tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90667651881145796572024-02-21T01:07:02.400-05:00Is today enough?Everyday I wonder is today enough. In this crazy world we live in are we all doing our duty to make it a safer and better place to live. I try to do my part by, being a good wife, mother, daughter, sister, and most of all disciple of Christ.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740408822216334791noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066765188114579657.post-7981429072415268612013-09-30T00:04:00.003-04:002013-09-30T00:04:39.290-04:00When did home schooling become a crime?I am not one to post about others however I am trying to spread the word. The following post is from another blogger about a family right here in FLORIDA. I am so disappointed in our government. Please share and pray for this family. <br />
<em>**I wrote this article on behalf of my dear friends, Steve and Kristina Spell. Please read and share. Regardless of your personal views on homeschooling, this situation is about an attack on choice and freedoms and needs to stop. Thank you.**</em><br />
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><em>As a parent, you rest in knowing that you are the one to make choices for your children and your family. You have the unique ability to know your children better than anyone else and to manage your home in the way that best suits your family’s needs, beliefs and well being. This is a freedom that all parents should have, the freedom to raise their children in a safe, nurturing environment but this is a freedom that is currently being attacked in one family in Tallahassee, FL by the State of Florida.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><em> On February 3, 2011, homeschooling parents Steve and Kristina Spell were approached by law enforcement at their home and told that they were under arrest. Shocked, they struggled to find childcare for their six children who stood scared and confused as they watch their parents apprehended by state officials. Kristina was eight months pregnant with her seventh child. They were given three hours to find childcare for the evening and then were told to turn themselves in. Otherwise, the police would return and forcefully remove them from their home. They were being charged with five counts of Compulsory Attendance Violation. In other words, they were being arrested for homeschooling.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><em> It appears as though an estranged family member was seeking revenge on both Steve and Kristina and reported them to the Leon County School System, claiming that their children were being neglected and deprived of an education. A representative from Leon County Schools visited the family to assess the situation. Kristina explained that she was in fact homeschooling her five school aged children and proceeded to show the representative her paperwork, proving that her family was covered under the umbrella of a private school that is registered with the Department of Education. Meaning, the Spell family was indeed homeschooling their children but they were accountable to a private school, which kept records for them and allowed them to participate in activities such as sports and field trips. </em></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><em> The Spell family followed the letter of the law when it came to their choice to home school their children and they felt confident when confronted by their county’s school system but regardless of the evidence, these two homeschooling parents were arrested in front of their six children for simply choosing to educate them at home.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><em> Over the last two and a half years, the Spell family has been dragged slowly through the court system. As a single income family, they have seen devastating financial loss as they were forced to pay out of pocket for their attorney’s retainer fees while Steve has lost thousands of dollars taking unpaid days off of work to attend court proceedings. They were forced to remove themselves from the private school umbrella and register through Leon County where the children were required to undergo rigorous grade level testing and each child tested very well for his/her particular grade level. Their eldest daughter has successfully graduated from high school (at home) and is currently working full time with a reputable company in Tallahassee, FL. Steve and Kristina have been blessed to add two more children to their family since their arrest in 2011. Kristina, the founder of a non-profit organization that rescues and restores victims of sexual trafficking, has continued her work and her homeschooling, in spite of blatant threats from the State of Florida to enroll her children in public school. Kristina says, “<span class="null">I want to raise and teach my kids my belief system, not the cultures. As an American that’s my right and as a Christian, it’s my mandate.”</span></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><em>Regardless of the family’s continual compliance with the State, the case is set to go to trial this week and if found guilty, Steve and Kristina could face up to ten years in prison, leaving their eight children parentless for a decade, all because of their choice to educate them at home. </em></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><em>If you are as outraged about this situation as you should be, make your voice heard. Contact the State Attorney’s Office in Tallahassee, Florida and protest this case. Contact your local news provider and share this story. Utilize your social media and any public platform you have to shed light on this area of injustice.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><em>Help end this victimization and blatant war on homeschooling so that the Spells, and all families like them, can have the freedom to choose what is best for their children, whether that is a public education or a solid education in the home.</em></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740408822216334791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066765188114579657.post-77961143797298970182013-08-26T19:32:00.000-04:002013-08-26T19:35:45.959-04:00Not sure any day is enough.When I started this blog I was going through a rough time with our adopted son. I was lucky to make it through a day with out crying. So asking myself is today enough then was a completely different story than asking today. As time moves on and we grow closer to God we are shown things within us that need to change. At that point in my life I could not change. I was unable to receive what God was showing me. <br />
Now three years later and many many lessons later, I believe I hear God's voice much clearer. I have come to a point in my life where I am not wiling to deal with nonsense. I choose my friends wisely as to surround myself with people who show me where I am falling short and help me to make changes in my life.<br />
My life ministry is my children and husband. I believe God has put me in a position to love them and show them His love for them. asking myself daily is today enough has changed a little. Now it is more like Did I show them God working in my life today. It is hard when you wake up and seem to cook, clean, teach, and many other things through out the day, then ask what did I do today to teach them Gods love. Now we have Bible lessons and we talk about God, but I am more talking about my actions. I believe God uses our actions more than our words to teach others. <br />
So as of today I am setting a personal goal to let me actions show my family Gods love. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740408822216334791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066765188114579657.post-37204317309529618112013-08-17T22:42:00.001-04:002013-08-17T22:42:27.250-04:002 weeks down.<em><span style="color: blue;">Well we have had two successful weeks of home schooling. The first week seemed so easy, but mostly it was just reviewing. This week we did a lot more but still a lot of review. </span></em><br />
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<em><span style="color: blue;">We celebrated Solomon's birthday at Busch Gardens on Tuesday and I was reminded of how fortunate our family is. Not only has God blessed us with four beautiful children but with finances to enjoy lots of activities. Growing up my parents struggled paycheck to paycheck just pay the bills. I am grateful that I had parents who worked so very hard so I could enjoy the things I loved. And now I look at my life and pray my children will grow up with a sense of need, <u>NOT want</u>. </span></em><br />
<em><span style="color: blue;">This has been the topic of my prayers this week. Daily I hear people (myself included) saying I "need" this or that. When actually we have everything we need and much much more! Our urgency for things has put our country in a state of want rather than need. I say this not to make anyone feel bad but to explain the joy God gave me with just $20 this week. </span></em><br />
<em><span style="color: blue;">While at Busch Gardens I was waiting for the boys to get off a ride and saw two grown men having their picture taken with Big Bird and Elmo. These two were with a group from Orlando for persons with physical and mental disabilities. One of the men was in a wheel chair and the other had major malformation of his face. Anyway I could see the joy they both had while having their picture taken with these fun characters. I watched from a distance for about 5 min, until the Lord prompted me to but them a picture that had been taken. When the men and their caregivers saw the pictures they were ecstatic. The one care giver told me all they wanted while visiting Busch Gardens was having a picture with Elmo. It was such a joy for me to see them smiling and laughing. I took pictures with them and shared in their excitement. </span></em><br />
<em><span style="color: blue;">This week God has brought both of these men to mind daily. I will continue to pray for them both and I will so grateful for my healthy God loving children. </span></em><br />
<em><span style="color: blue;">Thank you Lord for your blessings in my life!</span></em>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740408822216334791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066765188114579657.post-91749442795476192132013-08-07T16:16:00.000-04:002013-08-07T16:16:20.871-04:00Day 2 Down!Well we are off to a good start. Day two of home school was as productive as day one. I know that the first few weeks will be light work for the boys but it is nice just to ease into things. <br />
We have family in this week and Labor day weekend so, having things lighter these weeks helps out. <br />
I am so very excited about homeschooling this year. I believe God has called me to this and I cant wait to see how he changes our lives. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740408822216334791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066765188114579657.post-29824256720911147722013-08-02T23:15:00.001-04:002013-08-02T23:15:15.652-04:00WOW 3 years?I can't believe it has been 3 crazy years since I blogged. I guess I need to keep up a little better. I had stopped blogging because I wasn't sure how much was too much to share regarding our adoption. I was afraid of people looking down on us and our family for our choices. I have since learned it doesn't really matter what other think. God is in control and we have followed His leading in trying to do the best for our family.<br />
Since my last post we have moved to North Port Florida and are currently attending a great Church.<br />
Marcus has moved to an independent living program to help him get ready for life beyond high school. He will be a senior this year and hopes to join the military after graduation. We think this is a great opportunity for him!<br />
Solomon will be in 1st grade this year, and after a year at private school we David and I decided home school will be the best option for our family. I am looking forward to learning and teaching him and Josiah this year. <br />
Josiah had a wonderful Pre-k year and will start home school this year as well. <br />
And as many of you know we have a baby now. Isaac is 15 months now and growing too too fast! <br />
I hope to keep the blog up better this year sharing my experiences in homeschooling. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740408822216334791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066765188114579657.post-33455641796491309772010-08-19T08:55:00.000-04:002010-08-19T08:55:10.929-04:00Pictures<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqE05oXxkUFXt1KBX2tvjO0oHVtZ_SQaAilmuuWRr5KeSfkPQefpF1YjpjIejL6bYsTNEkjL7CptJ6SlqgPtA9n3-S5mBgjF3Y_tk4Rl1RTWOhrbUbFANuSUFd6dqO5Wkq8KuaaZ_9820/s1600/100_1434.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqE05oXxkUFXt1KBX2tvjO0oHVtZ_SQaAilmuuWRr5KeSfkPQefpF1YjpjIejL6bYsTNEkjL7CptJ6SlqgPtA9n3-S5mBgjF3Y_tk4Rl1RTWOhrbUbFANuSUFd6dqO5Wkq8KuaaZ_9820/s320/100_1434.jpg" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740408822216334791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066765188114579657.post-37319890063688784622010-07-19T12:40:00.001-04:002010-08-19T01:09:07.924-04:00Catching up!Sorry it has been so long since I updated everyone. The past few months have been very difficult. I actually started another blog without names, pictures in hope that I would feel more comfortable expressing our life when I realized it is the life God gave me and I should not be ashamed but excited to give my daily, weekly or monthly testimonies. They may not always be sweet and fun, but it is my life. My hope is that families who have either adopted or are thinking about adopting will find my blog helpful and helpful in their journey.<br />
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So since I last blogged we have moved to Sarasota. Wow what a change. We are getting into a grove, Marcus started football, Solomon starts <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">pre</span>-k and I am excited to get some one on one with Josiah.<br />
I am so thankful that we were finally able to move to Sarasota. We were in Orlando while David was either commuting or staying in Sarasota. During this time I was dealing with behaviors from Marcus that I could not handle alone. Davids dad stepped up to the plate (thank goodness) but Marcus really needed Davids strong hand and guidance. So here we are. Since moving I thought finally things will get better, of course just when you think that they get worse. Raising a teenager is tough but loving a child who has the background Marcus does is even tougher. I don't know if he really does not care or if it is just a front. Sometimes I feel like he just thinks of ways to make me mad.<br />
I was given a WONDERFUL book by my friend Beth about training a child. I have had this book for almost a year and never opened it until this week. I think God was laughing at me and saying I told you to read this. It has made a huge impact on how David and I will continue to parent not only Marcus but Solomon and Josiah also. There are so many great ideals and most importantly it is Christ centered. We have already started implementing things that are helping.<br />
One issue we have trouble with is every time we ask him to do something he always ask WHY. Now most times he knows why and it is his way of disobeying. So now IF he completes the task with out question or comments I explain, however if he questions or comments I completely ignore him. So far so good. Lets hope it continues to work.<br />
As for Solomon he just had his 4Th birthday. I can not believe he is four already. For those of you who did not know, David and I were told we could not have children. After many doctors and research we found Pope Paul IV and we were able to conceive using there Creighton Model approach. We got pregnant however had a miscarriage on August 11 2005. One year later on August 11 2006 Solomon was delivered. God had many blessing in store for our family and we just had to be patient and learn to trust him. Anyway Solomon is growing and learning and is super excited about starting school on Monday.<br />
Josiah is our "all boy" child. He is into everything and does not stop. He is talking more and more and loves to swim. I have never seen a toddler swim like him. He can swim the length of the pool without coming up for air. Maybe he is the next Phelps. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">LOL</span><br />
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As for now we are just trying to survive the stage of life we are in. We know God is faithful and his plan for our family is better than any plan we could have for ourselves.<br />
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Also let me know if you do not recieve our snapfish.com photos each month and I will add you to the list.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740408822216334791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066765188114579657.post-11850087247270558822010-02-21T01:09:00.000-05:002010-02-21T01:24:17.103-05:00October 2009<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 327px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440577142408414338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiOOgogATB4cI5MIBSumGFtl_wZ5t9bdrbbG3xHF7FnLAWmCTIdeop0C49siw73ykjIqb6jr4KP5B8SXyCk1qvWrRt-qKSkIwLxhGBDUSbt5zGLdYUtlpys7fSl7flbGMBQ_dme6uSlzg/s320/100_0940.jpg" /> Now for October 2009. <span style="font-family:Georgia;">October was all but typical for the family. <strong>Kelvin and Quinton gave their lives to the Lord at the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected2"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">beginning</span></span> of October and both of them were <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected2"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Baptised</span></span> at the ocean on the 11<span class="blsp-spelling-error2"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00">th</span></span></span>.</strong> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 206px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 177px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440577122306134978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcroc_8OuP3BwYiNOYo_NLK1b26KH1TokiQG5RRf8vgKA0Y30y2wJjTZA1lnIJpuVuckWNN8gHPOUz0UKnGK7qHs8IoMIpdg6ZAFhor54qD1AzolUMfwQVpWRLSCugpv9JbM8K6QIcj1U/s320/100_0929.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 212px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 186px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440577133938129906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Q61aZTNZZeLUmHsP8Q3KpoQWJw418sdzjirg6IDsHHfZrlg_2zjY-A9Fa5TiG7oHusuyJ-6Dg4vwQ1qywnOJkka61xt_R44GL8ai5V3_GfbbSOGfGScWbO4Uv9oITUb1Ska3cFexJmI/s320/100_0932.jpg" /></span> <span style="font-family:Georgia;">God has shown us and the boys what a great God we serve. He is proving to these boys that HE is all they need and if they will open <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected2"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">their</span></span> hearts and let him in He will heal their hurts. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"></span></p><span style="font-family:Georgia;">And of course Halloween was lots of fun. Solomon was a Pirate and Josiah was a Cowboy. His guns were longer than his legs. We trick-or-treated around the neighborhood and Josiah instisted on going to every house his big brother did. It was adorable.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440578446165249490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUn1bKbKc9pDv0-Hn4mtMj7_BREGNlsWzBo66WoITDbTgfwVXtV8CD3fzGWV0ZIm5dUem0b5AbUV6G5dM4eVglU1tYuTsC0kx0yC0ouZYNgb_MHCpzbI727Wx7L63a7LDPEMsMEL_xijE/s320/100_0985.jpg" /><o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740408822216334791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066765188114579657.post-20132983636644553402010-02-21T00:42:00.000-05:002010-02-21T01:09:45.435-05:00September 2009<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8VHy3-8YSyzV_LJDiqeMMgp6edFS9tvVfmM3_ULGkXCT-QmGz-of5B7_4besTEvNn4EQCVvLf3CRHEeY13Lp5llISSIA1midVAFnij0cMMDx06v7TONxCXStBsGTshErGUhOZKZygfk/s1600-h/100_0831.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440573830942374018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8VHy3-8YSyzV_LJDiqeMMgp6edFS9tvVfmM3_ULGkXCT-QmGz-of5B7_4besTEvNn4EQCVvLf3CRHEeY13Lp5llISSIA1midVAFnij0cMMDx06v7TONxCXStBsGTshErGUhOZKZygfk/s320/100_0831.jpg" /></a><br />Wow, I guess time flies when you are having fun. Over five months have passed and I am WAY behind to say the least. So I guess this will be a long one.<br />Lets start with Sept. 25, 2009 or as we called it Gotcha Day. Marcus moved in! We had fun picking up all his things and moving them into his own room. Then we had a small dinner with family to celebrate. Of course it took some persuading to get something besides pizza. LOL<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXdfMPs93ptba8NdnbMILdll7yujfLcTpLvUFwgyXdEQaEGQcwHuXWtRehussbAGF9VEJyx-dKmMmnamvhnplBgknTPjH3VmYaJQQwxhoXmIwoUSpNqb43zvB2_1ZqdYeUF5MqWxVBD84/s1600-h/100_0848.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440573856621697474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXdfMPs93ptba8NdnbMILdll7yujfLcTpLvUFwgyXdEQaEGQcwHuXWtRehussbAGF9VEJyx-dKmMmnamvhnplBgknTPjH3VmYaJQQwxhoXmIwoUSpNqb43zvB2_1ZqdYeUF5MqWxVBD84/s320/100_0848.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoGFZ6poSVtQouqzwPcm-vcxnBRXm3JHbcUaIPGN7G8vxZwaLuNrOv-0MrHet_tEAsWjmctqOq8OyY9TQbQqexoOF6UpE_QjAqTTbLOUXxQ59L-1Q1kfeySsXW9l2YwlPvc6CC4bJPsfc/s1600-h/100_0838.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440573839417948242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoGFZ6poSVtQouqzwPcm-vcxnBRXm3JHbcUaIPGN7G8vxZwaLuNrOv-0MrHet_tEAsWjmctqOq8OyY9TQbQqexoOF6UpE_QjAqTTbLOUXxQ59L-1Q1kfeySsXW9l2YwlPvc6CC4bJPsfc/s320/100_0838.jpg" /></a>Marcus is was still playing football so Saturday was spent at his game. Then Sunday of course included Quinton and Kelvin, who have become permanent on Sundays with us. What a busy house we have on Sundays. God has blessed us.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZYPccCkqq9-JuqlE08X1zY0SfWjg-ecOOiMBVEzhee_JIpPYThqCOaS2Td2zPRVzssnHoeDMK4ggS6Ev-j9h_46EVCgxoF9XDtGyW4MFDvlD5cvpihisrrGxfSQPIkW5ZVYlufLou19c/s1600-h/100_0895.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440573841010671074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZYPccCkqq9-JuqlE08X1zY0SfWjg-ecOOiMBVEzhee_JIpPYThqCOaS2Td2zPRVzssnHoeDMK4ggS6Ev-j9h_46EVCgxoF9XDtGyW4MFDvlD5cvpihisrrGxfSQPIkW5ZVYlufLou19c/s320/100_0895.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />On a funny note we learned a very important lesson this week. When Solly refuses to sleep check on him often. David found him in Jody's room covered on Poo. Not only was he covered but the room was covered. Carpet, bed, blinds, shoes, dresser, and even inside the drawers. Guess we will be more observant of him at naptime.<br />Little Josiah has learned to use a fork and prayed by him self at lunch for the first time. It went somthing like, "mama, dada, amen. How precious the first prayer from our baby.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740408822216334791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066765188114579657.post-17042645329853152102009-09-22T15:01:00.000-04:002009-09-22T15:36:18.543-04:00September 22, 2009<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#3333ff;">I can not believe it has been a month since I posted. Our lives are so busy now. No one warned me of the time it takes to have a teenager. There is the driving back and forth to school, then back to practice and back again to take Marcus back to GOV. But of course I would not trade it for anything.<br />So since my last post <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">alot</span> has happened. On the 28<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> of August Marcus stayed the night. It went really well. David and him ended up sleeping on the couches while watching movies. This seems to be a trend in our home for the weekends. This weekend we also met one of Marcus' friends Kelvin. He went to church with us and hung out at the house all day Sunday. Kelvin is 17 and will be aging out of the system in December. David and I feel lead to guide Kelvin in this <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">extremely</span> difficult time. Imagine not having anyone or anywhere to go when you turned 18. No one to help you enroll in college or school, get an <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">apartment</span>, turn on utilities. I thank God everyday for the parents that I have! It must the most difficult thing to ever deal with. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTfyUcU1ovlnyeuroVu40-6jJ2ZK4SL_tmcQ8ICEHJuY_lQHbFvFJblOJqhOrczk7iQFOusKHye_klzcYimenMWvv7JEw8iRlEbpo9RD8Zjz-Xxw-QCVpuq8F7uTW_wXXIbn21UYbVkhI/s1600-h/100_0792.jpg"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#3333ff;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384374053430576786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTfyUcU1ovlnyeuroVu40-6jJ2ZK4SL_tmcQ8ICEHJuY_lQHbFvFJblOJqhOrczk7iQFOusKHye_klzcYimenMWvv7JEw8iRlEbpo9RD8Zjz-Xxw-QCVpuq8F7uTW_wXXIbn21UYbVkhI/s320/100_0792.jpg" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWRAs374GbARZuXrkiKHsv26yr4IMugKz8TjF1X8VhKJ5ityWDhajZs7LW9QJ7FAzF4MF1wCm-mk10wWXxr04_1wtRxinEeKFChtveZOk1adRXg_KEoTf1N7IfkScLTJLBcQNKwX3Z3Xw/s1600-h/100_0800.jpg"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#3333ff;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; 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WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384374077329589410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI9ysOKqz1568jpCZFToKcrG1RgDFdv7FVMHnejk3fZs6g3agMoyEwkRSqQupc9z03Ix2qCM73Hrueg7GUBwYOS_0Kgl25GjIott3DI_lLJZ1-KF3ZSVGDsNnitqX4z065-7dMYYq5ZmU/s320/100_0801.jpg" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#3333ff;"></span> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_rOyp_I04t0D4udGekXU9r5-hTAKL0MaIUJ5pa1GIBiIBf6rULhcKq7xkGo4OiHnoRiZXYsVq-tOf6ecLHUMQ4X6mYdp747NLKj1D22PQ2mEmrJFFxKVw0FMX18tFy2bgMh_uNpJauEk/s1600-h/100_0809.jpg"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#3333ff;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384374958348802050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_rOyp_I04t0D4udGekXU9r5-hTAKL0MaIUJ5pa1GIBiIBf6rULhcKq7xkGo4OiHnoRiZXYsVq-tOf6ecLHUMQ4X6mYdp747NLKj1D22PQ2mEmrJFFxKVw0FMX18tFy2bgMh_uNpJauEk/s320/100_0809.jpg" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNg5nA2Y329iAn_ZLBjUa9ml0etHVppkLBSIxSHBpdPCru6qjC3j9dTgJO_yyTKszX68UYy9hUcayGEdIsxs2Xb_XN4-awl2NkIpV-xzzA3x1_kHiT2NLyv2zX7wwAu8Wsy2DayVCVwxo/s1600-h/100_0811.jpg"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#3333ff;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384374968245885922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNg5nA2Y329iAn_ZLBjUa9ml0etHVppkLBSIxSHBpdPCru6qjC3j9dTgJO_yyTKszX68UYy9hUcayGEdIsxs2Xb_XN4-awl2NkIpV-xzzA3x1_kHiT2NLyv2zX7wwAu8Wsy2DayVCVwxo/s320/100_0811.jpg" /></span></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#3333ff;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#3333ff;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#3333ff;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#3333ff;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#3333ff;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#3333ff;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#3333ff;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#3333ff;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#3333ff;">So during September we have gotten to have 2 home visits per week and all weekend from Friday after school until Sunday night. Our weekends <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">usually</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">consist</span> of Friday practice, Saturday game and movie night, and Sunday Church and hanging out at home (Kelvin is now spending Sundays with us).</span></div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#3333ff;">On the 6<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> we had lunch with a very special family who has been through this whole process and is guiding us and helping us with the process. All the boys (Marcus, Kelvin, and Devin) had so much fun playing video games and shooting guns. It is so nice to have someone who has been here and to bounce things off of.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguht8vCMcmkHipfKhuqKLSY_QkbefgQfLw-zT5c-eyUXQoHxOiPq3pFQxtJ5aRN7E_vPN8t5Vz7JsawcUivB3XYp95N0hEbLTuzkoAqlhJ3WlHmiSFf4bkvlBQQTaw5s8Y3iMKjWoZmAc/s1600-h/100_0794.jpg"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#3333ff;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384374060057666178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguht8vCMcmkHipfKhuqKLSY_QkbefgQfLw-zT5c-eyUXQoHxOiPq3pFQxtJ5aRN7E_vPN8t5Vz7JsawcUivB3XYp95N0hEbLTuzkoAqlhJ3WlHmiSFf4bkvlBQQTaw5s8Y3iMKjWoZmAc/s320/100_0794.jpg" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_yYO-YKMifBO55GciJH5wAgwhi6J8LUcYEue_E9kYlYzwj9M7vI0VX51e6vN0q7vbT-ZeIIjvYPE0APODfl6g3bQt-faHkhGyOCVcOA0xwN3rYALZfLTau0ikCft_qlsZZZ-9bz9MvY/s1600-h/100_0815.jpg"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#3333ff;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384374975817530098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_yYO-YKMifBO55GciJH5wAgwhi6J8LUcYEue_E9kYlYzwj9M7vI0VX51e6vN0q7vbT-ZeIIjvYPE0APODfl6g3bQt-faHkhGyOCVcOA0xwN3rYALZfLTau0ikCft_qlsZZZ-9bz9MvY/s320/100_0815.jpg" /></span></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#3333ff;">On the 17<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> Marcus had his judicial review and we <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">received</span> the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">ok</span> for him to move in. So on Friday the 25<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> Marcus will leave GOV for good and move in with the crazy <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error">Sabo</span> family. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWAgIsFlUh8LN3W5fa3dkmq4tK4Ay5bmmL86FQBJrhW3pLsqSVFZVxC0PDEcPNE61evr1JkQZ6H_vEchLkIiMFW4_gm0AEeCqqlWsV3iH-Ivp3b2kSqEKVHJQ7dlTa80PwLGh19wiCfIs/s1600-h/100_0823.jpg"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#3333ff;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384374987541045698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWAgIsFlUh8LN3W5fa3dkmq4tK4Ay5bmmL86FQBJrhW3pLsqSVFZVxC0PDEcPNE61evr1JkQZ6H_vEchLkIiMFW4_gm0AEeCqqlWsV3iH-Ivp3b2kSqEKVHJQ7dlTa80PwLGh19wiCfIs/s320/100_0823.jpg" /></span></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#3333ff;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#3333ff;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#3333ff;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#3333ff;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#3333ff;">We are so excited that he will be here all the time. I hope this move is not to much on him. Please pray that God leads us all and that the transition is smooth. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#3333ff;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#3333ff;">I want to thank all my friends and family for their support during this stressful time. You are the dearest and best friends I could ever ask for. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#3333ff;">And a special thank you to one of my Best friends for all she does for me. She is always offering to watch the kids while we visits or appointment to be at. She <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">constantly</span> calls to make sure we are doing <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-error">ok</span> and make sure there is nothing she can do to ease our load. So thank you very much, you know who you are.</span> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740408822216334791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066765188114579657.post-16733545203741796312009-08-26T16:01:00.000-04:002009-08-26T16:35:52.473-04:00What a week we have had. On Thursday I took Marcus to practice and then he came back to the house to hang out. Then on Saturday we met him at his school to get his schedule and check out Boone High. After that we took him and a few of the other boys out to breakfast at <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">McDonald's</span>. I love getting to know all the kids at GOV. They are all very well <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">mannered</span> at least around us. After that we were headed off to his first football game. He did great. He had good hits, good throws and some great catches. He is an all around good player. I know he hated knowing I was taking pictures of him but after the games he asked to see them. (I knew he secretly wanted me to take them) <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcN31dEyVewGYDE-d3ninrlm8gcMUVMcC-sHalmlvedBSCshQU-_IBNIYgeHHjp1OkO3M2PrOKRnDmjxqUKGx_dum2Oc9ePL5KfIu1lduqd8zEtPUMpHkqRhWd4Hq1DUcFOsTgln-IZe8/s1600-h/100_0737.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374366488259474034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcN31dEyVewGYDE-d3ninrlm8gcMUVMcC-sHalmlvedBSCshQU-_IBNIYgeHHjp1OkO3M2PrOKRnDmjxqUKGx_dum2Oc9ePL5KfIu1lduqd8zEtPUMpHkqRhWd4Hq1DUcFOsTgln-IZe8/s320/100_0737.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZbe9-YdTT5zCGjBsLoumUgCpt0kfwSkwyQLzUAB414BbxCHWwWgFfoz1EAQVr2dUHNSr6Qh3ua6FZj-_0JwfcqJoZSfEwrHeO9N3zrpg17ipjkw-LMKzzQuKO_RNSPxix_q6S1ccmbfw/s1600-h/100_0749.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374366479045558178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZbe9-YdTT5zCGjBsLoumUgCpt0kfwSkwyQLzUAB414BbxCHWwWgFfoz1EAQVr2dUHNSr6Qh3ua6FZj-_0JwfcqJoZSfEwrHeO9N3zrpg17ipjkw-LMKzzQuKO_RNSPxix_q6S1ccmbfw/s320/100_0749.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />After the game we headed back home to hang out some more and have some dinner. Little did I know what was in store for me. Some how we ended up having a water fight in the back yard. Everyone was soaked including my neighbors! <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">LOL</span><br />I think Marcus and David have started a great bond of picking on each other. They are constantly trying to out do the other one. It is so neat to watch them and see how there relationship is growing. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQwaZkU7YvPDpMe_XCJXUKNNg02TX8HqogEz_VtOA6WfJJQJehzBQqArPijdYFRciWhmP0Gw5vFN7T7JT_-7itLg8FVQxWpBdmWwgKWOgXhRrVzygjn1EyGV__GIZbZPFK3Sz7DSytq-s/s1600-h/100_0757.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374366507772186642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQwaZkU7YvPDpMe_XCJXUKNNg02TX8HqogEz_VtOA6WfJJQJehzBQqArPijdYFRciWhmP0Gw5vFN7T7JT_-7itLg8FVQxWpBdmWwgKWOgXhRrVzygjn1EyGV__GIZbZPFK3Sz7DSytq-s/s320/100_0757.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimSkyOZa_cKq13pxGZtKfAqAa4gONgNjfhcZ8FXhVfaQOjud77o-CW404wPhDh3G8kSOU8HVdyNSlY8Rr7vmPTOOgxxaVVhGYfInnFckw6gv3TIYxxS3ncObxWANBMuTXHMybGs8_QdxQ/s1600-h/100_0764.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374366511903724834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimSkyOZa_cKq13pxGZtKfAqAa4gONgNjfhcZ8FXhVfaQOjud77o-CW404wPhDh3G8kSOU8HVdyNSlY8Rr7vmPTOOgxxaVVhGYfInnFckw6gv3TIYxxS3ncObxWANBMuTXHMybGs8_QdxQ/s320/100_0764.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMxUK0C9ZojhNB73lgFFxNoHBLGDzjWW0iGcpVmSr7RAFQL9U__7VyNpSaqmaVTSYv6my-wJAmPTWurjpCBv6EWkYD9yCP5GsOh6kQUicxmKd4q6FpzDoSa_GUQnjtojxKSFdhDhwfWi8/s1600-h/100_0767.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374367407717385202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMxUK0C9ZojhNB73lgFFxNoHBLGDzjWW0iGcpVmSr7RAFQL9U__7VyNpSaqmaVTSYv6my-wJAmPTWurjpCBv6EWkYD9yCP5GsOh6kQUicxmKd4q6FpzDoSa_GUQnjtojxKSFdhDhwfWi8/s320/100_0767.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe89gI_vlRx5hwhPgAPTUn9vqlxK7-qs7d56W7Ow8Wc-rAnWhGmaGFTKKQtWvG7ZSF0zf2TJTHgdYZ0ksppEyymj5zA1k-4PdA-D6Np4pZSVQbiMM8vOR7rkqusXkGQmw4yLedLwDamhU/s1600-h/100_0750.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374366495816495202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe89gI_vlRx5hwhPgAPTUn9vqlxK7-qs7d56W7Ow8Wc-rAnWhGmaGFTKKQtWvG7ZSF0zf2TJTHgdYZ0ksppEyymj5zA1k-4PdA-D6Np4pZSVQbiMM8vOR7rkqusXkGQmw4yLedLwDamhU/s320/100_0750.jpg" /></a><br />On Sunday we took Marcus to Church and then back home to paint his room. We told him he could paint it but he had to do the work. Well he did <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">alot</span> of it, but David did <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">alot</span> more. The room is a little brighter than we thought it would be, but Marcus likes it. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghx12WlrvMmLtJpFZxBsyLOZrTtH9AaDAXc6RkbvxioM_r3vM0xqg-pSCImy0c-nzzMzxkim8vaGVIgBlY5lxcUl3BoHWvYiAOxyvxEdKyQpdDhCHJRABxkuAVBvzKHk766UUeLTHcoxU/s1600-h/100_0776.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374367421121365634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghx12WlrvMmLtJpFZxBsyLOZrTtH9AaDAXc6RkbvxioM_r3vM0xqg-pSCImy0c-nzzMzxkim8vaGVIgBlY5lxcUl3BoHWvYiAOxyvxEdKyQpdDhCHJRABxkuAVBvzKHk766UUeLTHcoxU/s320/100_0776.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-weseVBcKkFpR2Ac1ObmmYYIS9dUmKTVFwNr11OaHgpzW57mqhanwoyW-BKJv_znmL9YUiYxKzkH3WG4Sy0UWtAuUXbSfCLWYYpG5ep5bK27Y4AZUANf7sLkQxshZV6klARWX2Nj5y4/s1600-h/100_0770.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374367412639879586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-weseVBcKkFpR2Ac1ObmmYYIS9dUmKTVFwNr11OaHgpzW57mqhanwoyW-BKJv_znmL9YUiYxKzkH3WG4Sy0UWtAuUXbSfCLWYYpG5ep5bK27Y4AZUANf7sLkQxshZV6klARWX2Nj5y4/s320/100_0770.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9T-NCbWE392WmrUnhQ8Q6_j-3baV2n61ikDd4elAryX1PsynOaCqYs7X-sApvnKDijpyB-i1I3nZ90s14L5wen6PtbFWavArklSNNCd4X0Y-BmlYQYCI2u2TelTfOj2NFfEw_ZKhzjOo/s1600-h/100_0779.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374367428887629714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9T-NCbWE392WmrUnhQ8Q6_j-3baV2n61ikDd4elAryX1PsynOaCqYs7X-sApvnKDijpyB-i1I3nZ90s14L5wen6PtbFWavArklSNNCd4X0Y-BmlYQYCI2u2TelTfOj2NFfEw_ZKhzjOo/s320/100_0779.jpg" /></a><br />Marcus had to go back early Sunday because he started school on Monday. He said he likes most of his classes and most of his teachers. I was so excited and so sad on Monday. What a great memory he will have of his first day of High School, but I was not there to see him off or to be there when he got home. I can not wait until he is here in our house with his family!!! I know this has to be a slow process but I just want to speed things along. </div><div>This week we get to see him 2 weekdays and all weekend. Five days of Marcus is going to be great. And on Friday he get to spend the night. We actually just <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">received</span> a copy of the court order today. I am so super excited I hope he likes it here.<br /></div><div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740408822216334791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066765188114579657.post-75188227924845724522009-08-18T13:45:00.000-04:002009-08-18T14:10:05.206-04:00August 18, 2009<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><span style="color:#3333ff;">Well it has been a super busy week. Marcus had his Olympics last week every night for a week. We had a great time watching him run, swim, play ball and all the other events he did. It was nice to see him everyday for a week, however </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh33stMj91-mnbvN0pv6NwU9bjAvdfDu-2UeyCMmfQ9PVYI9LwldmqxeqzmrF2WErYxH3lBOCnplKtbErlPyMTh5l_sXoBbG7L0EOjfDGKokaG2n2C29yGkBeAGpTGf6PVsbD8bkbNU8E4/s1600-h/100_0668.jpg"><span style="color:#3333ff;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371365589144395938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh33stMj91-mnbvN0pv6NwU9bjAvdfDu-2UeyCMmfQ9PVYI9LwldmqxeqzmrF2WErYxH3lBOCnplKtbErlPyMTh5l_sXoBbG7L0EOjfDGKokaG2n2C29yGkBeAGpTGf6PVsbD8bkbNU8E4/s320/100_0668.jpg" /></span></a><span style="color:#3333ff;">that is over. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2i_gOo0sjpX3zfI8DbQloOxhw55dVBz-RvVk5PozlyzEdcKAVOl3ae4MuO1dL3Z0lis0pwvqfA8EOXkstB68hhojHIV_5G8j4FK3Rne-kFoLtSdfkbgjgvk2sqGCEYqi-Vbf6zg2vdI4/s1600-h/100_0685.jpg"><span style="color:#3333ff;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371365609149903618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2i_gOo0sjpX3zfI8DbQloOxhw55dVBz-RvVk5PozlyzEdcKAVOl3ae4MuO1dL3Z0lis0pwvqfA8EOXkstB68hhojHIV_5G8j4FK3Rne-kFoLtSdfkbgjgvk2sqGCEYqi-Vbf6zg2vdI4/s320/100_0685.jpg" /></span></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOc9GM2CWGhZ1gQJBxzhQgqW3zKjIAxCFxn3taLJjWJHR_IJNqdfJVMTY4BQxbqO7iQcBwV3FNG7EW8X5PjPlJ28NQ796GD4iJ7E8P5Lh_TNW0qvC9kjjbQ92x8l1hGtfvJunmUyUjCwk/s1600-h/100_0681.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371365601285996850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOc9GM2CWGhZ1gQJBxzhQgqW3zKjIAxCFxn3taLJjWJHR_IJNqdfJVMTY4BQxbqO7iQcBwV3FNG7EW8X5PjPlJ28NQ796GD4iJ7E8P5Lh_TNW0qvC9kjjbQ92x8l1hGtfvJunmUyUjCwk/s320/100_0681.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRPmIdvn_PqAa8SLb-wjIUM0c08eXuQFtytiamgiFAt33M5ce-NszqOVEd6YyWEHj7yJqMlkSir_ouM-qlp4H93FicyUO7C-R6FEMBOVqxaw9H5UmZVxVe0Ot0t2JZzdizEL5ZTgY5l6I/s1600-h/100_0672.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371365596508394082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRPmIdvn_PqAa8SLb-wjIUM0c08eXuQFtytiamgiFAt33M5ce-NszqOVEd6YyWEHj7yJqMlkSir_ouM-qlp4H93FicyUO7C-R6FEMBOVqxaw9H5UmZVxVe0Ot0t2JZzdizEL5ZTgY5l6I/s320/100_0672.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#3333ff;">Now we are back to one visit per week except for weekends. Marcus was able to spend all day Saturday with us and all day Sunday. Saturday we spent the day at home just relaxing and David, Marcus and I saw GI Joe that evening. Can you believe GI Joe is back....</span> </div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2azFD1iuUjOxX0M0GOT2ydJ0HXxwqY0T1oYE3TXcFv27vUh_9od94XpaVQ3ejrDsG6DjtWW5Bd-1oq9chF8LdXuBHxSxsUh0KA1VdZ6z8pQyIcBmVTxPNz8_gvIGjGsL5lJwfeBB__bQ/s1600-h/100_0721.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371366525511114674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2azFD1iuUjOxX0M0GOT2ydJ0HXxwqY0T1oYE3TXcFv27vUh_9od94XpaVQ3ejrDsG6DjtWW5Bd-1oq9chF8LdXuBHxSxsUh0KA1VdZ6z8pQyIcBmVTxPNz8_gvIGjGsL5lJwfeBB__bQ/s320/100_0721.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBcANWiqhGK2UL3ahL023UpGkRBRvkWK1I_KnDBLT0aWh6x9CMB3ty0aCDP9wDHzPzpZFNmEtrC7I1r2LwHIL2UG1r8lEvqXJ9nSc-bgJjAZjkniIrpYCFf3lJ7B151laJKaEsNvg_T4/s1600-h/100_0717.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371366514127886130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBcANWiqhGK2UL3ahL023UpGkRBRvkWK1I_KnDBLT0aWh6x9CMB3ty0aCDP9wDHzPzpZFNmEtrC7I1r2LwHIL2UG1r8lEvqXJ9nSc-bgJjAZjkniIrpYCFf3lJ7B151laJKaEsNvg_T4/s320/100_0717.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaxqzVSTbgPdYUPtzzTqzfpLWclgiqngKiaALa5AB4HnDbI6Brv5bUuILo2Xdq3CSEz_GpLxm9YEwkxrZQrshEQsl7wMoXI3ix78wZXeJrvRRuxVsnOsg40SqjKQrnP9kjuleQa1q1Dm8/s1600-h/100_0719.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371366516703119010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaxqzVSTbgPdYUPtzzTqzfpLWclgiqngKiaALa5AB4HnDbI6Brv5bUuILo2Xdq3CSEz_GpLxm9YEwkxrZQrshEQsl7wMoXI3ix78wZXeJrvRRuxVsnOsg40SqjKQrnP9kjuleQa1q1Dm8/s320/100_0719.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#3333ff;">On Sunday we took Marcus school shopping. We got back pack and school supplies. And then the big bang ($$$$) hit. Clothes! He needed everything, socks, undershirts, shoes, pants, shorts, dress shirts, and much much more. We had fun but now we need to tighten our budget. </span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#3333ff;">Solomon and Josiah seem to be getting along well with Marcus. Solomon ask for him <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">though out</span> the day and every morning. I can not wait till the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">morning</span> when he ask and Marcus is here!!</span></div><div><span style="color:#3333ff;">We have a visit scheduled for Thursday night to watch the Colts and another Sat. and Sun visit. We hope to have the court order to have him Stay over night by next weekend.</span></div><div><span style="color:#3333ff;">Please continue to pray for our family and that God will continue to lead all of us down his path. </span></div><div><span style="color:#3333ff;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#3333ff;">Peace and Love</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740408822216334791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066765188114579657.post-82946286883174377942009-08-11T14:20:00.000-04:002009-08-11T14:44:12.877-04:00August 11 2008<div align="center">Today my little boy turned three. It is crazy how fast time flies by. And I am continually amazed by Gods grace. Today is such a special day in my heart. For those of you who don't know, David and I were told we would never have children. To their amazement I did get pregnant but miscarried on Aug 11, 2005. One year later I gave birth to Solomon David Sabo! A healthy and super happy baby. On this day I not only celebrate my babies life, but God's promise to me to have a family. Thank you Lord for all you have done for me and especially for my children. All of them. </div><div align="center">On another note, we had a great visit with Marcus this weekend. He joined us on Saturday at a hotel in Kissimmee with a water park to celebrate Solly's birthday. This was the first time he had met Solly & Siah. Things went great. He got along very well with both boys and all our friends and family that came by also. I expected him to be ready for some down time away from us, however he was upset when he found out he could not stay the night, or come back on Sunday. Visitation is a slow process and he did not understand that. We did have a nice LONG talk about the process and how it was in every body's best interest to take things slow (even if I don't want too). Then we talked about the schools close to us, his room, and about upcoming visits. We are fortunate to get to see him 4 days this week for GOV Olympics. Even though we are only allowed one visit this Sunday we still get to attend this event on Mon-Thur so we get a few extra days in there. YEAAA!!!!</div><div align="center">He fits in so well with us, it is like we have known him forever and cant imagine not having him in our lives. We have also met some amazing kids at GOV so if anyone is thinking of adopting let me know. David and I feel it is our duty to share and communicate to others how God has used us. We hope others will have the same heart to take in and LOVE a child as God calls us to. </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">In His Love Always,</div><div align="center">Angela</div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwI3YgFk6xezBcuCgJTVYHXVd_xONOeQcg3zPQ-XxlRo17S4hmo4HErTXnUIHehvVuF8SCEu26F3ptV0_PI8Wb4VG9WT9QGgpNHxMKB1VBzgF3jpMyeX16RDocQ0WD1AzxIhVdJI245VI/s1600-h/100_0617.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368777405230940050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwI3YgFk6xezBcuCgJTVYHXVd_xONOeQcg3zPQ-XxlRo17S4hmo4HErTXnUIHehvVuF8SCEu26F3ptV0_PI8Wb4VG9WT9QGgpNHxMKB1VBzgF3jpMyeX16RDocQ0WD1AzxIhVdJI245VI/s320/100_0617.jpg" /></a> At dinner with the Collins<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivGPlKYkXbNlCH5pl_V_JUUTCf2JX00xv4dRda0ecmImnyi5tynZBmCbkeStjaUcIq3QbaSPFerRc0r9kR_YqaL9T_TwzCL1VpUy15YLwXke3IXidY_4pMhmOR0nqWjObvNSiCOzq9Vp8/s1600-h/100_0597.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368777398146833634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivGPlKYkXbNlCH5pl_V_JUUTCf2JX00xv4dRda0ecmImnyi5tynZBmCbkeStjaUcIq3QbaSPFerRc0r9kR_YqaL9T_TwzCL1VpUy15YLwXke3IXidY_4pMhmOR0nqWjObvNSiCOzq9Vp8/s320/100_0597.jpg" /></a> Marcus (smiling which he says he doesnt do)</p><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYnrorKyz1Z51fu_VVZ17cVOFmcuYRqYzNh5cSAQNIvxqeuDu-MLjcjrnY-YNKa6Jlv9DuENPfJI7NMJyU5JvvSoHbFlB5aAH4poi59kUOM8A94_aNABRBsT78dqCYpzRr872tvSueE5M/s1600-h/100_0589.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368777392263338834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYnrorKyz1Z51fu_VVZ17cVOFmcuYRqYzNh5cSAQNIvxqeuDu-MLjcjrnY-YNKa6Jlv9DuENPfJI7NMJyU5JvvSoHbFlB5aAH4poi59kUOM8A94_aNABRBsT78dqCYpzRr872tvSueE5M/s320/100_0589.jpg" /></a> Our first family photo<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyd-u9i_-6f2pFrd7tB393dzZcUcSiXWRTB8gQmotxv2FKeVSFAg7zCcBmGGV1K9YSQ6VdlXEMPMwpNwJMUqyD-LUcmpjVs9SlfdltJv1MdRM-wgRLZWtUR7uD1Xe3zYsZ_w6OMpw3-_s/s1600-h/100_0583.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368777387947101698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyd-u9i_-6f2pFrd7tB393dzZcUcSiXWRTB8gQmotxv2FKeVSFAg7zCcBmGGV1K9YSQ6VdlXEMPMwpNwJMUqyD-LUcmpjVs9SlfdltJv1MdRM-wgRLZWtUR7uD1Xe3zYsZ_w6OMpw3-_s/s320/100_0583.jpg" /></a> Solomon chasing Marcus & April playing with Josiah<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizh7wTsZxo2uyLzyWwUMu7HCUu0R4JK5x2ErnhhrCzddV3yih30wsxwA2HbvI47d_XGiNbkpG2_OoL71JaEDm-xbOubsK_BvxN1qUFxe28H0o2nbgEhFo9PNUFJYrLM4-FxSSfBffkBaY/s1600-h/100_0573.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368777378542239938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizh7wTsZxo2uyLzyWwUMu7HCUu0R4JK5x2ErnhhrCzddV3yih30wsxwA2HbvI47d_XGiNbkpG2_OoL71JaEDm-xbOubsK_BvxN1qUFxe28H0o2nbgEhFo9PNUFJYrLM4-FxSSfBffkBaY/s320/100_0573.jpg" /></a> Marcus meeting Solly<br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740408822216334791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066765188114579657.post-11463963980239324382009-08-07T12:47:00.000-04:002009-08-07T13:03:09.514-04:00August 7, 2009What a week I have had. We painted Josiah's room in preparation of moving Solomon in with him. It turned out Great!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367268142000487602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii_VgEA4F_Ag1vvmgQvHff4sTd0VNIJ7RWz4PhJfMuoYKy4XKUHMxQvbNhhyphenhyphen6nSnev20E_2Jn3zrLxwM9Ph-gX6XBtunQdAeygwDvamF9ZSIlCm87557yvfHx-KWCXDaWuzp2FuxkKzg4/s200/100_0568.jpg" /> <div><div></div><div>I am lucky that April my neighbor was able to come over and help out. </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367267948358986706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz1EzhaMNcFYlZ0ewetNZCEypN8UXTDCgzspNJsSfa1_ZlpF8ddFkNzowrIpou3_YvY06dYUdjRP-_pQvpT98lSMt_021nhx_UsgCnHq5EFFvVZgU5lL59iBEHSAr_te9yf4IvcmQV1ek/s200/100_0563.jpg" /></div><div>I hope to have everything done and have both boys sleeping in there in two weeks. then I can get furniture for ***** room. I am so excited that things are moving along very well. He called once this week to get our address and phone #'s for some forms so that he can spend Saturday with us. I am nervous that he will be overwhelmed by the kids and a few friends we have meeting us. But I figured that he will have plenty to do at the water park. </div><br /><br /><div>Today was Solomons 3yr doctors appointment. He is healthy and happy! He was so funny, the doctor was telling him to listen to mommy and buckle up, eat good and so on, Solly agreed by saying yes to everything until bedtime came up. </div><br /><br /><div>Dr. Coffman:go to bed when mommy asks. </div><br /><br /><div>Solly: NOPE</div><br /><br /><div>Dr. C: why not</div><br /><br /><div>Solly: I am not tired</div><br /><br /><div>Dr. C: but you have to listen to mommy</div><br /><br /><div>Solly: NOPE</div><br /><br /><div>Dr. C: yes you have to obey mommy all the time</div><br /><br /><div>Solly: NOPE</div><br /><br /><div>It was so funny. Dr. C could not help but laugh at my stubborn little man. Over all the appointment went well.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Again I ask that you continue to pray for our family and especially *******. Thanks</div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740408822216334791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066765188114579657.post-36469584302368252742009-08-02T20:51:00.000-04:002009-08-02T21:02:12.155-04:00August 2, 2008What a great weekend! We were looking so <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">forward</span> to meeting ****** for lunch and it went way better than we expected. We were told that he is shy and doesn't talk much at first. But let me tell you he out talked both David and me. We learned lots of fun things about him like what foods he likes and dislike, what kind of movies he likes and so on. He also asked us questions about the our kids and where we live. We could not have asked for a better time. After lunch we went back to GOV (where he lives) and got to see his room and then played a little basketball. I cant believe it is going so well. I am amazed by God's grace in this situation. I was ready to deal with lots of red tape but so far God has paved the path for a easy process.<br />We asked ****** if he would like to join us Sat. for a day at the water park for Solomons birthday and he said yes without hesitation. So on Sat. he will meet Solly and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Siah</span> and get to spend the whole day with us. I hope in a few more visits he may be ready to stay overnight, but I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">don't</span> want to rush him. I hope to post some pictures of him soon, when he is <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">OK</span> with me doing so.<br /><br />Today our family tried out a new church, Fellowship Orlando. We all liked it! The kids had a great time and the service was awesome. I am really hoping to get connected to a church soon. I know that David and I both want to be plugged in and now that we hope to take ***** soon we are looking for a great Youth Group also.<br />Please continue to pray that God leads and guides us to find the right church and for the relationship with ***** to blossom.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740408822216334791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066765188114579657.post-66161444734172718312009-07-31T22:03:00.000-04:002009-07-31T22:08:45.704-04:00July 31, 2008<span style="color:#990000;">Wow I cant believe tomorrow we get to have lunch with *******. I am so excited and super <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">nervous</span>. We are going out for Pizza and then back to where is stays to hang out. Tonight David bought him a colts jersey (his favorite football team) and a NY Yankees baseball cap (his <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">fave</span> baseball team). We had so much fun shopping for just the right gift I really hope he likes it. From what we have heard he is into any kinda of sport. We will not be taking to kids to lunch just yet. We want to let ***** get to know us before throwing two toddlers at him. I will say that i am excited to see how <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Solomon</span> will do with him. He prays for ***** at every meal although I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">don't</span> think he understands exactly who ******* is yet. </span><br /><span style="color:#990000;">Please pray that all goes well and ****** doesn't think we are too crazy....</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740408822216334791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066765188114579657.post-51116209249855036142009-07-30T13:52:00.000-04:002009-07-30T14:16:32.318-04:00July 30, 2009<span style="color:#993399;">Well it has been a few days and things are progressing. On Tuesday we were able to read **** file and learn all about him. We were prepared to hear some bad things, however he seems to be a really good kid. If we could have hand picked a child on paper it would have been him. I think he is going to fit perfectly into the family. The only worry I have is that he is a picky eater, but we know he likes pizza so I think we can deal with that. After reading his file we were able to have a conference with his case workers, supervisors, and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">therapist</span>. WE are <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">SO</span> excited to finally have our first outing with him. We will be meeting him on Saturday for lunch (pizza) and then going back to where is living now and checking things out and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">hopefully</span> shooting some "hoops". Am I getting the lingo right?</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;">So after our meeting we are hoping we will get to start more regular visits with ******* without a case worker present. We have a weekend at a hotel and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">water park</span> planned for next weekend, so we are hoping he can join us on Saturday for some fun.</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;">Please continue to pray for God grace and de<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">vine</span> intervention with the process. I know I am <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">nervous</span> and I cant imagine what he must feeling.....</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740408822216334791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066765188114579657.post-39073979087471773202009-07-27T15:31:00.000-04:002009-07-27T15:36:47.349-04:00July 27, 2009Wow what a weekend. We had friends come up to Orlando from Cape Coral to visit. They have 2 little girls, 4 & 3 that the boys loved playing with. We packed a lot into the weekend. Monkey Joe's, Sweet Tomatoes, Ikea, and lots of food and playing. I love when you get together with old friends and things just pick up right where they left off. God has defiantly blessed our family with great friends.<br />This week will also be filled with lots of fun stuff. We have our Disclosure meeting on Tuesday, on Wednesday we are having dinner with another couple who have recently adopted a teenage boy, and we hope to have our first meeting with ****** the end of the week or this weekend.<br />Please continue to pray for our family that we will follow God's leading not our own!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740408822216334791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066765188114579657.post-60224023560582760462009-07-24T12:56:00.000-04:002009-07-24T13:11:03.050-04:00July 24, 2009<div>Today has been great. We spent the morning getting things settled back in after our trip to Punta Gorda. We had a great time visiting with friends. After cleaning up Solomon helped me make some home made pizza's. <div><div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362073666816442594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivlceEabIGpUpkb_zmtBAqxzTlczIpHsO110yogMVYwUa2-G-8-mS1lJSIcOr5ivHCmuedhKjYp6STKLiG4CNTv9E7rUx5VcjaW_vX6V0-6RyddmIrY1HYlNlr6IEa6EeFjgbOyYhmWKU/s200/100_0523.jpg" /></div><div>He did a great job, I think he ate more cheese than he put on the pizza's. Then Josiah helped mommy clean up. </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362073673462531138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUwFv5kozaLobh0OHg9EtAiVGjsBID3I22sysf253ZBleFOSRIgtr9gOwIjSEiLckBHsQ29VYjCPXoCVAAcRSHmR76paE6lHGYwntC4AcFrlYwssQAiPTu7TR7b4u-h-hZuBu9Jq5jTrQ/s200/100_0525.jpg" /></div><div>The pizza's were super tasty and we had a blast.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362073675186973986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-bXVhfOIc6_8i0-Gqk99mqRuk5JR5Hv55pgPnnsEO01ElUy0hRb0y3c0eLgrnL1ExOEHhfjqqChZA1ko4rhSQShKm20GHS4wPnXyE5vUcbCJKcs6LVek9QxeaqP7NObrD3P4iJ0LY4Ig/s200/100_0527.jpg" /></div><div>Soon after lunch Josiah again fell asleep while playing. He plays way way to hard. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362073679301353058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl9a5C9THfIsKjx4fRfH0hArznIWeaML0WkbyPc8211EVXwf8H8fuznNUCXgzP34_H7ijFt_GlvdQeb0Spt9HN5YSxXMJ5FS9OEoeyBCPbL9WFe6Y1E9EjQmY7p-eicJQponAoTVCDgOU/s200/100_0529.jpg" />We are looking foward to some friends coming into town today for the weekend. We are blessed to have great friends that come visit ofter.<br /></div><div>Thank God for all your friends and family!</div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740408822216334791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066765188114579657.post-51588886997364598112009-07-22T17:02:00.000-04:002009-07-22T17:08:07.084-04:00<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 291px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 188px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361393231514196866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsvAIZoOLxqYdbim2oa-2TqYHq_8JBlBwl0CBlFnFavzSpu0x6-ZTVCT21ShobriTKWBKDgJ1igxaPwjakKmbYf3ciwaaXtC4fI6oH_4nJXfx__PcAqhb30kGpbGMVkQ-uj-hbUy9D4wA/s200/100_0404.jpg" /><br /><div><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">OK</span>, so I understand children have curiosity, however not once, not twice but three times today Josiah has gotten into the toilet bowl. This happened last month and I thought we were done. Today while I was at the gym Josiah climbed in once again. Then this afternoon I was talking to our case worker and he did it again. So I showered him changed him and with in 3 min. he was in there again. We have tried child proof locks (not <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Josiah</span> proof), he can open the doors and can get though gates. I think we will dead bolt it tonight. </div><div>I hope this makes some of you laugh at a young mommy. </div><div> </div><div>Also we got a for sure date of Tuesday morning for our disclosure meeting. Please continue to pray for our family during this time. </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740408822216334791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066765188114579657.post-9816689332322934552009-07-21T14:40:00.000-04:002009-07-21T14:46:55.312-04:00Hello all,<br /><br />Well I have some great news. We finally got our APPROVED home study!!! WE are so excited. I believe our disclosure meeting is the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">beginning</span> of next week and we can meet with ***** and his case worker the end of the week.<br /><br />God has been so good. I know I complain about things taking to long, but most people I talk to say it has taken them <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">at least</span> a year to get where God has gotten us in 4 months. WOW<br /><br />So I will keep you all up to date on how things are progressing.<br /><br />In the mean time I have a cute story. Last Friday after lunch I let Solomon and his Friend watch a movie before nap time. I put Josiah in the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">exersaucer</span> and went to check my email. So about 5 min. later it was way to quiet so I look over at Josiah and this is what I find.<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 351px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 262px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360986336901159618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6x5Eccl7PIkX5AmhTLo6JYmubJ7vzgP4BNZwhuFSGFGjZZSP4cHCSMs3PeRuv_OTOGYxZ_J7h1BlJhf4uRYFbfyu0PSNpTZ6Mrf_lByCjWDqGT-CpA1ytHUpBMmu9SLZ8UHL6K92Xx9o/s200/100_0454.jpg" /><br />Crazy huh, 5 min of playing can really wipe you out. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">LOL</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740408822216334791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066765188114579657.post-26338509609368646732009-07-19T14:21:00.000-04:002009-07-19T14:53:33.551-04:00July 19, 2009<span style="font-family:verdana;">For those of you who don't know David and I for the last 4 months have been taking steps in the process to adopt a teenage boy. A friend asked me to give an ideal of what the process has been like thus far. So I will try and remember everything, but I am sure I will leave a few things out. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Let me start by saying that I have always wanted to adopt since I was little, so when doctors told David and Myself that we may never have children we started discussing the topic. Well as most of you know David and I did have two kids. (God knows and doctors don't!) Anyways so after Josiah was born adopting was laying heavy on my heart. So for the next several months David and I talked generally about adopting. It was not until March of this year that we felt the time was right to explore the process and see what all it would in tel. On March 16th we took the informational class which consisted of a few hours giving a small synopsis of how the process works. After that we decided to go ahead and take the MAPP class. (Model Approach to Partnership and Parenting). This class was eye opening. On March 26 we took the first class, or orientation. Followed by a month of MAPP training two nights a week. And thank you to the Aust family for watching and caring for the two little ones while we learning and gaining information on foster care and adoption. The MAPP classes are for both Foster and Adoption, and I believe depending on who does the class it will learn towards more foster or more adoption. Our trainer was a case worker for Foster Care. She was a great teacher, however she tried on many occasions to get us as well as others to foster rather than adopt. Knowing they need good families to help them foster these children, I do NOT understand why they would try and change a family from wanting to take a child FOR LIFE and ask them to be a temporary care giver. Anyways, the MAPP class's purpose is to:</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">-Prepare you for the role of fostering and adopting</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">-Decide if the time is right for you to foster/adopt</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">-Work with agency to assure safety, well-being, and permanence for children</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">-Decide if you are willing and able to partner with other adults important to the child</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Over all the class was great. We learned alot about ourselves but most importantly that there are too many children in foster care and that God was calling us to help.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">During the class we learned that Devereux was backed up with Home Studies for almost a year. So we decided that we would contact Kids Hope United which was able to start on our Home Study right away. Our last class was on May 11th and David and I had our finger prints done on May 14th thus starting the home study process.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Since then we have had 3 home visits by a wonderful case worker! And since we were having trouble getting fingerprints back Kids Hope made special arrangement for us to attend the Adoption Event on June 27th. At the event we met about 5-6 teenage boys that all touched our hearts, however there was one young man that we think we clicked with very well. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Since the event we have just recently gotten all fingerprints back and our Home Study is at the State for approval. We should have is back early this week. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Our next step will be our "disclosure meeting". This is where we will get to read all information on ***** that Kids Hope has. They do this so that families will know exactly what they are getting in to. As well as we may be meeting with doctors, therapist and case workers. This part of the process is extremely important to me. Because David and I have two small children we have to ensure that their safety is number one. So please be praying that is all goes well this week. After the disclosure I believe that we can start getting together with *****. From what I have been told ***** wants to take things very very slow. Which is OK with us. We understand he has been though so much and we want this process to go at his speed!</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">So I hope this explains some of the process of adopting out of Foster Care. If anyone reading this is interested in getting more information about Foster Care or Adopting I have given a link to the Metro Orlando Heart Gallery where you can get any information you may need. </span><br /><a href="http://www.heartgallerymetroorlando.org/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">http://www.heartgallerymetroorlando.org/</span></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740408822216334791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066765188114579657.post-71250610599641529772009-07-16T16:16:00.000-04:002009-07-16T16:21:13.891-04:00July 13, 2009So the day started off good with a nice work out and then the library. We always have so much fun at the library. Solomon loves to play with the computers that he does not know how work, but just moving the mouse around seems to be good enough for him. Today was Josiah's first time crawling around and picking out books. I think he chooses them by taste. And of course we could not forget the movie. Every week my little T.V. junkie gets to pick a movie out. Today it was Robin hood.<br />Speaking of the little guys are getting up from <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">their</span> nap as I type. So I guess that is all for today.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740408822216334791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066765188114579657.post-49763728407424490022009-07-10T14:49:00.001-04:002009-07-12T00:09:05.618-04:00July 10, 2009<span style="color:#33ff33;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Well we finally got out of the house after being inside for 3 days. I hate when one of us is not feeling well. Being inside with 2 rowdy boys for a few days is CRAZY! I hate that we live in a society where you can not open you door and tell the kids go have fun. I remember growing up and never being inside. We found all kinds of games and trouble to get into outside. Now you have to watch them every second. I wish David and I had about 20acres gated off so no crazy people could get in. Then the boys could run around outside, play in the dirt, climb trees, all while I sit in the air condition house. Just kidding. But I do wish we lived where they could run freely with out worry. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">However I am grateful for what God has given us. We have a beautiful home, wonderful family, and are blessed beyond measure. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I pray that my children know how blessed we are and that they be forever grateful to God for all He does for us.</span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740408822216334791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066765188114579657.post-9829525290154102092009-07-09T16:01:00.000-04:002009-07-09T16:17:01.687-04:00July 9, 2009<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIRaWeJOqmKMrMWm22p1K_lNcHgz7h5luhVAJyXkwWInDp-DV_eZ3IbtXw25-lHAcL_dd69rjaWCH53g5d81Uhyphenhyphen5faZDlQxaO3MP69yIQfB8vzCLqwSEp3EXIdkF15SWEzByfchrSVk6M/s1600-h/059.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356556803342321698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIRaWeJOqmKMrMWm22p1K_lNcHgz7h5luhVAJyXkwWInDp-DV_eZ3IbtXw25-lHAcL_dd69rjaWCH53g5d81Uhyphenhyphen5faZDlQxaO3MP69yIQfB8vzCLqwSEp3EXIdkF15SWEzByfchrSVk6M/s320/059.jpg" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:georgia;">So I have been thinking about starting a blog for a month or so and finally took the big step. I needed an outlet to my everyday life. I am the wife to the most wonderful husband I could ever have hoped for. He is my rock and keeps my sane in this insane world. We currently have two children. Solomon who is almost 3 and continues to amaze me everyday. Josiah just turned one and makes me love harded everyday. We are also in the process of adopting a teenage boy. We are super excited that God trust us enough to care for another child. I expected the process to go by alot slower than it has. Our first orientatin was in May and in June we met the young man we would like to adopt. He is 14 years old and loves sports. Because of all the hurts he has been through we are taking things a little slower now. We are hoping to take him to a Yankees game at the end of July. But of course we are still waiting on the approved home study. Everything is done, except my mother-in-laws finger prints. Hopefully not to much longer though.</span> </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740408822216334791noreply@blogger.com