Blessings on Mother’s Day

Blessings to each of you today! Thinking of how this special day affects people in different ways. I am honored and blessed to be a mother and have my family blessing me in special ways. I really miss not living near my own mother and mother-in-law and yet am so blessed to be able to still call them and know that they love us and are praying for us! I love you, Moms! But, then my heart hurts for my dear nieces and nephews who today is nothing more than another burst of fresh pain because we miss Mom so much! And, here at the home there is a group of children who just wish they’d have a real Mom or there are some who really are missing their Moms and can’t go see or call them. So, I thank God that He created mothers and that He knows exactly what each one needs today and loves us all so much!

The last several weeks have been normal with the fact that one week is seldom the same as another. Lorne and Nevin made a two day trip to Sacramento, CA to do some pottery repair on a shipment that went there. On Apr. 30 was children’s day here in MX so we took 72 people and went two hours east to a zoo. Indeed, we took the zoo to the zoo! We took a hot lunch along and ate in the yard there in the shade. The children really enjoyed the outing and the staff did a great job giving of themselves to make it enjoyable for the children.

Last Wed. Lorne and I both got sick and have been very ill with a vicious stomach flu with high fever. I was still not feeling strong enough today to go for church services. On Thurs. evening the boys were having a cookout and on the way back up Nevin was thrown off the truck and really hurt his foot. On Fri he went to the Dr. because he couldn’t put any weight on his heel and it was hurting so badly but the Dr. said it’s just deeply bruised and needs time to heal. So he’s been hobbling around too.

On Friday Ismael left to go live with his grandma. He’s been here since the day before we came so he seemed like part of us and we will really miss him! Nevin and Tony went to visit him a bit yesterday and take his dog to him. Hopefully we can stay in contact with him since he lives here in Tecate.

Another unsettling situation we’ve had to face is that again Greivin’s need to move to CA. It looks as though they will be moving this week. Two weeks ago her aunt was here to visit and they went for an outing with her and a friend. They stopped for a little to see the ocean and were within sight of their locked vehicle at all times but someone punched the lock on the vehicle and stole their purses which contained all their passports and resident cards except for Greivin’s. The two oldest children were not born in the US so they only had resident cards which means they can’t enter the US until they plan to live there to replace the cards, then once they enter they can’t leave again until they have the new cards. So pray that they would be able to get the proper paperwork and all would go well.

We continue to wait on God and His answers for our future. We know He has a plan for our family and a plan for SLCH but so far He’s not making clear to us just what those plans are. And it’s the waiting that sometimes is the hardest. So continue to pray that He would provide for the needs here and for the needs of our family.