You don't just quit!!!

These are the words spoken to me so loud and clear by my 12 year old. I will admit I sometimes want to quit and run the other way as fast as I can BUT in our home we have taught our kids to never quit on anything they are doing. You might not be the best at what you are doing and you might find out that you don't love what you are doing but you at least finish it out and try.


If you choose to play a sport and you sign up, then you finish the season.

If you choose to take dance and you sign up, you have to go through recital.

If you want to play piano then you practice.

And the list goes on. I don't mind if they change their little minds which of course happens when you are trying to find what you love but you don't just quit.



So with that, how can I just quit "I CAN'T" I have to finish this season in my life.

Today is the day and I couldn't be more happy

Isn't this a great picture? I think it says it all and maybe this is the reason for my journey.



Two years ago as I sat at Sarah's while she waxed my brows I was telling her that we were adopting again. She asked me about it and I showed her a picture I had with me. That was the extent of this conversation. Well a few weeks had gone by and she calls me and this is kindof what I remember- she says something like "so I have to tell you something, when you were here getting your brows done and told me you were adopting I thought it was great. Then you showed me the picture and I of course thought he was cute." But after you left that day I said to myself "how on earth can you really fall in love with a picture and I really had a good laugh about you" seriously she was like "I laughed when you told me you fell in love with a picture." Well then she saw something on a TV show during those few weeks since she saw me and really felt like it was something she was suppose to do. So she called me and started asking lots of questions and I shared where we were adopting from and told her they had a website she could look at. Well this is the next call I get "there is a little boy on the website and I know we are suppose to adopt him" I haven't told Russ yet but I was up all night and I couldn't sleep and she went on and on. I told her who to contact and the rest is history and TODAY is the day that my friend is bringing this sweet little boy home.

Today is the day she starts her journey to go get her little boy. I can't wait till Monday to see them home and will be praying for their safe return.



To Sarah and Family

I am so excited for your journey this weekend. It is the culmination of a very long wait and a lot of emotions. I know we have talked about the different things people have said to me and to you "I hope this wait is short for Sarah's sake" or "Sarah will have a nervous breakdown before this is over" but you know what, you have done it with Determination and with Grace. You are a great mother who knew this was your child and went for it with all your Heart. I am so proud of you and I hope and pray that you will enjoy this last leg of the journey, take it all in and be grateful for all that is to come. I pray that you will know that your Heavenly Father is by your side and is aware of all your needs. I love you and I am grateful that I could be a small part of this journey with you. All of your family is so excited and they will Love on him with all that they are. Thank you for all you do for me and our friendship. Remember that picture you fell in Love with, now I can laugh at you and smile that you fell in Love.

Love
Crystal

Going to Haiti

Yes I am writing this post in haste. However apparently I need to go and take care of things myself or at least be in someones face. I will not wait weeks for the lawyer to come in again. So I am checking flights. We have discussed me going a couple different times and I feel like it is now. When I calm down I will try and get my thoughts together better. I have written very little about this journey and there have been many times I just want to scream , cry, pull out someones hair, cry and scream some more. I feel I am running low on strengh these days. We have been on three little Baseball trips in the last two months all of which my little guy was to be home for and now I am just a momma bear pissed.

Grant me patience to deal with my blessings

For Sale

Our home- I love our home very much and it was truly our dream home that when we built it we thought our grandkids would be spending the night here someday. I have learned so much about myself these last 2 years by living here.

More on this to come.

Chinese New Year Pics

We had a great afternoon and it was a pleasure to meet some new families. We did have another dinner and I forgot my camera dang!

Highest of highs to the Lowest of lows

All in the same day within an hour. I was really
feeling good this morning and then I received that
long awaited email I have been waiting for.
However, it was not at all the kind of email I wanted to open.
Please pray for us and our little one in Haiti. Please bless those
that need to get the mistake fixed that it will be figured out in the
morning. I am trying to stay positive but through the tears it
if so very hard. We have friends that could also use your prayers.
I keep telling myself this will all work out and I pray that
it does, tomorrow would be great.

80+

This is a season that I love so much. It all starts this weekend and Gage will embark on another 80+ game season. We travel alot for baseball and the family loves it. The girls love to come because there are other little sisters that also travel and so they love to stay in different hotels, swim, eat out, and just plain run like crazy. Personally I could sit and watch Gage play all day and we do. On tap this year a couple places are Vegas, Omaha for the College World Series for a second year, and a whole lot more. The baseball lamp in the picture we got 2 years ago when we traveled to New York for a chance to play in Cooperstown. Yes I brought it on the plane home. Out of 96 teams we came in 3rd our boys rocked. That same year we played in the USSSA World Series in Kansas and came in 3rd also. Fun times and memories Thank you son I love you.

So if you need me in the next few months I will be at the ball park soaking up the sun, with my cooler dishing out sandwiches and gatorade and yelling at the girls to stay close where I can see them. I wish Sael was home to come with us this weekend maybe next tournament.

Yuck this weekend where we are headed is not suppose to be very warm. Bring out the sweatshirts, handwarmers and the portable heater.

Refresh

How many times can one refresh their email in one day? I'm not sure but I think a gazillion. Please send me an email already. Yes I am waiting for an adoption related email that should be here any day, any second, should of come already type of email.

If you are the prayerful type will you please pray for all the little ones in Haiti waiting for their Moms and Dads for so long to come and get them. Please pray for files to move more smoothly and efficiently. Thank you so very much

Funny and some Truth to this

A friend sent this to me and I ran it by my husband which has found this a little helpful. *Nine words women use.

1. Fine: This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to be quiet.

2. Five Minutes: If she is getting dressed, this means half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house.

3. Nothing: This is the calm before the storm. This means something, and you should be on your toes. Arguments the begin with 'nothing' usually end in 'fine'.

4. Go Ahead: This is a dare, not permission. DON'T DO IT!

5. Loud Sigh: This is actually a word, but is a non verbal statement often misunderstood by men. A loud sigh means she thinks you are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you about nothing. (refer back to #3 for the meaning of nothing)

6. That's Okay: This is one of the most dangerous statements a woman can make to a man. 'That's Okay' means she wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake.

7. Thanks: A woman is thanking you, do not question or faint. Just say 'you're welcome.' (I want to add a clause here - this is true unless she says 'thanks a lot' - that is pure sarcasm and she is not thanking you at all. DO NOT say 'you're welcome'. That will bring on a 'whatever')

8. Whatever: This is a woman's way of saying (insert your own thoughts).

9. Don't worry about it, I got it: Another dangerous statement, meaning this is something a woman has asked a man to do several times, but is now doing it herself. This will later result in a man asking 'What's wrong?' - for the woman's response refer to #3.

I used one of these already this morning lol
Run them by your significant other and see if they find them helpful.
*edited a little