Why can't I?

Why do I have such a hard time talking to Bruce about bringing Joshua home? Why can't I tell him how much our lives will be enriched by having him in our family?

Typical Monday

Why does it seem like when you have a great weekend off from work, you go back and all hell appears to have broken loose. I think all this heat is getting to everyone. It brings out the crazies like you wouldn't believe. They seem to come out of the woodwork. I feel sorry for the girls, I don't like them playing outside with the heat and they appear to be getting cabin fever. Kaylee went with some her friends looking for crawfish. She called earlier saying she has some and wants them to cohabitate with tadpoles she has in a tank on the front porch. I am surprises they are still alive and not boiled in the heat. She caught a dragonfly yesterday for them and they were very greedy she said. She is quite happy that she only has 4 more days of summer school, although this week she making homemade bottle rockets in her science class. Bruce has been working with another family on getting Tyler's and their sons Eagle Scout program set up before the boy's go off to college. I am planning that, making sure things are collected beyond what he might have leftover from working at the boy scout camp this summer, his first job at that. He found who his roommate will be this past weekend. Hope everyone is staying cool and safe. Enjoy your week Lori

Will you support us?

I would like to move forward on bringing Joshua home, but we need to fundraise in order to do this. If we put a chip in button on here, will you support us?

Great Day yesterday

We drove 2.5 hours yesterday to see Tyler. He is working at a Boy Scout camp as an assistant cook this summer making spending money for his first year at college. He has been gone since June 10 and isn't due home till Aug. 7. We are planning his Eagle presentation ceremony with one of his friends who also achieved the ranking this year two weeks later. Then it's off to college to study Biology, with a freshwater emphasis. I just can't believe we are at that point with having a child done with high school and going on into the world on another adventure. He just found out what hall he will be staying next year and who his roommate will be. Exciting and scary. Chrislande was upset yesterday when we left him still there, I can't imagine how she will react when we take him to school. Told her that she can go with Dad when he gets him at the end of camp. She sure loves her big brother. She ran up to him yesterday and wouldn't let go of him for quite some time. Was so cute.

Going forward?

Trying to figure out how to go forward. How to put our trust in the one so that we can possibly bring Joshua home. We need to make sure we are able to get the money going to get the ball rolling. Need to dig deep in faith so that this can happen. Praying that this comes to us on how to get this started and that the decision to bring him home is what is intended for us. That this is what he wants us to do. Praying daily for the signs to point us in the correct direction and we can make the positive direction soon.

Thinking

So, The orphanage that Chrislande lived in for 5 years is now looking for a family for a 5 year old boy named Joshua. I have been thinking alot about adoption again. Thinking that I would like this little boy should join our family. My husband thinks I am crazy. Doesn't understand why,(but then I don't know if I know why). I just feel a stirring in my heart for some reason. Chrislande has now been home for 2 years now. She is doing good, struggles at times with listening, but is very outgoing. So why do I feel the need to bring another child into our home? Am I crazy? I work long hours by being a retail store manager and know that Joshua would require lots of help, but I seem to strive on stress and challenging situations. There are wonderful people that are working to raise funds to help his family bring him home and to raise money for his medical expenses for after he gets home. Do I keep working on my husband to see that we would be able to handle another child at this time or pray that another family steps forward to bring him into their love?

Could it Be?

On Thursday we recieved a letter from USCIS here in Milwaukee. A letter that we have been waiting to see since we first got the dreaded letter in July. It was a letter that stated that after reviewing the supplementing information that we sent to them concerning their allegations that Chrislande wasn't a true orphan and questioning the legality of our adoption, they have decided that indeed it was a legal Haitian adoption and that she is a true orphan. So they are sending notification and the supporting paperwork to Port-au-Prince to the American embassy stating that we can proceed. Proceed to obtaining a visa and bringing her finally home. We are hoping and praying that we hear something within the next 2 weeks on her visa. But the way things go, who knows for sure. It least it seems like there is only 1 final hurdle to jump. I just couldn't contain myself yesterday at work, was grinning from ear to ear. Can't wait to let my boss know that I may/will need off shortly to bring our little girl home.
Hope everyone had as great of a day going into the New Year as we did.
Praying for all waiting and that we get the news that she has her visa soon.