Sandi and Hannah Update

Thought you would be interested in an update on Sandi and Hannah. Sandi posted this on our agency's message board today:

"Thank you for asking about us. Hannah is doing really well and has gained almost three pounds since coming home in November. She continues to learn more and more every day. She is becoming very affectionate and gives me a lot of kisses (especially when she has done something naughty). I on the other hand am taking one day at a time and trying to get through the different milestones. It has been very hard but I am very thankful that I have Hannah in my life. She is such a blessing to me!!!!"

Continue to pray for them!

Sorry!

Sorry for the delay with posts. My brother, sister-in-law, and their kids were in town. Then Lily came down with some kind of funk (both ends). She has gone three hours without a stinky. Much better than 3 stinkies in an hour!

Bad news, Steve is sick now. I am not convinced that it is the same stuff, but he is sick and home from work today. If you know him at all, he goes to work if he can walk!

Needless to say, I have been using the hand sanitizer all morning. Pray that I stay healthy!

Tomorrow

I just got an e-mail from the principal. I am to talk to an administrator at the orientation tomorrow. Pray for God's will and my nerves. The principal did say that she hopes we can work something out.

Thank You

I know many of you have been praying for me/us over the last few days. I appreciate it more than you know. I go for substitute training Wednesday morning.

All of my references have said they would be more than glad to serve as such and are in process of filling out the forms. The position that "I" think would be the best fit could start in as little as two weeks, so I hope to know something soon.

We do have a family that has offered to watch Lily if I were offered one of these positions. They have an adopted daughter from China who is just a month older than Lily. The Dad stays home and the mom works at the school where I "could be" working. We used the same adoption agency. I met them when I was working at Lion and Lamb. There are so many "God connections" or as they say in the China adoption community - "red threads."

I'll post as soon as there is something to post about!

Lizzie

We named the doll Lily got for Christmas Lizzie. Here she is reading a book to her. Yes, she climbed up in the chair with book and doll without prompting!

Ring Around the Rosy

Lily saw some little girls playing Ring Around the Rosy a couple days ago. Night before last Lily was obsessed with it. I lost count!

Prayers Please :)

Nothing really life-threatening . . . I had a meeting with a local principal about a couple long-term substitute jobs for this Spring. Now most of you know that I love being a stay-at-home most days. Most of you also know that I have sworn off teaching on multiple occasions. I wasn't really looking, but I will most likely have to be going back to work in the fall. More to come on that, but back to the topic at hand!

I/We have come to the conclusion that I need to pursue this and let God decide whether it is time or not. These positions could get my foot in the door for the fall. The Reading Specialist position starts next month. Not sure if it goes to the end of the school year or if it is just a 6-12 week stint. I have said that it would have to be the right job, right circumstances, right school, right principal for me to even consider it.

I have said for years that I felt that my strengths in teaching lie in small groups and not having my own classroom (reading specialist/resource/etc). We'll see what happens soon as the position starts next month. I feel that this is God's way of taking control away from me and teaching me that He has us in His hands.

Pray for the following:

1. Clear Direction
2. Peace for me
3. Lily's continued attachment
4. Affordable/Peaceful in home care for Lily (not daycare)
5. References to call me back (so I can submit my app)