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The Lord has blessed our family greatly both through adoption and birth. And because there are so many personalities in our family there is much to think about. This blog is a way to put some of those thoughts down and share our journey.



I hope that my words spur you on, encourage you on a so-so day, and point you to the Lord.


Thursday, June 12, 2008

The Hand Off

Mimi arriving at La Casa Grande. We had only been at our hotel about 20 minutes when they arrived. We were so excited. She had him wave to us up on the balcony.



The mamas at Eagle's Nest do such a great job. They seem to love what they do and take such great care of the children. Nathan is such a happy little guy. We are so blessed to have him in our family.




Please continue to pray for the other families waiting to be released from PGN. May the Lord see each of these children home to their families.

I'll share more when things get settled down at home.

As a side note: A great THANK YOU to all of you that met us at the airport. It was a another of those humbling times. What an encouragement you all have been in this journey. Thank you!

An additional sidenote: To those of you that read Allison's earlier post- we did find evidence that someone had had some type of fruit to eat while we were gone. There was one apple that had one row eaten around the center of the apple. :)


Thank you.


ADDENDUM: Four more families from Nathan's Children's Home found out that they are out of PGN! This is great news to praise the Lord for.

13 comments:

mjdav said...

So glad Nathan is home with his loving family...congratulations!

Anonymous said...

Praise God! What more can I say???

Kris

Anonymous said...

Welcome home! I can't wait to meet him - I'll be looking for him on Sunday! :) The kids just asked if we can drive to Morton right now to meet him. :)

Love to you all,
The Peppers

Therese said...

As you know, I've been eagerly waiting for pictures - thanks for making my day!

It's so beautiful to see you united. I can't wait for the big family photo!

Welcome home!

Therese

Whitney said...

We are praising the Lord that you are home with NATHAN!! Can't wait to meet him!

Amy said...

SO HAPPY that your precious little guy is finally home forever! Brings back so many memories! Congratulations- what a gift! Amy

Leslie said...

Welcome Home Nathan!! So great to see the pictures of you guys holding little Nathan! He looks so precious. Congratulations and we look forward to meeting him and watching him grow!!

David and Marianne said...

WELCOME HOME! So happy for all of you...especially Nathan!!! Cannot wait to meet him : ) Looking forward to those Guatemama playdates!!

Deidre said...

YEA! I checked your blog every hour yesterday at work waiting for pics! SO glad to see them and cannot wait to see more! PRAISE GOD he is home!!!

Laura said...

Welcome home NATHAN!

Sara said...

I am so super happy he is home. Praise God for the light at the end of the tunnel. Enjoy every moment:)

Angel said...

AWWWWW SO WONDERFUL!!!! We both have our BABIES!!! YAY!!! :0) Angel

Anonymous said...

Welcome home Nathan! Little does he know how blessed he is to be in your family. We love you guys!!

We are coming your way this weekend. I will call you to set up a time to come meet #7. We'd like to hug the rest of you too.

Karen for all 6 Winks