Since the recent development of our case being re-submitted to PGN, we've been pondering what exactly to do about the holidays. Should we go at Thanksgiving? Should we go for Christmas? Should we go and stay?
We received permission from our agency to travel over Christmas and have our sweet girl with us. Our agent remains hopeful that we'll have her home before Christmas, or at the very least, we'll be out of PGN by mid-November. So we're planning to spend Christmas in Guatemala with our Gabriella and depending on the status of our case, we'll decide whether or not I'll just stay down there with her until she comes home.
The upside of this is that we're already starting to make plans with friends we made in Guatemala. Rob and Amy are currently expecting to spend the holidays there with their two boys and their new daughter, Emma. Gabi's foster sister's family may also be in Guat. during this time. At least we'll know that we won't spend the holidays alone. We'll spend it with people who desperately want to be with their children for their first Christmas. Ed and I are very accustomed to making the holidays as wonderful as they can be when we're far away from home. We've forged incredibly strong friendships in doing so. This is like being in the military all over again.
We hope that we have her home before Christmas, but if not, we'll be blessed with people in similar circumstances. Yet one more way God is comforting us in the trials of this process.
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Plans for the Future
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Whatever you need to do, we'll support and help you in anyway we can. We totally understand. Of course, we'll miss you over the holidays, but so be it. This is way more important.
Love you all too much,
Mom
It sounds like promising news. We will pray that the light at the end of tunnel is finally showing thru. I hope she is home for Christmas, but if not, you will be where you need to be. Hang on, that lil sweetie is almost home.
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