Aaaahhh……home. If you ever
want to change things in your house, get frustrated with aspects of it or just
aren’t sure if you like it anymore, I suggest you take a long trip because
there is nothing that looks better than your home when you return. It is comfort and it is wonderful. Add to that kiddos and family and it is amazing!
We did arrive home Monday
night and enjoyed some precious, precious hours together.
Tuesday dawned very early with Todd leaving on a business trip and the kids
having to go to school. I enjoyed a day
visiting with family while unpacking and sorting through mail etc.
Although our stay in Haiti
was unlike truly living in a 3rd world since we were spoiled, we did
enjoy our 1st world comforts when we returned. We enjoyed showers without turning them off
in the middle, a bed big enough that we can share, and of course my hairdryer.
: ) But it does come with a cost of some
guilt because after a trip like that you realize how those things are comfortable not necessary. They are luxuries
for sure.
Leaving Oberson was one of the
hardest things we have ever done but God is faithful like always. We have learned to pray specifically and one
prayer we have had was for all of our hearts to be guarded from the enemy
through our separation and that time would not have meaning for Oberson. Our time apart may be 8 months but can feel
like a week to him in his understanding.
Well, our last day with him we had two hours to share and I was a mess
just walking in the door. I didn’t think
I could do it….give him back to his nanny.
The day before he had been cuddly (fell asleep with me) and didn’t want
to go back to his nanny. I didn’t know
how I could handle that and prayed over and over for strength. God gave him the happiest spirit that day and
he was full of energy. He didn’t want to
cuddle….he wanted to play. We spent our
last day chasing balls, playing, chasing each other, tickling and just plain
having fun together. When it was time to
go, he grabbed my shirt and didn’t want to go to his nanny. I fell apart.
But by the time I got to the door his nanny called and he was
waving. Comfort. God gives us what we need.
For those that have said
what we are doing is wrong or questioned why we could do such a thing to a
child: do you think we really wanted to
do this? Do you think any parent would
willingly want to leave their baby behind?
Who would do that? Not us that’s
for sure. This is an inter-county,
government process and we do not make the rules. Do we think that a two week process is in the
best interest of a child? We don’t but
they do and we must obey their rules if we want to bring him home. Life is
about choices and we can choose to see the negative or celebrate the
positive. We are celebrating the we got
to spend two precious, dedicated and uninterrupted weeks with our baby. We began to learn his personality and
abilities and now we can better prepare for his homecoming. What a blessing! Will we be pepared? Haha!
That’s funny! We’ll try that’s
for sure. We were able to have all 3
kids facetime on our last day and it was precious. That’s about all I can say about that right
now.
Your messages, verses,
notes, emails and cards mean the world to us.
In our times of anxiousness and worry we knew we had a remnant praying
for us. We could feel it and it is
overwhelmingly powerful.
To sum it up, we are home
but we are not together yet. Soon…we
pray~
