zOEFz5xX853826pLeKzEPhyAnT_khn6Qahtx5HAfH-3Vb4DDvU/s1600/DSCF0239.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigd7L8Rtb0klHQOAI1qQ_TnU7DOIGYoyIljxlAtmsnRhnqLI3dVY2dnhdOAzW4pac6ZkPj_h88TfEDdfMdNWDjT5IHS8zOEFz5xX853826pLeKzEPhyAnT_khn6Qahtx5HAfH-3Vb4DDvU/s400/DSCF0239.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Having so much fun dressing up my real live baby doll ;)</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">MARCH</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFPeS4nMbpwj1f_AlfhDqRxhVF4CmV7-xK80BEOE63QtdJZxTQGCDmkydVGukMyIBKvVZijWaQoqdfjdx3XmQ0Qu6wXVemogyT6zSnLZHFt5GPvHAMDwQ3JkDqWVe_h4qpJB1gkLrG8iN6/s1600/DSC01549.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFPeS4nMbpwj1f_AlfhDqRxhVF4CmV7-xK80BEOE63QtdJZxTQGCDmkydVGukMyIBKvVZijWaQoqdfjdx3XmQ0Qu6wXVemogyT6zSnLZHFt5GPvHAMDwQ3JkDqWVe_h4qpJB1gkLrG8iN6/s400/DSC01549.JPG" width="267" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikNWxuakp3Z2HRUicuwqVVUsB2TXsUFz7Xwze545Pr4mOzoD7n5nManshubEd_hMYGfUWgqONKKHHfLeU9uJJo_Z1HuTOpyD2_CLZx0IzUJ_IwXpv1OcLcacefzOPwyeStZ8tH6gedaSa0/s1600/DSC01495.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikNWxuakp3Z2HRUicuwqVVUsB2TXsUFz7Xwze545Pr4mOzoD7n5nManshubEd_hMYGfUWgqONKKHHfLeU9uJJo_Z1HuTOpyD2_CLZx0IzUJ_IwXpv1OcLcacefzOPwyeStZ8tH6gedaSa0/s400/DSC01495.JPG" width="267" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> The sand was just "okay." Not many smiles while we were there.</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Can't wait to feel soft grass under my feet.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ead1dc; font-size: large;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Just a quick note to let all my friends and family know that we are home safe with our precious Saron. I promise to write the details of our trip, but for now I will just post a few pics. Saron came home with a double ear and throat infection. I was at the ER with her for five hours today. I am exhausted and Saron is hurting... my poor sweet baby :( She got a shot along with another prescription to knock out the infection. When the medicine kicks in, I will be able to spend a little more time updating ya'll. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">HOME AT LAST!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Thank you Jesus</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: black;">Our prayers and condolences go out to the family members of those killed in the Ethiopian Air flight 409 that crashed in Lebanon. It was due to land around the same time our flight did. We heard about it moments after we got off our plane.</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuzMjF033bhvuK9B1CO0W-C9sUOOdW8Ynb-SyuBK7ElbgXYtL5S7gNlzyE7X77qXZ7cyox5ujeQfbNV3B-TAbdpE4JDA79Q7xUXEXiMjyF1Tsy-yOIck5Y-g6KZC-PeCfmEA_hA8d7bS9d/s1600-h/Airport+pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="300" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuzMjF033bhvuK9B1CO0W-C9sUOOdW8Ynb-SyuBK7ElbgXYtL5S7gNlzyE7X77qXZ7cyox5ujeQfbNV3B-TAbdpE4JDA79Q7xUXEXiMjyF1Tsy-yOIck5Y-g6KZC-PeCfmEA_hA8d7bS9d/s400/Airport+pic.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #ead1dc; font-size: large;"></span>Carlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11751115088425494145noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269678401832288396.post-33321260116372434092010-01-10T21:15:00.000-08:002010-01-10T21:15:23.896-08:00Finding Peace Again...<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">So much on my heart... How do I put it into words...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm not sure. All I know is that</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">~ I am the clay in God's hands. All I want to do is what he wills me to do. I have prayed unceasingly for God to reveal his will to my husband and me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">~ there is a woman in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, who ill and is inflicted with the Aids virus. She gave birth to a daughter on November 12, 2008; and knowing that she would be unable to raise her, decided to give her up, with the hope and prayer that there will be a family who might want this child.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">~ in 13 days Haley and I will be on a plane headed to the other side of the world. There is a child there, a little girl, and God has chosen us to raise her. She will become our daughter and sister. This child is the answer to my prayers. And Lord willing, we are the answer to her birthmother's prayers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Dear God. You have given me peace again. You have taken a horrible tragedy and turned it into something so beautiful. You have taken Josi from us only to bring us Saron. Thank you for your unfailing love and faithfulness.</span>Carlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11751115088425494145noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269678401832288396.post-64559830286338289012010-01-10T20:00:00.000-08:002010-01-10T20:19:37.103-08:00Christmas 2009<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We had a wonderfully blessed holiday </span><br />
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Carlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11751115088425494145noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269678401832288396.post-33401523821577778732009-12-23T07:35:00.000-08:002009-12-23T08:16:56.254-08:00Travel Dates<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0KZKySDaS-ZJJNzIqYfBit_DfweRHK9Vo5KZvCuP83uCaZCd2mUIgBQqGNGaGXMJPk2VY4U7NzS6SQ4lQOxHL6jFS9RVRulEETZM5o7e1kGkPJ8Szshtlqox9ga9fIPEpxcQXQnhqRpQ2/s1600-h/saron+africa+final.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#ffffff;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418456759679061602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0KZKySDaS-ZJJNzIqYfBit_DfweRHK9Vo5KZvCuP83uCaZCd2mUIgBQqGNGaGXMJPk2VY4U7NzS6SQ4lQOxHL6jFS9RVRulEETZM5o7e1kGkPJ8Szshtlqox9ga9fIPEpxcQXQnhqRpQ2/s400/saron+africa+final.jpg" /></span></a><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Haley and I will be traveling to Addis Ababa, Ethiopa, on January 23. We first fly to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and spend one night there getting a well needed rest after a 16hr flight, and then on the morning of the 25th, we will have a short 4hr jaunt to Addis. I imagine we will be getting Saron either that Monday or Tuesday. We will spend 7 days in Ethiopia. We hope to be able to meet Saron's birthmother while we're there. Spending time with the children in both Hope's and Arise's orphanages is also a priority. On Thursday, we have our embassy appointment, and then we have the weekend to rest up until our long flight home. </span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;color:#ffffff;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;color:#ffffff;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffffff;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#ffffff;">We arrive home at LAX on Tuesday, February 2nd in the afternoon. Then this 2yr long adoption chapter will end and we will have the child, Lord willing, that God has meant for us.</span> </div>Carlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11751115088425494145noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269678401832288396.post-84311686406486956082009-12-10T23:37:00.000-08:002009-12-11T00:46:52.592-08:00Christmas Photo Out-takes & Giveaway Info.<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Well after over 80 shots, we did get some good ones. 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413893042038688834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis1QMXMaSsJkVcA9o0_gqBrFrPWzJZ_xi9EPDkpKO5QVsWh0F5aqfboycNrUpvtTtoBTDmAhIBLwX3P6mkZU2ImvRWdSXbWpCD8_gmYPVBBF5-ybWHTpA6HQKDTP_s-WUjPtdlDEaSClYt/s400/ggod.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">I found this blog, </span><a href="http://mycrazyadoption.org/crazy-christmas-t-shirt-giveaway-last-one-of-the-year"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">My Crazy Adoption</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">, through another blog and wanted to post about her great giveaway. She's giving away lots of stuff including two t-shirts. The grand prize equals $180 worth of gifts, and also some other giveaways. They also design and sell some awesome looking adoption t-shirts. I have seen many, and these have the coolest design and wording I've ever seen. In fact, I want one.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;">You have to check it out, just click the box below. The entries are free, easy and fun!</span><br /><br /><a style="TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://mycrazyadoption.org/crazy-christmas-t-shirt-giveaway-last-one-of-the-year"><img class="size-full wp-image-2324 aligncenter" title="t-shirt-contest" alt="t-shirt-contest" src="http://mycrazyadoption.org/images/t-shirt-contest.jpg" width="235" height="132" /></a></div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Carlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11751115088425494145noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269678401832288396.post-46417754736247567302009-12-08T07:53:00.000-08:002009-12-08T08:15:12.045-08:00THE VERDICT IS IN.....<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;">WE PASSED!!!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;">Thanks and praise and glory be to God </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;">our Heavenly Father!!!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;">Somebody pinch me! </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;">Is this for real. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;">I'll write more when I get my thoughts together.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;">This is our new daughter, Saron.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;">Tentative travel date is the week of January 20th.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilyQftpCXQpM95WzOIHvV2C7KBAQSZEQ6cDAeYYzDC4MEOiFWaPiimVZx1db2KvP56NswY_rnTbOxUBfJGQbqWf_xk5TL2LIraIi8N2SPuIL5Labs3oNSq3KeH5jV0aKIXbnpidCUgHgGM/s1600-h/saron+cliped2.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 294px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412895598822543186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilyQftpCXQpM95WzOIHvV2C7KBAQSZEQ6cDAeYYzDC4MEOiFWaPiimVZx1db2KvP56NswY_rnTbOxUBfJGQbqWf_xk5TL2LIraIi8N2SPuIL5Labs3oNSq3KeH5jV0aKIXbnpidCUgHgGM/s400/saron+cliped2.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYqOlmQYlU5unQ_xy9HR5HtxiFL5HMKG5jqPkwK_cbJAcRCwCSWDAeAVSBAZhW3EHW87KiTEHTTW4LMpyKWgbaL6kpS5Xz5Kjc5j8gBiiu4rOAkcgmiAcrsIPTfb3QpWqifAgltWsjgmy/s1600-h/Pat's+trip6.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412895605690569202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYqOlmQYlU5unQ_xy9HR5HtxiFL5HMKG5jqPkwK_cbJAcRCwCSWDAeAVSBAZhW3EHW87KiTEHTTW4LMpyKWgbaL6kpS5Xz5Kjc5j8gBiiu4rOAkcgmiAcrsIPTfb3QpWqifAgltWsjgmy/s400/Pat's+trip6.jpg" /></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;"></span></div>Carlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11751115088425494145noreply@blogger.com45tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269678401832288396.post-568459720564479942009-12-07T10:19:00.000-08:002009-12-07T10:53:35.848-08:00ONE MORE DAY!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv4aoWwEC3y6DeI1B1De2o3N9hyofKtQuQW12pQpCIsaaWOoV7pQdrseeacEsa9GRUAoj_yDGQjSKfNtB9KOhcFOgJMdqJkcs_EY146XZxlxm6d1kU_KiAjiYpf5-t6ZdGN8YwtyDZfJFG/s1600-h/One+more+day+flattened_edited-3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 308px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412569230104564770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv4aoWwEC3y6DeI1B1De2o3N9hyofKtQuQW12pQpCIsaaWOoV7pQdrseeacEsa9GRUAoj_yDGQjSKfNtB9KOhcFOgJMdqJkcs_EY146XZxlxm6d1kU_KiAjiYpf5-t6ZdGN8YwtyDZfJFG/s320/One+more+day+flattened_edited-3.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#333333;">We are so happy that our court date is tomorrow! </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#333333;">(It will actually take place tonight, while we sleep.) </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#333333;">Looking forward to this day has done wonders for all of our family in keeping our minds off of the tragic event of last year.<br /><br />I have a few friends who also have court dates tomorrow and the rest of this week. Would you please join us in praying that we pass court. </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#333333;">We are all desperate for good news!<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#333333;"><em><span style="color:#000000;">Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.<br />~Philipians 4:6-7</span></em><br /></span><br /><br /></span></div>Carlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11751115088425494145noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269678401832288396.post-46174345375386279302009-12-04T13:54:00.000-08:002009-12-04T15:37:48.137-08:00One year ago on December 5, 2008...<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">One year ago tonight, our family was rocked to its core, when we got the call that changed everything. Our daughter, Josi, whom we were days away from picking up was dead. Murdered. Stabbed to death. Dear God, could this be true? Could this really be happening?<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">But... today is also the one-year anniversary of a most Joyous event. Jhosseline Merary Alejandra Azhderian entered Heaven's gates and went home to live with her Heavenly Father in eternity. While we ache with sadness that we will never see her again this side of Heaven, we rejoice because we know that she is the happiest she could ever be. So much more happier than we could have ever made her, experiencing so much more love than we could have ever given her.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Josi may have been an orphan here in this awful, sin-filled, world; but she was never an orphan to Jesus. The way she died was worse than anyone can imagine, yet Jesus guarantees instant Heaven and carried her home in his arms. The moment Josi saw Jesus, she was made perfect, and completely transformed into the image of Christ. Now she has perfect pleasure, perfect knowledge, perfect comfort, perfect love, and perfect joy.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">God is sovereign and perfect in all that he does. Obviously we cannot know, or understand, his full purpose or plan, but we can trust that his plan is perfect.<br /></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">"For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways, for as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts." ~Isa.55:8-9 </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><br /> </div></span><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">The first photo we ever saw of Josi</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">(It is dated December 5, 2007)</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8xmjYotLyzZq8xiYLaDSn8WOZ33OfSAl2NWeILjoLw3th5M3AyTa55Fv1bHrl30WnmC5iEHVlBuemYOmuxhiikl36YTzUfkPo8XPNs6gKzMUsdVuLHvhjTolG0qkqAC9HJTxLRv3qZlZ-/s1600-h/Jhossline-0004.JPG"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411504875573839890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8xmjYotLyzZq8xiYLaDSn8WOZ33OfSAl2NWeILjoLw3th5M3AyTa55Fv1bHrl30WnmC5iEHVlBuemYOmuxhiikl36YTzUfkPo8XPNs6gKzMUsdVuLHvhjTolG0qkqAC9HJTxLRv3qZlZ-/s400/Jhossline-0004.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"> </span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Visiting Josi<br /></div></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4_q3mjJXcYesZ4GAHQlAOZU4nu-UQLZ-bXWGgReKhQEjtiY0m5Dn55qJpwkYEjzGugGHMkM5Zq-E3hMIzAnwsH2lXdSZYK8IRfFfOE81e8HzqPCzxiHB_Eyz4mIcXD1zZyJ1M4TW7JLRj/s1600-h/DSCF3247.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411505332075208226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4_q3mjJXcYesZ4GAHQlAOZU4nu-UQLZ-bXWGgReKhQEjtiY0m5Dn55qJpwkYEjzGugGHMkM5Zq-E3hMIzAnwsH2lXdSZYK8IRfFfOE81e8HzqPCzxiHB_Eyz4mIcXD1zZyJ1M4TW7JLRj/s400/DSCF3247.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRElBptKQEj50IutCW7_IFJm63mlSI5ugeXplxTFkOq_8BuaosET3ZlejD3GqXF03DGEPdWABAmb_xQa9Z8niCBrVNC0FJcmWLJJGx5erlaXrEvkoUTb6NY0AwVP9EmnMaRjQG4O9E6x9P/s1600-h/DSCF3875.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411507668694813922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRElBptKQEj50IutCW7_IFJm63mlSI5ugeXplxTFkOq_8BuaosET3ZlejD3GqXF03DGEPdWABAmb_xQa9Z8niCBrVNC0FJcmWLJJGx5erlaXrEvkoUTb6NY0AwVP9EmnMaRjQG4O9E6x9P/s400/DSCF3875.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij5QHI2LF3nPNLu9J-hAxJxJrva4nEkUw9w23MDD0jO_i9sy69s1T6GzGGP0WTweYGkAyUOSrAhzf6WDRRIqIPsJghRIPPkZ2QuC5KAh_bZszmt2iRWuNXso51N2os3Gh_p-u3qyzo5dXZ/s1600-h/DSCF3312.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411507653297001474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij5QHI2LF3nPNLu9J-hAxJxJrva4nEkUw9w23MDD0jO_i9sy69s1T6GzGGP0WTweYGkAyUOSrAhzf6WDRRIqIPsJghRIPPkZ2QuC5KAh_bZszmt2iRWuNXso51N2os3Gh_p-u3qyzo5dXZ/s400/DSCF3312.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmyJSG-OMA1L7x2lu9KeV03jdvFTCmvkqoRkU8Vt_ro9g4xTTm1hVYfCSOG3pCUQxLp5nwjvNFVhfbxsKOY5XEISr1imaZA36hNs5NHVpK2w1LwpeCGCXMXNCP-5W0NAq7jj-6osECbsJh/s1600-h/DSCF3310.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 373px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411507651808942706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmyJSG-OMA1L7x2lu9KeV03jdvFTCmvkqoRkU8Vt_ro9g4xTTm1hVYfCSOG3pCUQxLp5nwjvNFVhfbxsKOY5XEISr1imaZA36hNs5NHVpK2w1LwpeCGCXMXNCP-5W0NAq7jj-6osECbsJh/s400/DSCF3310.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"> </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">For one year we were blessed to know you and love you. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">You will remain in our hearts until we see you again.<br /></div></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6jUBMdwKdi3FvbOSJYzdS64ZR8M15KkTW3QrCtNnHaXIhfLR5CBaj9VTcOsoLQuqGyLi7SSCn7sOic9x2S3cNpqZJQslHqZJvm5klatv-zqA0G2zNA8SL8b2Q06O3Peb2eUYv6L89YLo4/s1600-h/IMG_5016.JPG"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411504708061919570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6jUBMdwKdi3FvbOSJYzdS64ZR8M15KkTW3QrCtNnHaXIhfLR5CBaj9VTcOsoLQuqGyLi7SSCn7sOic9x2S3cNpqZJQslHqZJvm5klatv-zqA0G2zNA8SL8b2Q06O3Peb2eUYv6L89YLo4/s400/IMG_5016.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"> </span></div></div>Carlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11751115088425494145noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269678401832288396.post-57228655705639828152009-12-03T08:30:00.000-08:002009-12-03T08:37:38.186-08:00Spend Less, Give More, LOVE LIKE JESUS<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qj4Zv6_2imY&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qj4Zv6_2imY&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Carlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11751115088425494145noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269678401832288396.post-28860211898305613272009-12-01T21:49:00.000-08:002009-12-01T23:40:30.760-08:00Kentucky and Thanksgiving<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Our adoption agency, </span><a href="http://arisewebsite.wordpress.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Arise Adoptions</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">, is based out of Louisville, KY, and they were having a one-year anniversary celebration on November 6. At the same time, my very dear and close friend, </span><a href="http://www.thecashcrew.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Kelly</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">, and her family, happened to be driving through Louisville on their way to Chicago. I was thinking how great it would be to be able to go and meet our agency director and some of the families that are also in process, and of course to also be able to see Kelly; so I decided to check out airfare to KY. And to my surprise, the tickets were cheap, only $268 round trip; but I didn't purchase them then. I still needed to talk with Sammy. A few days later, it came to me that we had a credit coming to us from an airline--not sure which one it was--from the visit trip that we had cancelled last November to visit Josi. (We decided to cancel, because we knew it would only be a couple of weeks after the visit that we would be picking her up. Little did we know that she would be gone just a few days after our visit trip would have ended.) Anyway, I called and indeed we had a credit with American Airlines. With such a good deal, Sammy didn't have any problems with me going. So, I got to go to Louisville with Aubrey and little Sammy for a nice little vacation. It was so nice getting away for a few days and also getting to spend some good quality time with Aubrey and Sam. We all had so much fun. Kentucky was absolutely BEAUTIFUL. I LOVE the country and have always seen myself living amongst trees and grass. I still often wonder why God put us here in the desert, but I know we have a purpose here.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></div></span><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">The Arise celebration was awesome. Just being able to meet and fellowship with others using our same agency, and in the same situation as we are, with our children in the same orphanages, made it so worth the trip. I met some really fantastic families. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;"></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></div></span><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Meeting Kelly and her family was the highlight of our trip. We met at the Louisville Zoo and had a great time walking and talking and looking at the animals... which were all awake and very animated. It was the best zoo I have ever been too. After the Zoo, we had lunch, and then spent a couple of hours in our hotel room before they had to continue on to Chicago. Our kids hit it off really well as we knew they would. Now we just have to get our older kids together. Neither of our older ones went on the trip. Maybe next year...<br /></span></div></span><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Kelly and me<br /></span></div></span><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFWfwhq5RtDBsHJ_0MGSE03Rq2j1EOSPjv1T_cm3HrGZ-brOfP0yRTJjycNJWPz07RMP0P-M9TumgLs-AudzVFfIjxKXf-qnKxX4n9qgOfR2_uuktH3gV80k5b3HUO6bjKh_f9rt581CEd/s1600-h/DSCF8718.JPG"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410517588793302050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFWfwhq5RtDBsHJ_0MGSE03Rq2j1EOSPjv1T_cm3HrGZ-brOfP0yRTJjycNJWPz07RMP0P-M9TumgLs-AudzVFfIjxKXf-qnKxX4n9qgOfR2_uuktH3gV80k5b3HUO6bjKh_f9rt581CEd/s400/DSCF8718.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><br />Aubrey and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Karaline</span>, Kelly's daughter.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5rmUYEkv2YfsFbHKGn2rhPrsdWsBt2QFeFcSEc5BcQ2ej-3J95uG-1CxujKT66GyYDWykRfZ33KkK7veiqTdMfwc30GhcvwtRdbekZM2nF2jAB-e2rQNX2uq6L1ovYSzBZwioKanYWg1X/s1600-h/DSCF8711.JPG"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410517578533688386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5rmUYEkv2YfsFbHKGn2rhPrsdWsBt2QFeFcSEc5BcQ2ej-3J95uG-1CxujKT66GyYDWykRfZ33KkK7veiqTdMfwc30GhcvwtRdbekZM2nF2jAB-e2rQNX2uq6L1ovYSzBZwioKanYWg1X/s400/DSCF8711.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Kolton</span> and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Karson</span>, Kelly's sons, with Sammy in the middle.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMdwq5nd3D64JV-fn86A5vhyphenhyphenho1gYYDC8dfQSddvvTIkraXM2G0519I6Rt-au2gnmKnVJ26bs6O-NpCBUZe9KDQsJMKzPd_4QBNz1lDkPe2j_6-G1W_WCjfPfrEwkG1EJaf8LT0ikYjwfY/s1600-h/DSCF8708.JPG"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410516240825876770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwKPULy0LMIM0O3L8nkq0_REbPNiS-J3JSPNuI7wDIAVIOvgAq-_cT70di2kHGXPehgAyzGwCt1An4MG51KHwCZ0AWNZi2IrRT2T_MNcc9iybXTjI-qGxwBPvB1cSR-V0Jg_RHWb7by8mO/s400/DSCF8679.JPG" /></span></a> <div><div><div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Kemry</span>, Kelly's sweet and beautiful Guatemalan angel.<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHMHBQJzZKdnYiBv8wuXQmmUw8hAyWwPKpoPmbSBRKwCMCCnKJC891ONOW3gnL3e3kBVojHKjwOJfG6iy7lfF0ohIohx-D4woEhzyG81tDD78qlSdb90jTboy51LufyXql6G5gilzEPU1/s1600-h/DSCF8641.JPG"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410514812455746578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHMHBQJzZKdnYiBv8wuXQmmUw8hAyWwPKpoPmbSBRKwCMCCnKJC891ONOW3gnL3e3kBVojHKjwOJfG6iy7lfF0ohIohx-D4woEhzyG81tDD78qlSdb90jTboy51LufyXql6G5gilzEPU1/s400/DSCF8641.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"> </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Kelly's four and my two. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">(Kelly's <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Kollin</span> and Karly stayed behind in TN, and my Haley, & Shay stayed behind in CA along with Robby and Daddy.)<br /></span></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzQ9oUjaeJVlgjwDXRi782Smva468DhIPUjsnjF5GdGitgvbA3fnZThQc9oqK_jEu2fcy9pBVrrlO78WIkNDucZdlSwygBWqFZUB_w7dYKpxYxvAX43rer70JphLrYXDoLfhTwkMLl-VZ-/s1600-h/DSCF8639.JPG"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410514798853937746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzQ9oUjaeJVlgjwDXRi782Smva468DhIPUjsnjF5GdGitgvbA3fnZThQc9oqK_jEu2fcy9pBVrrlO78WIkNDucZdlSwygBWqFZUB_w7dYKpxYxvAX43rer70JphLrYXDoLfhTwkMLl-VZ-/s400/DSCF8639.JPG" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Another shot of all the kids.<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPKs1oFc_krSCaa0A2wCID4z9kTuOVAiIOmiJDyF_dCxxvi9A6XQzcHs74g1jpCi3s5leEHc8CB3w0tfxqJ5UJK7L0wvGFK8Zt5v8Lfojn0besNABb4hX3NwqaZRPIKa6IvVPLKMNZXmfU/s1600-h/DSCF8634.JPG"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410513869960006690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPKs1oFc_krSCaa0A2wCID4z9kTuOVAiIOmiJDyF_dCxxvi9A6XQzcHs74g1jpCi3s5leEHc8CB3w0tfxqJ5UJK7L0wvGFK8Zt5v8Lfojn0besNABb4hX3NwqaZRPIKa6IvVPLKMNZXmfU/s400/DSCF8634.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPpCShQFhhWB8qAOhwCAAIk-dy5NwZZUEOmKuYR-9WdmVlgM_TMUfTr34-wCV4Wn6Y1X4f_G0kTj1sjNnWv7KgMk0h836dYNfOKy7W8SRvM24-ctmxPchV9g6UGkh39VCR_H-TnU62cQiy/s1600-h/DSCF8630.JPG"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410513857893013522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPpCShQFhhWB8qAOhwCAAIk-dy5NwZZUEOmKuYR-9WdmVlgM_TMUfTr34-wCV4Wn6Y1X4f_G0kTj1sjNnWv7KgMk0h836dYNfOKy7W8SRvM24-ctmxPchV9g6UGkh39VCR_H-TnU62cQiy/s400/DSCF8630.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"> We were invited to a BBQ from another Arise family. The kids had so much fun playing in the trees, (it's like a forest in KY,) jumping in leaf piles, and playing with the other children there.<br /><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG8PRvAgDI787_QAH0DTY4yfq6yAMJb6hwzAfAKvDBF5RqHs4dTDc7PoQilr1OuLx67FKGD9DuExcRtmFKtds-tu9u_baphJGRlIPYhLZ5n9H_Zv3Wo2d6O2qSYDWog-yyjAEz3jc2fVIY/s1600-h/DSCF8606.JPG"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410513845883801154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG8PRvAgDI787_QAH0DTY4yfq6yAMJb6hwzAfAKvDBF5RqHs4dTDc7PoQilr1OuLx67FKGD9DuExcRtmFKtds-tu9u_baphJGRlIPYhLZ5n9H_Zv3Wo2d6O2qSYDWog-yyjAEz3jc2fVIY/s400/DSCF8606.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOu_KwfA21OYE__8MPbIdomiZehfBBiiiNVxYvMbmdEMk3vDVCEp8yATFUkEPlhT2k3vhClDhKpTU-RRGdMFYfh7QVIyhSIuZtUlPo6bvxCiIG0cnwTQ432FV7tIptYvACOcQNknGcX_8G/s1600-h/DSCF8610.JPG"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410512812809248498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgybeG-7tHfAbQWab8CJ7gx6OSmGZQm1qN9TnQHn2nyR8LxRnarYO40aws9Z5QBNl_dradxVJugQFrVA56ZJ2qzLkpbN1Gwu4FKcuecYxSt3oV26AfVcuyQ5FIskRqOuXfInx3EmDjpxer5/s400/DSCF8569.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqCiEAff83dZM9SidctDv3i4Eiqog95JIyQDLSIdyRrMPPk6S26uW4et2HaIrpfhP94THw0GcM45PdG4oHWyH5JJm8gzkhf6XAUXhWeugJnVFeqvPf1xAbIORrqZ1H8gyckFzEdzqHSWro/s1600-h/DSCF8551.JPG"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410529648397441010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqCiEAff83dZM9SidctDv3i4Eiqog95JIyQDLSIdyRrMPPk6S26uW4et2HaIrpfhP94THw0GcM45PdG4oHWyH5JJm8gzkhf6XAUXhWeugJnVFeqvPf1xAbIORrqZ1H8gyckFzEdzqHSWro/s400/DSCF8551.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgobOwPYYiA2kKL0oFUnFZitLV9D-B65iAtHC_wZckDK7orcYMIf4bzvDn5ha13uuuAKUzpo6L1y5ABySC1ymOJ3GiGB_gMneJAB4tUBpy5p1awTOJPkRVSbVYMScsBg34hBeITocYQDRI4/s1600-h/DSCF8552.JPG"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410529639119459010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgobOwPYYiA2kKL0oFUnFZitLV9D-B65iAtHC_wZckDK7orcYMIf4bzvDn5ha13uuuAKUzpo6L1y5ABySC1ymOJ3GiGB_gMneJAB4tUBpy5p1awTOJPkRVSbVYMScsBg34hBeITocYQDRI4/s400/DSCF8552.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><br />We had a memorable Thanksgiving. The turkey turned out fantastic and we had really great company. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Aubrey and her friend, Janelle<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2WJfI0uI1_JXCnxICiSasM5K4NFH6cUmDyWOAcHMOKo64UNLGHGzQ5WJBEGN7eKvI6L0NUybtXDsL-Jn9hXC2yAHMVf-2valM4IPGm8FTErTEmgjok0O-uWlVzn2BMUeJEj_EZnidwn8-/s1600-h/DSCF8775.JPG"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410532333200680338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2WJfI0uI1_JXCnxICiSasM5K4NFH6cUmDyWOAcHMOKo64UNLGHGzQ5WJBEGN7eKvI6L0NUybtXDsL-Jn9hXC2yAHMVf-2valM4IPGm8FTErTEmgjok0O-uWlVzn2BMUeJEj_EZnidwn8-/s400/DSCF8775.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Haley and her friend, Jocelyn<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNjmosLD_85x8aRSofmU2QcOm-4Njv8watOZudW3wXjDQ3lTSuC4WsehgK2zQ-BrG73Wmbw_95cnRJpea_K9HXB9_SnrQpzzmmzziqcomnx1KLB2z2KW4PEF8u3_GFpsV6Gpk9U_0cLSLX/s1600-h/DSCF8774.JPG"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410532323151272226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNjmosLD_85x8aRSofmU2QcOm-4Njv8watOZudW3wXjDQ3lTSuC4WsehgK2zQ-BrG73Wmbw_95cnRJpea_K9HXB9_SnrQpzzmmzziqcomnx1KLB2z2KW4PEF8u3_GFpsV6Gpk9U_0cLSLX/s400/DSCF8774.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"> Four giggly girls<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnWS9-YngbY4XMGNtb9hUusydYRRmtC7oSXBFYGX0RJ9iH-LMIHbk4H65065eLVAsLdaeJRqOHDbru3RPljbPIqqUhX_MZAqP__LEdgLM1Q9Y4r96AiZJHI3wKpH2nJN6Gf8ENnNmTHa4N/s1600-h/DSCF8781.JPG"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410532315963844898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnWS9-YngbY4XMGNtb9hUusydYRRmtC7oSXBFYGX0RJ9iH-LMIHbk4H65065eLVAsLdaeJRqOHDbru3RPljbPIqqUhX_MZAqP__LEdgLM1Q9Y4r96AiZJHI3wKpH2nJN6Gf8ENnNmTHa4N/s400/DSCF8781.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"> My sis, Tina, and her boyfriend, Granger<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbf6X_c0DZQetz-1kfPpfXTZMRn6hGZaTDCbf7CMDZ-ZAAI02a_sTLb7Jbv-6PzDBfRrnmRX4S9_2H3gnakH1ZybmF7dwUZCNozbWm1KLn3s9ZwNd3iaGja0olEPnPihyvk4xUW6hRSbm3/s1600-h/DSCF8786.JPG"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410532307989226098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbf6X_c0DZQetz-1kfPpfXTZMRn6hGZaTDCbf7CMDZ-ZAAI02a_sTLb7Jbv-6PzDBfRrnmRX4S9_2H3gnakH1ZybmF7dwUZCNozbWm1KLn3s9ZwNd3iaGja0olEPnPihyvk4xUW6hRSbm3/s400/DSCF8786.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"> Robby and Sammy<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Le0KKJ6s3UBTqqYxUE-yvl1g6f_tRuyy1fx0mmccgIHjFQgATspAGRkgUiG8NFROjXfL2zswYYUEDaI-dQEEszV-aSWObzh8RxBCgU8LXVAcHmGjBDxwb0ACRKe5HE5Wf-WjpwlXuXcY/s1600-h/DSCF8784.JPG"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410531547682234162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Le0KKJ6s3UBTqqYxUE-yvl1g6f_tRuyy1fx0mmccgIHjFQgATspAGRkgUiG8NFROjXfL2zswYYUEDaI-dQEEszV-aSWObzh8RxBCgU8LXVAcHmGjBDxwb0ACRKe5HE5Wf-WjpwlXuXcY/s400/DSCF8784.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><br />My mom<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifuJlN4LY91Jke0i4oZGoZpuBHfIq2zC_Jqoy1q4WAJ8Yjs3YNYxYe7JjzDWdkQi5cvF4ttBtLqZGgT9Y69sNkv3nNU5X7chZB28NRNyxMOCqYGqt7SbASLUP-r_KLDZC9glAxOsZYw9Fd/s1600-h/DSCF8771.JPG"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410531539203761874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifuJlN4LY91Jke0i4oZGoZpuBHfIq2zC_Jqoy1q4WAJ8Yjs3YNYxYe7JjzDWdkQi5cvF4ttBtLqZGgT9Y69sNkv3nNU5X7chZB28NRNyxMOCqYGqt7SbASLUP-r_KLDZC9glAxOsZYw9Fd/s400/DSCF8771.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><br />My niece, Amanda<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzfADHR3F0IizbXGSmPm6MYGMVgpwOIkTBfoj9irJqpAfH060LWTlW_pq2ZaorZFHKUX7gDWxoIuKKpfT7ZfSn8twLpCbCZhxTbHHkF4z3U6VKDFPNPp25UoUbc1lQUnHV8ww9swrspMlL/s1600-h/DSCF8763.JPG"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410531533280735922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzfADHR3F0IizbXGSmPm6MYGMVgpwOIkTBfoj9irJqpAfH060LWTlW_pq2ZaorZFHKUX7gDWxoIuKKpfT7ZfSn8twLpCbCZhxTbHHkF4z3U6VKDFPNPp25UoUbc1lQUnHV8ww9swrspMlL/s400/DSCF8763.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><br />My great nephew, Caleb, showing me his turkey<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiClamGDSlaQCaVuHH1fwNQ8939zUbsNSyVKogI2hWwvnqPtI9hHH0OcojVgIb6GoF1Z4LerEkiqz5zl4AQ9X3x91Rtdk4NQya38M9au5jrdSiOQVkJxQbYGC_9i_3VJC6ZDqaCx_nmfXRU/s1600-h/DSCF8762.JPG"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410531524458753154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiClamGDSlaQCaVuHH1fwNQ8939zUbsNSyVKogI2hWwvnqPtI9hHH0OcojVgIb6GoF1Z4LerEkiqz5zl4AQ9X3x91Rtdk4NQya38M9au5jrdSiOQVkJxQbYGC_9i_3VJC6ZDqaCx_nmfXRU/s400/DSCF8762.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"> The little boys<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKju-lhjAz4ydsXx1PV6WNhtRXSg0C9j_AffR86vmWAKREIO8Gr1mLpxLDoZA7Rkp3cLVKcfv27bCHEQRIsBf3HE6LteDtCXCyV5cBXIM3eez5qsevynLqruZafF1Tu5-UCxvXHQbvzcc/s1600-h/DSCF8759.JPG"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410531511810945074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKju-lhjAz4ydsXx1PV6WNhtRXSg0C9j_AffR86vmWAKREIO8Gr1mLpxLDoZA7Rkp3cLVKcfv27bCHEQRIsBf3HE6LteDtCXCyV5cBXIM3eez5qsevynLqruZafF1Tu5-UCxvXHQbvzcc/s400/DSCF8759.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"> Tina, and her son, Michael, and his Caleb<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZsK5gm4dt_KaGH9G3YeASXLw7EhzUC7q31JhaTvfCTLPejBxVKRW_qHHkjl8NTf7XooplNbihFiEJzTUUlASjL_d6byC7VWpARso3zfBdt64W_ZyM-ColeyadsHKbiJwTPBWm1zcks5dZ/s1600-h/DSCF8796.JPG"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410534456038974626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZsK5gm4dt_KaGH9G3YeASXLw7EhzUC7q31JhaTvfCTLPejBxVKRW_qHHkjl8NTf7XooplNbihFiEJzTUUlASjL_d6byC7VWpARso3zfBdt64W_ZyM-ColeyadsHKbiJwTPBWm1zcks5dZ/s400/DSCF8796.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"> Mom, Tina, Amanda, and me<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn9__EPijy2pr_fureaMzIKqtW_og8HVeTEQduIMRZNIivH5TRBlPUm59i4_Uholh1ftuxM9qWYEGARpYbqgshSvPjsd8xLMeAnHVBvQPAqaId9gxqouz-_lCwrzOazPeRRQCbp0ffZ_5_/s1600-h/DSCF8790.JPG"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410534445238858306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn9__EPijy2pr_fureaMzIKqtW_og8HVeTEQduIMRZNIivH5TRBlPUm59i4_Uholh1ftuxM9qWYEGARpYbqgshSvPjsd8xLMeAnHVBvQPAqaId9gxqouz-_lCwrzOazPeRRQCbp0ffZ_5_/s400/DSCF8790.JPG" /></span></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Carlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11751115088425494145noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269678401832288396.post-4536865105806855552009-11-12T11:28:00.000-08:002009-11-12T11:32:43.888-08:00Happy Birthday Saron<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAwAdeT99DQq_gZM6hcotFHjjPkuXHwkh5sDPXtLiU6XzOnW-TT3CsIxHnEEwFR4LuKEDOQIfOrSj_nVBPmKZsZaqtVE4SkcknvFEzs4K6U5niKYFLB-jHGkd6AK04lFGt_Y1QDYzuFojr/s1600-h/Saron's+bday+hat.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 154px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 160px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403301946601034050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAwAdeT99DQq_gZM6hcotFHjjPkuXHwkh5sDPXtLiU6XzOnW-TT3CsIxHnEEwFR4LuKEDOQIfOrSj_nVBPmKZsZaqtVE4SkcknvFEzs4K6U5niKYFLB-jHGkd6AK04lFGt_Y1QDYzuFojr/s400/Saron's+bday+hat.jpg" /></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Today is your first birthday, sweet baby girl. </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">I pray that this will be the last birthday you'll spend in an orphanage.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Love,</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Mommy, Daddy, Robby, Haley, Aubrey, Sammy, and Shay</span><br /></div>Carlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11751115088425494145noreply@blogger.com7