Updates

I have some news on my mom and it is not the best. She has some areas in her body where the papilary thyroid cancer has returned. The good news is that she can get treatment and the dr. feels confident that she will be cured. She had another test run on her body on Thursday and we are now waiting on the more detailed results.

Some good news is that my sister, Tammy is traveling up to see mom for her birthday. Mom is looking forward to having company. Mom has also decided to commit to coming out here for two weeks in Oct. I am very excited about this trip. I was wanting to spend more time with her before I traveled to Ethiopia. God is good!

I did talk with my agency this week and they are waiting to hear about court dates. I am one of three that are waiting on their court date. Praying to be patient and to depend on God and not myself.

Waiting for Oct. 6th

I am waiting...along with everyone else I know who is adopting. To wait is not one of my strengths, but I think I have been doing a pretty good job of it. Oct. 6th is when the courts are suppossed to open back up in Addis Ababa. I am waiting to hear from my agency about an assigned court date. I am waiting to hear about my mom's test results on Monday. I am waiting to know any information from people who are traveling over to Hope House. Waiting.

This week I did log onto Snapfish and found 3 pictures of Yosef. I was able to print them out and send a few to my mom. She is so excited about him. It makes me so happy to hear her talk about him coming over here and how she can hardly wait. There it is again, that word "Wait".

I am reminded about all of God's promises and how we should be eager to know more of him just as I am eager to know my son. I believe God has created us to love one another and encourage each other to be more like him. He looks on the heart. Thank you God for being personal to me and my friends this week.

My family celebrated dad's 86th birthday on Monday, the 14th. I still miss him. Linda and mom went to Maid rite and had an ice cream in his honor. :) He always loved his vanilla ice cream. I am so thankful for a Godly set of parents. Thank you mom and dad for loving and encouraging me to be the woman that I am today. God is good.