We got PA!!!!

Thank you God - we received the email notification this morning that we have received Pre-Approval from the US Embassy in Guatemala.

This is a good step forward. Now we need to hear that we are out of Family Court in Guatemala and have entered PGN. If we can speed through PGN we could potentially be out before year end. Let's all pray for that.

So dear Lord we pray for your help to work through all the people responsible for our case in Guatemala, so that they may handle all paperwork quickly and efficiently and do everything in their power to ensure our daughter is able to come home soon.

Praise the Lord for he is good!

Abuelita Cela - a great lady remembered

I just returned today from Lima, leaving Marco there with his family. On Monday Marco's beautiful mother and Jessica's long awaited abuelita passed away. We buried her on Tuesday afternoon, with the sun shining, a host of loving family members and friends paying tribute and with a full police escort - fitting for such a wonderful lady.

I am truly sad that Jessica did not get the chance to meet her abuelita - but she will certainly know all about her and be reminded often what a great person she was - not only through the man she made her son (Jessica's father), but through her impressions on Rebecca and Sammy and me.

TO LIVE IN THE HEARTS OF THOSE YOU LOVE, IS NOT TO DIE

God bless Marcela, and rest in peace.

Thank you for my dear husband, and all you raised him to be. For him I will always be thankful to you.

1st Visit Trip

We have book out flights to see our beautiful baby girl. We fly out to GUAT on Weds Oct 17th and return on Sun Oct 21st! We will have 4 whole days with her to ourselves! I can not wait...

Now we just need to finalize hotel plans. We are currently booked at the Radisson, but may switch to the Westin.

I had better get all her clothes ready and toys packed! :-))

LabCorp debit to our credit card!

Today at 8.30am I started my ritual of checking the unbilled items on our credit card in the hope of seeing the debit from LabCorp for the DNA test.........and YES it was there - $470!! The entry was dated 9/28. I have never in my life wanted to see a charge on our account so much! Onwards we go.

We are coming to get you Jessica darling - just as soon as we can.