the sky is the limit...

just a few more days and perhaps my health will be back on track. i have high hopes - high apple pie in the sky hopes!

friday will be really hard. it will be one of those experiences i've dreaded since the last time i went through one of those experiences. one of those times that i think i have reached the limit of what i can handle and yet somehow i keep pulling through. i keep mystifying the doctors who work on me when they open me up and see the mess that is my digestive system.

and i'll find that when i wake up i'll see the strength that i lack looking right at me in my sweet husband's eyes.

the strength of the hold he'll have on my hand will pull me through.

the soft touch he'll have when i need help standing.

the gentle smile that he'll have on his face when i need to see it the most.

he'll be there. he always is. and i'll get through it. and i'll be stronger. and the sky will once more be the limit.

the orphanage blog and imbedded video

this blog is maintained by pierre, the wonderful man who runs the orphanage. there are a few pages of information available, however most of the information on the kids is kept private for their safety. you can see in the hyperlink in this post's title that there is a mission video posted on this page. it gives a nice view of the grounds and the kids playing. we're excited to see little snippets here and there as we can find them. of course it will be nothing compared to actually getting there and seeing our son and his little friends for ourselves.

we were happy to hear word yesterday that haitians were able to successfully elect a new president but that the polls are still being tallied. there has been much unrest in recent months over the election and we sincerely hope that the person who is elected will bring peace and comfort to this healing nation. with news of the election, missionaries like the ones seen in the above mentioned clip as well as a young woman who has been at the maison for the past several months were asked to immediately leave the country for their safety. they hope to return soon to continue their work with the children.

we are still waiting word on our referral and can appreciate that the delay may largely be due to the unrest and uncertainty regarding who will run the new ministry. with a new election, in addition to our own referral we hope to see a change in policy that will remedy the long delay in bringing our children home post referral.

haiti has long been left alone in the world and for those of us who are trying to extend a hand, we hope that our love will soon be received.

a video of the beautiful kids of haiti

watch and you'll see a little bit of coverage on our orphanage. these amazing kids need homes.

185 dolls delivered with love!

father marc's children, the children of pwoje espwa, haiti (www.freethekids.org) received 50 dolls in the fall of 2010.

the abundant ground foundation received 50 dolls in the fall of 2010 for various clinics in port au prince (www.abundantground.org).

and thank you swell mel, heather, gail and allan beisiegel for your help getting 85 dolls to the amazing kids of st. joseph's in port au price! many more are in the works!

sometimes families are meant to be diverse...

the rare black fawn is harder to find than the albino. very cute.

the boy...

in my eternal, annoying and impatient wait to find out who our son will be and what he will look like i resort to venting through canvas. alas, it is helpful that i was asked to do a painting to donate to the early learning institute (leo's school) for their spring gala. keep or donate? donate or keep?

i give you "the boy".

the latest on the house...

so we have tile, and hardwood should be in by the end of the month. supposedly the trench for the water (which should have gone in before the house was built) will be in this week. we'll see. but for now, here's a view of the front...it's coming along! not fast enough!