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.

We got DNA Authorization! YIPPEEEEE!

I just received the call today from my caseworker to let me know WE GOT DNA AUTHORIZATION!!!! I am SO happy. Now hopefully within 2 weeks we should receive the DNA match results and a picture of Jessica with her birthmother (which I of course will treasure forever). Then starts the wait for Pre Approval (PA). All being well we will have PA and be in PGN by mid-December. Let's pray we are in PGN before the end of the year...

Secondly the DOS has 'revised' their warning and this new paragraph leaves me with much hope...

"At this time, over 3000 applications for adoption from Guatemala are in process with USCIS or the Guatemala government. The U.S. government is asking the Government of Guatemala to allow such cases, now pending, to proceed to completion without additional requirements."

Today is a BLESSED day. Our God is good.

'Faith is to be sure of the things we hope for, to be certain of the things we can not see' Hebrews Chapter 11 verse 1