Monday, December 24, 2007

WE HAVE OUR PA!!!!!!!

Yeah!  We have our PA!!

What an exciting week we have had!  The Lord has blessed us with Pre-Approval!

Our PA simply means that in the US Embassy’s eyes we are fit parents and we are officially matched with Libby.

We will be submitted To Guatemala’s final court (PGN)  sometime late this week. 

All we can do now is what we have been doing all along wait and pray.  The average time in PGN is eight weeks, we are hoping for sooner, as we can hardly wait to hold Libby in our arms again, this time never having to let her go.

As alway, thank you for your prayers.  We appreciate you more than words can express.

Mark, Anna, Addison, Jamison and Libby

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Wednesday, December 5, 2007

God is beginning to move the mountain…….

All I can say is isn’t God Awesome.

The birth Mom came for family Court and It should be finished up this week!  Praise the Lord!  I know that we are coming into the homestretch of this journey to bring our precious daughter Libby home!  When Pre-Approval comes (we are on day 34) we will be over the mountain and we are ready to just slide home…..I hope the slide isn’t a rocky mountain top…….

I just want to hold Libby and kiss her and tell her how much we love her!

Sweet Libby, your Mommy misses you more than anyone can ever know…….

Please pray that Pre-Approval happens soon and that we Enter in to the final court soon!

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God is beginning to move the mountain…….

All I can say is isn’t God Awesome.

The birth Mom came for family Court and It should be finished up this week!  Praise the Lord!  I know that we are coming into the homestretch of this journey to bring our precious daughter Libby home!  When Pre-Approval comes (we are on day 34) we will be over the mountain and we are ready to just slide home…..I hope the slide isn’t a rocky mountain top…….

I just want to hold Libby and kiss her and tell her how much we love her!

Sweet Libby, your Mommy misses you more than anyone can ever know…….

Please pray that Pre-Approval happens soon and that we Enter in to the final court soon!

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Tuesday, November 27, 2007

No progress

This morning gratitude is more a matter of the head than the heart.  The speed we have been praying for has not yet come.  However, we continue to pray.  We pray first that God’s will be done.  Secondly for our daughter Libby and our family.  Lastly, we pray that if it is God’s will that we be able to bring our daughter Libby home soon.

Looking through the “eyes of sight”  we have a long journey ahead of us.  Looking through teary “eyes of sight.” waiting 4-6 more month to bring Libby home seems, unbearable.  But we keep remember 2 Corinthians 5:7-we wallk by faith and not by sight

Therefore, if the Lord is willing we are specifically praying that this month we enter PGN. 

Please continue to lift us up in prayers.

Mark, Anna, Addison, Jamison and Libby

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Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Thankful for Libby’s new foster mom

I am so Thankful that Libby has been moved to a different foster Mom.  I have only heard good things about her.
It is so reassuring to know that your daughter is being taken properly care of.

We had another glitch in the process.  It seems that the social worker didn’t have anymore appointments available(personally I think that she was just tired of the bm not showing up) until late December.  So our attorney decided to
partision a different court so that we could get a different social worker and get the family court visit done quicker.  Well we have a different social worker and  an appointment for this Friday.  So I ask you to pray that the social worker and the birthmom are both there and we get this done.

From our Family to yours, We wish you all a Happy Thankgiving!!!

Please keep us in your prayers. 

Mark, Anna, Addison, Jamison and Libby

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Friday, October 26, 2007

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The appointments were to be yesterday, but the  birth mom was late and the social worker had already gone home.
So they kept the birthmom in town and today the social worker could not come.  but they got DNA which is really
important and they are keeping the birthmom in town and hopefully they will get family court on Monday.
I know with out a doubt all the prayers that have been sent up on behalf on Libby are working.  I cannot praise GOD enough! 

So our next step is Preapproval from the US Embassy and Then is off to the final court PGN.

Libby is doing adjusting well and watches her big brothers every moves.  They both can get her to laugh quickly.
I know that tommorow will be  a rough day on us all.  They are to pick up Libby around 7 pm.

Thanks so much for your prayers and support!

Love, Mark, Anna, Addison, Jamison, and Libby

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A Very Happy Birthday!!!!

Yesterday was a wonderful day.  We got to share our daughter s first birthday. 
The moment she woke up Jamison was singing  happy birthday to her.  It was precious.  We ate at the breakfast buffet in the hotel it was wonderful.  Adter breakfast Addison decorated the room.  We had cupcakes (little debbies)
It was one of the best birthdays that I have  been too.  It is a moment in time I will alway treasure.  Libby knew it
was her birthday, because she was up  almost all night!  (she is cutting teeth)

Mark, Anna Addison and Jamison and Libby.

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Thursday, October 25, 2007

We are here!

We are here in Guatemala.  We left early Wednesday morning about 3 a.m.  Addison and Jamison were great every minute on the plane. Now, Mark that is a different story!  (haha)  No one got sick.  The pilots seemed to know what they were doing.  The flights were all on time and very smooth.  The hotel is awesome!  We had about 2 hours to get ready before  Libby arrived.

Our facilitator was on time, a little early which we were please with.  She is concerned about her growth and we are too more on that later.

We are all madly in love with Libby.  She is beautiful both on the inside and out.  She makes us laugh, She makes us cry, She makes us tired.  We either have the most active one year old in Guatemala or we have forgotten how active a one year old can be!!!  She is a very pettite, bundle of dynomite.  With beautiful lustrious deep brown eyes and soft brown skin, you just want to touch.  Her fine coal black hair has a zillion cowlicks, which makes it a challenge to put into pig tails.

She is a delight!  We hope that some day soon we can bring her home.

She is sleeping soundly now, so we are getting ready to celebrate her 1st Birthday,  We have cupcakes, candles, balloons ect.  Addison and Jamison are in charge on that.

Well, It is time to get this party started!!!!!!!

Love, Mark, Anna, Addison and Jamison and Libby

P.S.  Wanetta, if you are reading this please call my Mom and tell her we are having trouble figuring out how to call to the states, we will call her as soon as we figure it out.

P.S.  Thanks to the Wednesday Night Prayer Group for your prayers they are working!!!

Please keep on praying that we can bring her home soon!

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We are here!

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Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Tommorow’s the day……Tommorow’s the day……Tommorow’s the day……….

Tommorow’s the day…..we will be on our way……….we would be so honored if you would pray……

…..that our flight is on time and everything goes smoothly
….that God protects our familyfrom harms  way
…..that Addison and Jamison feel love and blessed as we transition. from a family of three children to four.  That Mark and I are able to provide the love, support, time and attention they need to feel loved special and valuable.
…..that the birthmother shows up on Thursday for her family court appointment.

Love, Mark, Anna, Addison, Jamison

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