All About Katie

I’ve been waiting for the news of our pink slip for 4 days now. I know 4 days doesn’t seem like much, but when you’re waiting for something you really want, it’s a long time! I just learned tonight what has been holding up the pink slip. Apparently the 2nd DNA test just came back this Tuesday instead of last week. The good news is that we “should” get our pink slip NEXT Monday. So, guess what? More waiting! I knew going in that there would be waiting involved in adoption; I had no idea how much waiting! So we “hopefully” wait to hear on Monday.

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Yesterday was a wild day. I was wild with excitement hoping that Vicki would call and say the Embassy had issued our pink slip and we’d be on our way to pick up Katie. The phone rang off the hook, but it was never Vicki. I admit that I was disappointed. But through this whole dilema, something else remains: hope. Some might say that I see the glass as half full, that I’m an optimistic person. But I know where my hope comes from. It is from the Holy Spirit that fills me! I can’t say that I have been patient all the time during these last 21 months, but I can say that I’ve had the “peace that passes all understanding” and that only comes from God. I know He is in control. I believe he is Sovereign and knows just the right day Katie is supposed to come home. He’s known it all along! I can’t say that I’ve always obeyed when He’s told me, “wait” but some of the time I have; I can feel His power within me. That’s what’s gotten me through. Some days I have to go to prayer and just really give my heart and my hurt to Him. He never lets me down. I always feel better after talking with my God. “But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” Isaiah 40:31

So today I’m  still running to the computer check my email at least every hour. My heart skips a beat every time the phone rings, because God gives me HOPE!  “Give rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him.” Psalm 62:5

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I got an email today that has my heart beating a little faster! It says our daughter’s paperwork is moving along and that DNA was done today…maybe a pink slip on October 15…which means travel the following week!!! I am so ready for this part of the journey to be over and be on our way to get Katie home!

Please keep praying this paperwork through!

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Yesterday my friend Laura came over and we painted PINK!! I’ve waited for a lot of years to paint a room pink!! There were many years that I thought I never would! But here it is: a pink room waiting for a little girl from Guatemala to come and live in it!! God is SO GOOD!!

Now I am waiting for the next elusive pink thing: the “pink slip”. That’s what the US Embassy gives you to give the “ok, you can come and pick up your adopted child!” PRAYING FOR PINK!!

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Katie turned 1 yesterday! She is growing up so fast. It is so hard not having her home yet, especially for this big day. But the nannies at Eagle’s Nest (the children’s home) surprised us and dressed her all up and sent us pictures! She looks SO beautiful and SO big! I think she’s standing all by herself! Hopefully only a couple more weeks and we’ll get the phone call that we can go to pick her up. Can’t wait!!

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Sorry it took so long to get some recent photos up, but here they are. Check the Katie Photos link at the top of the page.

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I am exhausted from setting up garage sale number 5, but it was worth it. Thanks again to all the donors and praise God for how he miraculously brings “buyers” for all this merchandise in my garage, and on the driveway, so much that it spilled out of the garage. And thanks to God for 3 beautiful days in which to be outside for the sale. A huge thanks to Sherrie G, my angel who appeared all week to help me set up. Without her I’m not sure I would have been able to keep going. Thanks to my neighbor, Diane, Mark and his truck, Mary and her clothing racks, Jami’s generous donation, and so many others for donations and being part of my garage sale team!! Another $1000 makes the garage sale grand total (5 sales in 2 years) $5500 in money for adoption expenses!! Praise God!!

God bless you all for cleaning out and helping out!!

Deb

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I got the best phone call yesterday afternoon while I was standing on my driveway during the 5th “adoption” garage sale. It was Vicki telling me she had some news that she was hoping would make my day! She was right! Katelyn’s adoption case is officially out of PGN in exactly 8 weeks. It is just the news we’ve been waiting for!

There is, of course, more paperwork to be done, but we hope to get to go pick her up in one month. They need to get a new birth certificate, re-do DNA for Katie, get the passport, etc. We won’t know our exact travel dates until about one week before we go. Pray that these next steps go smoothly and that there are no other hold-ups!

Walking on a cloud,

Deb

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Follow the links to a couple more pictures of Katie and Deb:

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Here!

and Here

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Deb is in Guatemala! She got an opportunity to go with a missions team who was going to work at Eagle’s Nest. I got word from her yesterday that they all arrived safely. She will get to spend one whole week with Katie! Since the adoption process is taking longer than we thought, we decided that Deb should go to spend some time with her. The missions team has a website along with pictures which can be found here. A direct link of Deb and Katie can be found here.

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