What's up with us

The Lord is good to us! Christian should be starting his last job here in less than a week and that's supposed to take a week so we should be on our way really soon! Wynter & I will be visiting my parent's Home in Houston for a bit before Christian joins us to drive to Guatemala. Please pray for all the details to fall into place, like the funds to come in and for the car to sell in Puerto Rico and for us to find an economy car to drive down in. Thank you so much!
Latest happenings here would include Wynter doing better with her sleeping habits. She still goes to bed very late for a toddler but it's becoming more common for her to sleep 8 or 9 straight hours during the night, very new thing for her! Right now Christian is building a dock and he needs to drive these metal stakes into a lake bed but the wet suits they have aren't big enough for him so his helper has to do it but alas, his helper is too short to stand in the water! Funny situations he has to be in.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MAUREEN!!!

I was given a gift the day Maureen was born, and I hadn't even come into the world yet! Maybe she was my incentive to go down to the place where I'd learn so much and also enjoy so much. Sometimes when I hear other people tell their childhood stories or memories I get shocked at the things I hear because I didn't know how random it actually is to have an almost perfect childhood. We really were blessed growing up, with travel, music, performing and being treated like royalty in many cases even though we've been called the paupers. I have so many pictures in my mind of times spent with Maureen, in most of them we're laughing uncontrollably. She never treated me like I was beneath her or younger than her, I was always her equal and we shared eachothers joys and sorrows. To be given a sister who is also your best friend is a gift that never gets old, only better with time. Life has gotten tougher and we don't laugh as often as we did when we were kids but when we do, it's hard to stop. Maureen knows my deepest secrets because I know they're safe with her. She's never judged me for the times in my life when I didn't even know who I was and hurt her in the process, she forgives and forgets and builds on tomorrow. Thank you, Maureen, for choosing to come down here and be my protector, my prayer warrior, my best friend and my counselor. And thank you for going through the extra rough times you've been through because you saved me from going through the same things, I'm always learning something new. :) I pray this new year is filled with the answers to your prayers. You're dearly treasured. I love you.

Dawnie & her girls, Michelle & Cheryl

The Inlaws

I have grown quite close to Christian's family, so much so that I will miss them when we leave. We've been staying with his Mom & sister, Dawn, & it's been really good for me to get to know them the way I have. Dawnie's 2 daughters, Michelle & Cheryl, are precious girls & Wynter calls them her cuzzies & cries for them when they're gone. We got close to them during the summer because Willy & I took care of them so Dawnie could work. (Dawn is in her last 7 months of 4 years of college to become a Dental Hygenist, works at the same time & is a single mom. What a woman!) Anyway, I'm just feeling thankful that while we're facing this difficult time in our lives we can be with family & feel loved, it's really meant a lot to me. Up until last week I kept expecting my mother in law to freak out & tell us we're too much, we've ruined her quiet, etc, but she's done no such thing & says she loves having us. :) I think that God gave us family & parents to represent how He never stops loving us, no matter what we do. As a new mom I've realized this even more, like when Wynter's acting horribly, staying up all night and screaming or throwing a huge fit, I still can't help be kiss her all over her face & squeeze her chubby little body. I've noticed that when people understand me it makes me want to please them because they know the effort I've gone to in trying harder. I pray that I can grow into every bit the mother that Christian's mom has been to us & mine has been to me. Let motherly love continue!

Friends

We spent Saturday night at Nik & Carmel's place & it was great to see them and their darling kids again. Jade & Kenny are growing up so fast & Kenny has a bleach-blonde mohawk to match his gushing personality. Darling. Wynter didn't behave as well as we would have liked but for the amount of change she's endured in her little life, I can't complain. Laughed my head off on the phone w/ my sister (Maureen) last night. Christian is a vile creature when he talks to her or tells me what messages he wants me to pass on to her. He draws from her "timid, good girl" side and begs for a reaction. Let's just say his comments are beyond foolish & he needs prayer. After that we watched part of "Rome" the mini series, it's good! Got a letter from Heidi (Cody's mom) yesterday, she's such a beautiful person. It always makes me feel unworthy when I have people like her in my life. I'm so happy Haven is back at her place so she can blog and keep me informed on her happenings, the love. Friendship is a gift that I haven't cherished enough in my life, I'm learning about that. People are much more worthy of my time than the laundry, the money we're trying to raise or things I hate about myself. Thank You Jesus for the love of friends.

Brrrrrrr

There's a cold front here for the weekend. We're cold but I think we like it. The tropics can do that to you. Too much of a good thing can be bad at times. There's just something about curling up under a blanket, snuggling with your honey and drinking hot stuff, fun. Christian made a huge tent for Wynter last night and she kept wanting me to go in there and sit on her lap! Any type of control is what she's after, little tyke! She slept all night for the first time last night, without waking up to battle it out with her Papa (she had this darling habit of waking up at 3 and staying up til 7 every morning). We were giving in to her for quite some time & then we woke up to the fact that we wanted our sleep. Discipline works!
We're going over to visit Nik & Carmel tonight, have a few drinks and hang out. It's a long drive but good friends are worth more than that. Anyway, we'll have more to write about when we're on our way down to Guatemala--let the excitement begin!

Sorry Mike!

So today I discovered there's more to blogging then just typing--you actually have to use your brain. Pity. I had my settings set in such a way that only Blogspot account holders could comment on our beautiful postings, the shame! All things change though, and now all is well--Mike, we're looking forward to hearing from you.
So, what's new with us ? We'll be going to Nashville next week, Christian was given a job that entails building a bridge and 2 arbors. Our deadline for being in the States is 'til the beginning of November so we're expecting miracles!
Wynter has a pure hatred for my guitar so it's a rare gem of a moment when I can play it, so the miracle I'd like to testify of is that the Lord just gave me a song the day before yesterday in the midst of my daughter's spite. PHN! (Praise His Name) But really, she hates the guitar, it's absurd. She beats it and screams at me when I play it--I think she wants to be the only one I play with--so not gonna happen. Anyway, the song is called "To The World" and it's an LJ song I wrote about a vision I have quite frequently, mostly when meditating.
Umm, I made Curried Split Pea Soup w/ Cornbread Muffins lastnight. I try to keep dinner original w/ all sorts of health benefits so that we don't have guilty tastebuds. I think it was a success--with the exception of Wynter. I think she thought I was trying to get her to eat something else if you know what I mean, Split Pea Soup bears a distinct resemblance to that thing we should never discuss at the dinner table (or on my blog.) Ahem! I should go now. Love y'all!

The latest

So we're still in Atlanta fundraising. Yes, yes, we know we've been here too long and we like to believe that's not our fault. :) Have mercy dear ones and send up a prayer on our behalf: 1.For needed funds to come through 2. For our car to sell in Puerto Rico 3. For us to obtain an economy car to drive down to our new Home (they need one badly as they only have 2 gas guzzling vans). So, if you intercede for us we'll intercede for you--gladly! We love you. Kisses.

Happiness is growing!

Welcome to our world!

So this is the beginning of our commitment to keep in touch with our friends. We are horrible at staying in touch with those we love so we're challenging ourselves in this department. Anyway, we are just now being introduced to the blogworld so we'll see how this goes. We love you. :)