tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8348808962843834032024-03-12T20:49:03.510-07:00This Poetic PresentCindy Footehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952576070081989596noreply@blogger.comBlogger144125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834880896284383403.post-44248487455730441262013-07-14T19:34:00.000-07:002013-07-14T19:45:37.460-07:00A Grief to RememberAs I tucked my girls into bed, Sunny began asking when one of her friends is coming home. I had not mentioned to her yet that I spoke with that girl's mom-to-be and found out this girl would not be coming home. I shared the bad news with Sunny. For a second she smiled in disbelief. "No, Sunny, I'm serious. She's not coming home." Then came the sobs. A little squeaky vocal cry, holding back the screams she felt inside...the disappointment. Her hands threw her night cap up and down like a whip. She fell onto the bed in a crunched heap. I picked her up and put her on my lap. She didn't fight me...but she didn't really want me either.<br />
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Libby started flipping out. When people cry out loud it scares her. I'm not sure why. She started crying hard saying she was going to have nightmares...something she really does struggle with. Then Gracie starts to cry. She feels everyone's pain and she carries immense compassion in her. No one knew what to do. At the sound of her sisters' cries, Sunny stopped and just like that her heart was closed back up. No more grief on display.<br />
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After settling the other two down I came back to Sunny. I listened to her, hugged her, told her "I'm sorry." I explained the situation....why an almost-19 year old can't come into our country by way of adoption. She's aging out....plain and simple......and so sad. I encouraged her that this girl would be taken care of and that maybe other little girls would receive love and hugs from her who would not have someone to care for them if this girl wasn't there. There are many more like Sunny, after all...lonely, in need of care.<br />
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We prayed together and slowly I felt Gracie crawling into Sunny's bed...laying her hands on Sunny, stroking her cheek. Libby watched from her top bunk, sadness and concern in her eyes too. We finished praying and Gracie kissed Sunny's cheek.<br />
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I assured Sunny we could talk more about it in the morning...or I could just hold her...whatever she needs. As clear as day, I could see Sunny's thoughts....If this person was not coming to the US, she had lost her first "mom"/caregiver. The first person who ever really saw her, paid her attention. And now, she would have to be okay with just me. It was a sinking feeling to her. I could see it. As much as I want this girl to be able to come home, I could see that this breaking of hopes for Sunny was possibly the turning point in our relationship. There was no one else to wait on. I would have to be enough for her.<br />
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How complex these moments can be with adopted children. Libby, not being able to express her emotions appropriately. Her fears of another's outward emotions...where does that come from? And Gracie...how, at four can she be so full of compassion? And Sunny, she must grieve...but how much more deeply does her grief run - that I may never know... And then there's me....hurting for this girl and for Sunny...but somehow hopeful that Sunny's heart could now turn toward mine.....slowly.<br />
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As I walked out the door Gracie gently called me back to her. She whispered, "Thank you for Sunny". How beautiful that in a moment of grief, the wholeness...the goodness of family is realized. Grieving is miserable...but grieving with loved ones, with family....beats grieving alone any day. And grieving for someone - out of purest compassion...well, for my four year old, it was seen as a gift to be grateful for.<br />
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To this girl...no, woman stuck in Haiti - we have prayed long for you...every day. It is hard to understand God's plans sometimes. It is hard not to be disappointed. But, the Spirit runs deep in you and you may just be closer to him in the darkness of Haiti than in the comforts of the US. May you hear the Lord clearly...run to him quickly. This life....even in Haiti....especially in Haiti...is not meant to be wasted so let the Spirit fill up your lungs and make you run after the Son! May He be thick on you like the humid air you breathe...but refreshing you, filling you up with new vision and joy. All for eternity, my dear friend. And thank you, by the way....for holding Sunny when I couldn't. For disciplining her and praying with her. For sleeping with her when she was too scared to sleep alone. For giving her someone to wake up to....to look forward to seeing at day's end. Looks like I will one day bring Sunny back to her homeland just to see you. So keep going and be well. Lift up your eyes to your Maker and follow His way. A special little girl will be eager to see you in the years to come.<br />
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<br />Cindy Footehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952576070081989596noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834880896284383403.post-10963493272695475992013-03-24T20:00:00.000-07:002013-03-24T20:22:34.048-07:00Not Broken AnymoreLibby was adopted at 10 months of age from China. She was our first baby. The bonding was easy. We were attached to her in seconds. She was attached to us within days. But attachment can be rooted in some troublesome soil for the adopted child. Of course, most of the attachment is rooted in the basic need/desire to be loved. But sometimes, attachment is rooted in something even more tenacious than the instinctual need to be loved....the fear of rejection. This is Libby's story, only its just recently become so clear.<br />
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As I mentioned in my previous post, Sunny's arrival home brought out a commander/guard-type side to Libby's personality. She was stiff with Sunny. She felt that her life was ruined. She was angry and her tone and body language proved it. I knew to expect a dose of this from her as her "birth" order was being disrupted, but I could never have imagined how fierce Libby's response would be. Only recently was I able to clearly see what was going on in her heart. I had an idea, of course, but I never wanted to put words in her mouth or assume I could understand all the complexities of the situation within her mind/heart. All I knew to do was pray. That, I did.<br />
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Libby has always struggled with Billy showing me affection. When she was 3 and 4 years of age she would have wild meltdowns if Billy hugged or kissed me. But over time, this seemed to dwindle a bit. She'd laugh it off, though she was still clearly unhappy with it. Fast forward to about a month ago. Libby was in our room and Billy mentioned something about kissing me. Libby leaped onto the bed and started pounding Billy with her fists. She was sent upstairs to calm down. After a while I went to check on her. She began crying, saying, "I need to tell you something, but I don't want to." Naturally, I became concerned but tried to keep calm. I convinced her she could share anything. She asked me to come in the closet with her to talk about it. Sitting in the playroom closet she shared with me that she has never been comfortable seeing anyone give affection. She began to cry the deepest cry, a cry that could only come from a place where there are no words. I asked her, "What do you think about when you see people give hugs and kisses?" She began sobbing saying, "I don't know. I don't know." And right then, for the first time I knew it was time to give her the words.<br />
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I shared with her that her first 10 months in China were very lonely ones. I said, "You can't picture it or remember it, but your mind, body and soul know it well. You were not held very much. You just laid in a crib with no touch, no warmth, no eye contact. It must have felt very lonely." Her eyes were staring into mine with absolute agreement. I went on, "I think this is why you have a hard time seeing others give affection. You have a hard time receiving it and giving it, so it hurts your heart when others can give hugs and kisses so easily." She completely understood. I continued, "You're being uncomfortable with affection is not a secret. Satan has made you think that no one knows how you feel, but the truth is, Mommy and Daddy have always seen that it is hard for you. For example, when I kiss Gracie she puckers up her lips for a kiss, but you stiffen up and turn your head for a kiss on the cheek. Now, I know you love me so this has never hurt my heart, but I've always known that receiving my love was hard for you. But now that you know why you have this hurt inside, let me tell you some good news. You couldn't have known it when you were a baby, but Jesus was with you during those first 10 months. He calls himself the Father to the fatherless. He was right there watching over you. Also, he assigned a guardian angel to you. So you had two people with you during that lonely time and they were making sure we found our way to you. You were never really alone. But Satan tried to make you think you were." She was tracking with me and her crying had calmed. I prayed over her. I reminded her that I will keep praying that this good news brings her the healing she has always wanted. Then I let her have some time to herself as I must get dinner started.<br />
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About twenty minutes later Libby came down the stairs holding a drawing. She proudly showed me her work. It was a picture of a heart with Billy and me holding hands inside the heart. Below the heart at the bottom of the page Libby wrote, "Not broken anymore". This profound response brought me to tears.<br />
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That night as I made my rounds of goodnights, I went to kiss Libby on her cheek. She said, "No, mom. Right here." And she puckered up those sweet lips for her goodnight kiss.<br />
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In following days, the Lord continued to give Libby words for what she has been feeling deep down. One day she shared with me, "When I make mistakes I hear in my head, 'I'm stupid, I'm dumb!'" Her need to be perfect, also rooted in the ugly soil of fear of rejection, was finally being fought against by way of confession. The lies were coming to light. I was able to share with her the beauty of our weaknesses; how our weakest places are where God gets to show off His strength. I shared of the beauty of God's grace and how Jesus sees her as perfect because when she received him as her Savior her sins and imperfections were thrown as far away as the east is from the west.<br />
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A few days later, she mentioned that when she does something wrong she thinks in her mind, "I don't belong here." [Side note: May I just kick Satan in the ass, now? REALLY!] Oh the joy of explaining the power of adoption - how its stronger than blood. She is chosen. Not once. THREE TIMES. Her biological mother CHOSE to give her life against all ridicule, self-sacrifice, and shame. We chose her from a world away. And Jesus has chosen her - FOREVER to be His! How many people get to say that? I reassured her of our unfailing love for her; that she was our first baby and our hearts are for her all our days.<br />
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And somewhere in that same time frame I realized, all the anger Libby had towards Sunny was not because Sunny was older. It was because on that first night home with Sunny, Sunny grabbed Gracie's hand and immediately connected with her and Libby feared she was being rejected by Sunny AND Gracie. Her world really was turned upside down that night. That dear, poor, child. Oh how I hate the lies of the enemy!!! BUT! BUT!! BUT!!!!<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">GOD REDEEMS!!!!!!!!!!!</span><br />
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He never forsakes his beloved. He never stops pursuing. He never stops making His love known. And He NEVER NEVER stops restoring the broken. And He had a perfect plan for my Liberty Song......FREEDOM! Freedom from ever believing the lies of rejection and fear again.<br />
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Sing a song of freedom<br />
Shout out, "I belong!"<br />
Sing loud through the darkness<br />
Til light and healing come<br />
Sing my freedom child<br />
Until there's no more fright<br />
For love has won your battle<br />
You can let go the fight.<br />
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Sunny's arrival felt like the end for Libby. But God was just getting started. With Sunny's arrival came new freedom. It took pressing Libby on all sides for the words of pain to pour into the light. Six and a half years after been placed in our arms forever, we finally see her attachment rooting itself completely in the pure desire to be loved. Fear began losing its grip as Libby penned, "Not broken anymore." Hallelujah!<br />
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Since those first months, I've seen Libby, my all-tom-boy-hot-wheels-playing-girl, intentionally learn how to braid Barbie doll hair so she can play with her sisters in a way they like to play. I've seen her defend Sunny when I was being too hard on her. I've seen her sing lullabies to Sunny when Sunny was crying over being disciplined. I've seen Libby giggle a thousand giggles in one afternoon at play with Sunny. I've seen them become close friends. Teammates. Both of them considerate of Gracie as well. Today I found all three of my girls cleaning my entire kitchen together. Libby said, "We have one rule mom: Never give up and always stick together." Later in the evening, the three of them ate dinner together. Sitting around the table they made up "once upon a time" stories and laughed so hard I thought they might cry. It was my heaven hint for today. Eternity's reminder: Because of these adoptions my girls will know Jesus and all three of them will sit at the table of Jesus, sharing "once upon a time" stories and they will be laughing. Three little ladies from three different countries with no ill-will between them. Just love and Jesus. Yes, God Redeems!<br />
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<br />Cindy Footehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952576070081989596noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834880896284383403.post-59284115516508874762013-03-10T20:08:00.003-07:002013-03-10T21:05:20.502-07:00Breaking the Silence<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Note: Before you begin reading, know that this post is a short recap of our first months with Sunny home. It does not begin to tell of all the little details of our first months together. It doesn't cover the happy or exciting moments of those months. The reason is, what I'm about to explain was present in our hearts even in those happy, exciting moments. What I express in this post is a confession of just how complex and how hard the transition has been. I will certainly move on to the details of the good days and wonderful growing experiences we've all had since Sunny's arrival, but I feel strongly the following is how I must begin journaling our experience. Please extend your grace to me in the midst of this honest account. Thank you. Lastly, Libby is a very private person. I struggled with whether to include her story in this post. I don't know how she will feel about my sharing this when she is older. But I know so many families adopting older children that never have adoption communities around them to know they are not alone. I feel this story will give those families hope as they see the redemption and restoration displayed in this post and those to follow. So here goes...</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">I've been silent. Sunny's been home nearly 5 months and I've shared nothing. When asked whether I would blog about our first weeks as a complete family I sincerely responded, "Love keeps no record of wrongs and our first weeks would just be a long record of wrongs, so no." And that is true. But most of the wrongs were my own and those wrongs are best made right by <b>confession</b>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's the thing about having adopted an older child... out of birth order... from another country...with no education...and no English - it put my own depravity on display in rather repugnant ways. And the whole family knew it. Who stunk? Mommy.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Over the almost-three years of this adoption journey I visited Sunny in Haiti a total of 7 times. I felt all the love for her that I felt for my two daughters at home. <b>I never once thought my feelings would betray me upon her arrival home.</b> I knew all along she would be older than Libby and would challenge the birth order in our family, but I never considered how that would impact me. I figured Sunny would struggle with food issues, that she would need a grace-curve in learning how to follow instructions or in learning to be part of a family. I knew it wouldn't be easy, BUT <b>I never thought <i><u>I</u> </i>would be the problem.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">On Oct 17, Sunny ran all aglow from the plane into the sea-sized welcoming party. She leapt into her daddy's arms. Hugged her sisters. <b>And then it happened.</b> While everyone celebrated and hugged and cheered... in slow motion I could see out of the corner of my eye - Sunny and Gracie immediately connected, held hands and Libby saw it. <b>All the fear of rejection came on like a bang in Libby's heart and the war was on.</b> The one thing I had been secretly concerned about was happening. The difficulty of now having three children, magnified by changing of birth order and helped along by similarities in skin color (or the lack of them) was blowing up my family from second one. It wasn't anyone's fault. But there it was, <b>a war inside each of our hearts</b></span><span style="color: #222222;"><b> after an exhausting three years of battles just to get Sunny here. </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;">In the weeks that followed I had to watch every move/exchange between Libby and Sunny. Libby seemed so angry, so threatened. She walked around like a military commander - barking out orders, guarding everything she owned, blocking Sunny from anything Libby deemed off-limits to her. It was the most painful thing to watch. I ached for Libby. If it had not been for God's clear confirmations that we were to adopt Sunny I would have easily thought we made a big mistake. Even knowing we heard the Lord right - I wondered if this was a game changer in an ugly way for the rest of our years as a family. I ached for Sunny who had to be wondering what was up with Libby. Sunny had done nothing to make Libby feel threatened. She was docile, frightened, over-stimulated, confused, very quiet. Sunny was paralyzed with fear of our dog for the first few weeks. At night her eyes darted back and forth with fear of sleeping alone in her bed. And yet, I couldn't bring myself to put her in bed with me because I felt that would break Libby into a million pieces. <b>Both girls were in the most vulnerable season of their lives and to help one felt like I was abandoning the other.</b> And of course, it was easier to worry less over the child I was not yet bonded to. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;">I had a complex stack of emotions towards Sunny. She kept asking about Haiti - when could she go back, when could she talk to Stephania (a beautiful teenager in the orphanage who cared for Sunny). I was jealous of Stephania - that's ridiculous, I know. But Sunny longed for her and just tolerated me. Sunny did want my attention and wanted me to hold her, but only because she couldn't have Stephania. I was second best...or maybe 3rd or 4th...I might as well just be another nanny. But as much as I wanted her to look at me with eyes of unhindered adoration, I also felt guarded towards her for fear that any affection given her would stir up more conflict in Libby. Then there were silly things that just got under my skin. Sunny would examine everything I cooked in the kitchen and give me her approval or disdain for it. She made her decision to like or dislike the food by either smelling it or licking it. She would not put new foods in her mouth unless she liked the smell or the texture. It irritated me that she could go from practically starving to picky in a matter of days. She also laughed when she should be concerned about getting in trouble. I know now it was a nervous laugh but at the time I thought she was just laughing at me when I was trying to teach or discipline. The language barrier was certainly not making the process any easier.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;">Over time, the extreme commander-guard role Libby was playing diminished, but the fears and wounds were still there. They came up from time to time in screams of hatred, tears of deep fear. Libby and I had many deep conversations. It was difficult in an awful and beautiful way. It was obedience for both Libby and me - at that point - to just be kind to Sunny and accept her presence in our home.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;">That sounds awful, doesn't it? But the fact is this: <b>IT IS MUCH EASIER TO LOVE PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF YOUR HOME. ONCE THEY LIVE WITH YOU IT GETS TOUGH!</b> BUT - BUT!!! Maybe taking people into our home and fully wrapping our lives around them is what Jesus was talking about when he told us to LOVE!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;">Libby and I talked about how when Jesus says to "love your neighbor as yourself" or "love the least of these" he was talking about exactly what we were called to do with Sunny - to love her as ourselves. The depth of such Scriptures comes to life when you realize how hard this command is to carry out. Oh, it was easy to love from a distance. To send love to her by cards, to go be in her environment for a few days at a time. <b>But to bring the lost and least into your home forever - well, that is an act of obedience that costs something more than a plane ticket.</b> </span><span style="color: #222222;">There are a host of reasons why I felt the way I did towards Sunny in those first months. Its complex. We lost something in the gaining of Sunny. We lost a familiar routine. We lost the amount of time we had with each child. We lost the ease of life we had found over the years together. I lost joy. I was completely, entirely overwhelmed...depleted. I was keenly aware of all my heart issues toward Sunny but could not see a way out for over three months. That's a long time to carry such complex </span><span style="color: #222222;">burdens. But bottom line - it was sin. <b>It was my selfishness come to the surface - a stinky pile of rubbish far worse than the trash heaps on the side of the roads in Port au Prince, Haiti.</b> </span><span style="color: #222222;">Sunny didn't ask to live here. She didn't decide one day to pop by and ask to live with us. We brought her here. And yet, here I was - mad at her that my family wasn't what it used to be. This attitude had to stop for me and for Libby. We decided we would each help one another on our hard days. And that's what we did.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;">As time went by I would find myself raising my voice at Sunny over one issue or another. Sunny was struggling with lying, laziness and whole host of stimulation issues that comes from being an orphan for nearly 9 years. And sometimes those issues got the best of me. But I would hear Libby speak up and remind me to stay calm, remind me that we were helping each other to show love to Sunny. On other days I held Libby as she shared with me in private her frustrations and we prayed together and hugged and kept pressing on. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;">For Gracie, everything was a-ok. She had a new big sister who looked like her and liked to play with the same toys. And truly, though Sunny is 9 she plays on a 4 year old level. So they were a perfect match. For Billy, there were struggles with patience and bonding, but 1. he got to leave for work every day and got a break and 2. <b>Sunny never doubted that her daddy hung the moon.</b> She adored him from the start.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;">Sunny's emotions (or lack of them, I should say) are not healthy. But everyone who sees her playing and giggling and remaining even keel just thinks - "oh, she is adjusting so well!" But the truth was and still is - she is so out of touch with the reality of her life-story that she can't even come close to comprehending or expressing the things she has lost in her moving here. The only emotion she knows how to express is excitement - and she's WAY out of control when she's excited. When she should be angry she does nothing. She just sits there and stares into space. When she should be sad she roughly wipes her tears and straightens up her posture or disappears for awhile. All these things piled up on top of the previous bonding issues mentioned. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;">Of course, in each day there were happy moments. That's when the camera came out in hopes of catching a moment before it passed to remember -yes, there is good in this. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;"><b>Perhaps the most valuable jewel collected along this transition was the reminder that the kind of intense praying I did for Sunny's arrival were still needed - but for our hearts to arrive at a place of connection with Sunny's.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;">The new year, I thought, would be a chance to start over, try harder, enjoy Sunny - finally. But we all got the flu and I also had a chest injury from a gym class and the year was off to a discouraging start. Finally, toward the end of February I felt the dark clouds start to clear away. I can't tell you what happened, specifically. Maybe we all just needed time, but I'm sure prayers were being answered. My heart was leaving anger and grief behind and I was feeling less exhaustion. I was finding a new rhythm - our new normal. I found myself staying more calm with Sunny, giving her more eye contact. And she was always - even in the beginning - very gracious to receive my love, even on the tough days. <b>Honestly, the survival skills she learned in her first 9 years prepared her WAY more for this transition than my ease of life prepared me for her arrival.</b> And Libby...well...that's my next post. God has done amazing things in her...A-MAZ-ING!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;">But before I close I need to say this....<b>Sunny is worth every dark day, every discouraging voice, every selfishness exposed. There was never a doubt that she was our Sunny-girl. And what God is doing in our family through Sunny's adoption - though extremely difficult at times - is worth everything we lost in the process. And what we lost is NOTHING compared to what Sunny lost in her first 9 years of life.</b> With eternity set in our hearts, we find that our future in heaven justifies all the pain that adoption involves from beginning to end. And for now, we are gaining healthy perspective and learning to love by way of obedience rather than by way of feelings. And in so doing, the feelings of love have arrived. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;">The silence of our hearts is broken. Love in its fullest has dawned.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our first morning in the US. This was at a hotel in the Miami airport. We were about to be on our way home, finally! Her demeanor was confusing. She was clearly excited but also terrified. She was very challenging. I thought that out of fear of all the changes she would cling to me, but instead she would walk away and disobey things she clearly knew I asked her not to do. I even lost her in the Miami airport. In hindsight I realize she had NO IDEA the world was such a big place. She had no concept that she could get lost forever. She had no clue that I knew more than her.<b> She was a baby bird fresh out of the egg who thought she could fly.</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She was a mess on the plane. Everything was so new to her that her excitement (over-stimulation) was out of control. Everyone expressed their concern or pity for me along the way. I tried to stay cool, calm and collected but I was already realizing how hard life would be with her while she transitioned into the "new world". It was an overwhelming realization.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When we walked through the jetway we could see the crowd of people waiting to welcome Sunny home. Sunny got so excited she wanted to run! This was our first glimpse of the welcoming party once inside the Amarillo airport.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The moment of connection. Though this is when the pain of the transition occurred for Libby, it was very sweet to see these two girls finally meet. Gracie was the only family member who had not made a trip to meet Sunny.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grammy had come to help Billy with girls while I was away so she got to welcome Sunny home too! Sunny adored her.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunny's first night. She was terrified. She didn't realize she would sleep in her own bed alone. Of course, the other 2 girls were right beside her, but she had in her mind she would be sleeping with me like she did in Haiti. It was the saddest thing to see her so overwhelmed and scared.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The girls in their room on Sunny's first full day home. Her body has changed so much since this picture was taken. She has filled out and grown a couple of inches. And now I know how to care for her hair better too:)</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>Cindy Footehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952576070081989596noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834880896284383403.post-92224729909059883172013-02-28T16:54:00.002-08:002013-02-28T16:54:26.065-08:00Back to LifeI'm coming back to life. Promise. New blog posts soon.Cindy Footehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952576070081989596noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834880896284383403.post-8265824725745646972012-11-03T08:46:00.001-07:002012-11-03T08:48:48.967-07:00Eight Days in Haiti....in photos<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 6px; padding-right: 6px; padding-top: 6px; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dramamine = deep sleep on long drives - YES!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pastor, driver, father to 8, caretaker of 100 or so....I'll never know his kind of busy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">she's awake - visa appointment here we come!</td></tr>
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<b style="background-color: purple;"><i>October 9, 2012: Day 1:</i></b><br />
The shame felt by illiterate Haitians breaks my heart on every flight into and out of PAP. I help them fill out their customs forms as best I can as they assure me they "just can't see". I can't imagine not having the gift of being able to read. It must be a daily challenge for them.<br />
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Arrived in Haiti...Luggage did not:(<br />
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Saw Sunny's passport for the first time with my very own eyes! Hallelujah!<br />
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Ferocious dog on leash scares my Sunny girl making reunion not-so-joyful....momentarily.<br />
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Can you say exhausted! All the emotion and busy-ness of packing and preparing for Sunny's homecoming...all the travel...all the anxiety of holding relief down until absolutely certain = fatigue!<br />
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Spent afternoon picking up Sunny's medical papers for visa appointment<br />
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Dinner: rice, black bean juice for sauce and goat meat.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: purple;"><b><i>October 10, 2012: Day 2:</i></b></span><br />
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Left at 5:30AM to head into PAP for luggage pickup. Please Jesus let it be there!.... It was!<br />
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Luggage arrived. Lots of goodies to play with now...and eat:)<br />
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Slow dancing with Sunny on the patio to Cogburn's "Blueberry Hill" = sweet memory<br />
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Listening to Andrew Peterson with a breeze and a good book = much needed.<br />
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Today I taught Sunny how to play UNO. We worked on making animals out of modeling clay, sticker books, letter sounds, how to ask "what is this?" and "this is..."<br />
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Working on basic manners - trash goes in trash can and not on floor or out the window - is one of them:O<br />
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Wash and conditioned her hair. Drank coffee together.<br />
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Yes, the days are long in Haiti...yes, I'm still on day 2. Watched Madagascar, put on lotion, listened to letter #1, played with Barbies, shared snacks, talked about how to know when your tummy is full, listened to music on ipod....early to bed. early to rise....<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: purple;"><i><b>October 11, 2012: Day 3</b></i></span><br />
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Visa appointment success!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES! Thank you Jesus! Picking up visa tomorrow at 2pm<br />
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Watched a couple at embassy receive residential visas. They were so happy and proud to be moving to the US. Joy to watch!<br />
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More bonding by way of games, reading books, tickling, laughing, movies, videos of Libby and Gracie (I miss them so!)<br />
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Halfway through Molokai. Good book.<br />
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<b style="background-color: purple;"><i>October 12, 2012: Day 4</i></b><br />
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Breakfast: Banana soup and omelets for breakfast. Yes. Ma'am!<br />
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Taught several kids to play UNO. Sunny loves to pout when she loses.<br />
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Raced - seriously raced - through tough parts of PAP to get to embassy in time for visa pickup = adventure! What a strange mixture of extreme poverty, rural culture and modern influences.<br />
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Picked up visas. Finally - a tear of relief is allowed to fall!<br />
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Not sure what we did today - can't think of anything but - WE HAVE A VISA PEOPLE!<br />
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October 13, 2012: Day 5<br />
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Uh...I still have a lot of time left in this country. hmmmmmm.....<br />
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Honeymoon over. Sunny is testing me.<br />
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Worked on preparing papers for IBESR so we can obtain exit letter next week.<br />
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First shower in 2 days - ahhhhhhhhhhh......<br />
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Drove with pastor to mountain property near the ocean. After driving through Haiti for most of the day (6:30am-1:30pm)- I can't hold back the tears. The poverty is overwhelming.<br />
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<b><i style="background-color: purple;">October 14, 2012: Day 6:</i></b><br />
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Spent the day at HCRM so Sunny could say goodbye to her friends there. She took all her little gadgets and food I had given her and gave them away to her friends. I expected tears, some kind of emotional farewell....but not a tear in her eye as she said goodbye and no one even seemed to notice we were driving away. Broke. my. heart.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: purple;"><i><b>October 15, 2012: Day 7</b></i></span><br />
Early morning and long....long.....long....wait at IBESR. 6.5 hours of sitting in 1 chair - we received the exit letter....Did I mention we supplied 90% of what was in that file. I think all they did was sign a page, add a cover letter and hole punch it into the folder. Yes, that took 6.5 hours!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: purple;"><b><i>October 16, 2012: Day 8</i></b></span><br />
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We fly to Miami this afternoon!!!!!!!!!!<br />
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After a flight delay and waiting in immigrations office for THREE hours - Sunny becomes a U.S. citizen and we finally arrive in our hotel room with our first meal of the day at 11:30PM! Seriously! Promised a first-hot-bath to my Sunny girl so we are making it happen!<br />
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Never heard such giggles of joy and thrill over taking a hot bath. Wish I could have recorded it. I'll never forget that moment.<br />
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Scabies cream = i love you! Do your work on my Sunshine Girl!<br />
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Sweet dreams, baby girl. Tomorrow we fly home. What did you say? Yeah, I know - your Ready!<br />
Tapping my red ruby slippers now sweetheart. Jesus, hears it...1, 2, 3...........<br />
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<br />Cindy Footehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952576070081989596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834880896284383403.post-55339402016738740132012-10-10T05:05:00.000-07:002012-10-10T05:05:09.768-07:00Made it To HaitiMy family dropped me off at airport yesterday afternoon. Billy said as they drove away Libby was staring out the window wiping away silent tears. She was trying to be so strong and brave for is. Im so proud of her, Gracie and Billy for walking this tough adventure with me.<br />
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I made it to Haiti yesterday on 2 hours of sleep. Sunny was reserved when I first saw her and I felt overwhelmed. But today, after a little rest, I feel better and I know Sunny will open up more each day.I am mostly overwhelmed at the reality of trying to communicate with her...how impossible it feels right now. My friend, Elissa, explains it best...it's like having a Christmas gift you can't open. I realize this will get a little easier once she is settled at home. She did agree that she is a little scared. I can only imagine all that is going on in her mind. She is glowing with happiness, though- lots of uncontainable, big smiles.<br />
As we fell asleep last night she played with my hair. She slept right up next to me all night and I woke up with her holding my arm in her sleep. So sweet.<br />
My luggage still has not arrived. I would have much more to do with her if it got here. I am waiting at the airport now. Had to get up at 4:30am and be ready by 5:30am to take kids to school and get to airport before traffic starts piling up.<br />
Sunny is growing but still tiny. I think she may be a few inches shorter than Libby with a smaller build but bigger feet:)<br />
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That's all for now. Internet is not available where I'm staying so not sure when I'll have another chance to get online.<br />
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Oh- visa appointment is tomorrow. Please pray.<br />
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Blessings,<br />
Cindy<br />
Pardon typos-- typing with one finger on iPhone.Cindy Footehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952576070081989596noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834880896284383403.post-52108041958414595032012-10-03T19:42:00.003-07:002012-10-03T19:43:01.054-07:00I LEAVE IN FIVE DAYS!The latest:<br />
I LEAVE IN FIVE DAYS!!!!!!!!<br />
And... as excited as I am it is hard to make preparations to leave my family and not be emotional about being away from them for 9 days. I keep fixing my eyes on the end - a complete family, not separated by an ocean for 1 more day! Hallelujah, let it come!<br />
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Biggest prayer points:<br />
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American Airlines recently filed bankruptcy. Legally, their pilots are not formally strike. So, they are punching it to their company by not showing up to work or purposefully causing delays. If only those pilots knew Sunny's story...maybe theirs wouldn't seem so desperate...Anyway, I'm really praying for NO DELAYS - going or returning.<br />
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My family at home. For peace, NO anxiety. For joy and excitment, safety and FUN while I'm away.<br />
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For my bonding with Sunny while in Haiti and for my wisdom in all things Haiti and adoption.<br />
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Visa Appointment is Oct 11 in the morning. Please pray it goes smoothly.<br />
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After Visa appointment we will need to obtain the actual visa AND an exit letter from IBESR before we can fly home.<br />
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For those of you in Amarillo (or coming to Amarillo) who desire to see Sunny come home...Here's our flight info. However, please stay tuned as our return flight will be contingent upon receiving all documents in time and having no issues in immigration AND having no delays due to weather or AA pilot issues. I am most likely to keep my personal fb page updated, but hopefully I can keep blog updated as well.<br />
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<tr bgcolor="#B0C7E7"><td rowspan="2" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" width="93"><strong>Carrier</strong></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" width="50"><strong>Flight Number</strong></td><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong>Departing</strong></td><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong>Arriving</strong></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" width="95"><strong>Booking<br />Code</strong></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#D6E2F0"><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" width="100">City</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" width="90">Date & Time</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" width="100">City</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" width="90">Time</td></tr>
<tr><td align="center" rowspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="carrier" /><br />
<span class="il" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffcc; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #222222;">American</span> <span class="il" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffcc; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #222222;">Airlines</span></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">3242</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">AMARILLO</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">MON 08OCT<br />
6:05 PM</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">DALLAS FT WORTH</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">7:15 PM</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"> N </td></tr>
<tr><td bgcolor="#FFFFCC" colspan="6" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><div align="left">
OPERATED BY <span class="il" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffcc; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #222222;">AMERICAN</span> EAGLE</div>
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<tr bgcolor="#EEF2FB"><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: white; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"> Cynthia Foote</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: white; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">FF#: 9R58Y46</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: white; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Economy</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: white; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Seat 7B</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: white; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Food For Purchase</td></tr>
<tr><td align="center" rowspan="2" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="carrier" /><br />
<span class="il" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffcc; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #222222;">American</span> <span class="il" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffcc; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #222222;">Airlines</span></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">546</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">DALLAS FT WORTH</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">MON 08OCT<br />
8:45 PM</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">MIAMI INTERNTNL</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">12:20 AM</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"> N </td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#EEF2FB"><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: white; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"> Cynthia Foote</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: white; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">FF#: 9R58Y46</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: white; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Economy</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: white; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Seat 21F</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: white; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Food For Purchase</td></tr>
<tr><td align="center" rowspan="2" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="carrier" /><br />
<span class="il" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffcc; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #222222;">American</span> <span class="il" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffcc; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #222222;">Airlines</span></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">377</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">MIAMI INTERNTNL</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">TUE 09OCT<br />
6:15 AM</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">PORT AU PRINCE</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">8:15 AM</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"> N </td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#EEF2FB"><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: white; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"> Cynthia Foote</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: white; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">FF#: 9R58Y46</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: white; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Economy</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: white; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Seat 28F</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: white; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"></td></tr>
<tr><td align="center" rowspan="2" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="carrier" /><br />
<span class="il" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffcc; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #222222;">American</span> <span class="il" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffcc; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #222222;">Airlines</span></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">1608</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">PORT AU PRINCE</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">WED 17OCT<br />
9:20 AM</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">MIAMI INTERNTNL</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">11:25 AM</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"> G </td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#EEF2FB"><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: white; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"> Cynthia Foote</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: white; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">FF#: 9R58Y46</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: white; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Economy</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: white; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: white; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"></td></tr>
<tr><td align="center" rowspan="2" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="carrier" /><br />
<span class="il" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffcc; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #222222;">American</span> <span class="il" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffcc; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #222222;">Airlines</span></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">2307</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">MIAMI INTERNTNL</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">WED 17OCT<br />
1:35 PM</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">DALLAS FT WORTH</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">3:40 PM</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 124); font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"> G </td></tr>
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Praying we can party at the Amarillo airport at 5:35 on October 17th!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />
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Lord willing, OH YEAH!Cindy Footehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952576070081989596noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834880896284383403.post-89220185365230357732012-09-26T14:23:00.000-07:002012-09-26T14:28:11.914-07:00Just When I Let Go...This week has been different than the last 8. There was peace in our home. No more spiritual warfare. But I still wasn't expecting what I received today. I was told this week is the end of our government's fiscal year, keeping offices like the embassy very busy and distracted from normal work. So, this morning I just laid it all down, kind of enjoying the idea that I wouldn't expect an email regarding our visa appointment until next week.<br />
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At the same time, I had a powerful quiet time with Jesus. My reading today came from Isaiah chapters 48-50. Some of the verses that really spoke to me and led me into a powerful prayer time were:<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">"This is what the Lord says: 'At just the right time, I will respond to you. On the day of salvation I will help you. I will protect you and give you to the people as my covenant with them...I will say to the prisoners, 'Come out in freedom, and to those in darkness,'Come into the light.' ...They will</span></i><i> never hunger or thirst. The searing sun will not reach them anymore...Burst into song, O mountains! For the Lord has comforted his people and will have compassion in their suffering...Look around and see, for all your children will come back to you...I will give a signal to godless nations. They will carry your sons back to you in their arms; they will bring your daughters on their shoulders...For I will fight those who fight you, and I will save your children'...Therefore, I have set my face like a stone, determined to do his will. And I know that I will not be put to shame..."</i></span></blockquote>
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I prayed in a way I haven't prayed for Sunny in weeks. And I proceeded to enjoy breakfast with me two littles. I received a text and decided to check email real quick and there it was. Our I-604 process was finished and our visa appointment was scheduled for October 11.<br />
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I shared with the girls first. Libby was concerned about my leaving and they both had questions about how Sunny would feel upon arriving home. We talked through it all and from that point on there has been so much joy in our home!<br />
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I the rest of the day I worked out travel plans, childcare and started packing. YES!!! I am packing and I an not returning without Sunny. This is for real!<br />
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Sunny heads for her medical appointment in the morning. And I will begin serious packing and planning.<br />
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For now, here's how you can pray.<br />
1. guarding of Libby's and Gracie's hearts as they are sad to see mom leave on such a long trip (8 days).<br />
2. preparing of every family member's heart to receive Sunny and for Sunny to feel prepared for her new home.<br />
3. for safety in my travels - no delays, no lost luggage, nothing forgotten<br />
4. for favor with embassy on Oct. 11<br />
5. for speed and favor in receiving the actual Visa and the IBESR exit letter in time to head home Oct. 17<br />
6. for joy and bonding while I'm alone with Sunny in Haiti<br />
7. for blessings upon HCRM and its director: Jean Fritz Nicolas and his wife Missou<br />
8. for enjoyable travel with Sunny coming home<br />
9. for the first months of transition home - peace, wisdom, bonding and so on.<br />
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I fly out the evening of Monday, Oct. 8 and arrive in PAP on Tuesday, Oct. 9. Embassy appointment is Thursday, Oct. 11.<br />
Lord willing, I fly out of Haiti and land in Amarillo on Wednesday, Oct. 17! AND WE PARTY for about 30 minutes at the airport before the real work begins:)<br />
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Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />
Hallelujah!!!!!!!!<br />
All glory to Jesus on this Yom Kippur, Day of Atonement!<br />
Blessings,<br />
CindyCindy Footehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952576070081989596noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834880896284383403.post-18039650900489710482012-09-25T09:16:00.003-07:002012-09-25T09:19:43.822-07:00All At OnceWe have been waiting for Sunny's visa appointment to be issued for over two weeks. I never anticipated a delay at this point in the process. Loving friends and family ask me how I'm doing. I never know how I'll respond. Sometimes I easily express that its hard but we're doing just fine. Other times I burst in tears. But here's what is really going on inside my heart...too much to say in passing...<br />
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ALL AT ONCE<br />
All at once<br />
A caged lion roaring for release<br />
Calling for justice to rise from the horizon into the fullness of day<br />
An elephant on my chest, the full pressure, shortness of breath<br />
By the mercy of God, not crushed.<br />
The end of a long training<br />
Like a runner before the sound of the gun<br />
Like a boxer before the bell has rung<br />
Bouncing, shaking out the nerves<br />
Amping up for the energy required<br />
To complete the race.<br />
And fatigue before its really begun.<br />
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All at once<br />
Anticipation at its height<br />
Discouragement's intimidating stare from the corner<br />
Hope filling me up<br />
Wrestling with anxiety<br />
Winning and losing, winning and losing<br />
Breathe.<br />
Lifted eyes, from the problem to the solution,<br />
Jesus.<br />
Over and over again, call Him, "Jesus."<br />
Like trying to keep perfect posture, its difficult<br />
I naturally forget<br />
Worry whispers, but Spirit is louder.<br />
"Shut it down", he says.<br />
I wonder why it had to be like this,<br />
Why so long, why so hard<br />
I must imprison those thoughts, make them right<br />
Renew my mind...Help me trust.<br />
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All at once<br />
I hold my two at home.<br />
I comfort.<br />
I teach.<br />
I give.<br />
All. day.<br />
Its work: keeping my anxious thoughts at bay,<br />
To be present for the ones already here.<br />
Its so hard, they sense it.<br />
My anxiety becomes their problem.<br />
I cry from the punches of inadequacy and discouragement.<br />
I'm empty by sunset, bruised at heart.<br />
Refuel by the Word or cry myself to sleep,<br />
Or both.<br />
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All at once<br />
Its hunger to be Sunny's mother<br />
Now.<br />
And fright.<br />
And anger...anger at both governments<br />
How inefficient they are,<br />
How unaware or uncaring they seem to be for the orphan<br />
Where is liberty? Where is justice and freedom for the godly, the lonely?<br />
And its selfishness<br />
I'm completely focused on this one thing. Unaware of others.<br />
Praying less for the things that really matter. Praying for what I want now.<br />
Shortness of temper with my family.<br />
Why does it take so much effort to see the whole picture...<br />
Break my tunnel vision?<br />
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All at once<br />
Its mercy, new every morning like fresh baked bread<br />
It smells good and it satisfies<br />
And its grace, from God, from family, from friends<br />
For myself, toward others<br />
And its peace,<br />
Ever present even in the midst of all the expectancy<br />
And its companionship, with the One who resides in me<br />
Who speaks to me...or doesn't<br />
Sometimes He's quiet.<br />
Lately, I'm quiet. No more words.<br />
Either vacant of emotion or full of it. Little in between.<br />
Always surprising, even me.<br />
But He's here.<br />
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All at once<br />
Its humility, its turning things back<br />
Handing them over<br />
Realizing my dependency on promises<br />
And supernatural power.<br />
Curiosity, what is she thinking? How is she doing?<br />
What day will she be home?<br />
"Curiosity killed the cat," you say.<br />
Its not going to kill me, but it does keeps trying.<br />
Its love. Love never fails, never quits.<br />
I'm not quitting.<br />
<br />
All at once<br />
My family.<br />
Its wiping away their tears<br />
When all I want to do is cry.<br />
Taking on their pain, their concerns<br />
Because they've taken on mine.<br />
Its relieving them of the burden,<br />
The one I also keep laying down<br />
<br />
All at once<br />
Its imagining seeing her again,<br />
Sunny.<br />
Announcing to her she is coming home<br />
Picturing her face<br />
Measuring my relief,<br />
Gallon by gallon of joy.<br />
Realizing that moment is yet again deferred.<br />
<br />
But all at once<br />
it will be over<br />
And we'll start the new life walk<br />
Hand in hand.<br />
To wholeness<br />
Whole family, Holy parenting,<br />
To grow whole children<br />
Forever.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />Cindy Footehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952576070081989596noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834880896284383403.post-1981051357024651512012-09-16T20:14:00.000-07:002012-09-16T20:14:36.815-07:00Letter to Sunny, #3Lastly, I had this third letter recorded in Creole to give Sunny some idea of what to expect at home. I will let her listen to this towards the end of travel or maybe a day or so into being home.<br />
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Dear Sunny,</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I hope my letters by way of these recordings have helped
you. I want to share with you a few things about your new home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hope you love it!</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
We live in Amarillo, Texas. The weather is very different in
Amarillo than it is in Haiti. It will be colder in the fall and winter months
than you are used to. The land is very different too. There are no mountains in
Amarillo. But we do have big skies and wide open land. The sunsets are very
pretty here.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
At home, you will be sharing a room with Libby and Gracie
upstairs. Your first few nights may seem a little scary since you will be in a
new place, but your sisters will be in beds right next to yours and we have
what we call “monitors” in your room so that if you call out for me, I will
hear you in my room and I will come to you if you need anything.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Your new home will be very different than where you lived in
Haiti. It will seem quieter, but it will be busier. You will do school at home.
Mom will be your teacher. We call that “homeschool”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After you settle into your new home for a few days, the
first thing we will begin learning is English and reading. I can’t wait for you
to learn to speak and read English! It will take a lot of work and time, but I
know you can do it! And we will help you!</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
We keep a schedule at home. We usually wake around 7 in the
morning and get dressed and ready for the day and do our chores. We have
breakfast shortly after that and read the Bible and pray together. Then we head
to the school room and begin our studies for the day. Libby’s lessons will take
longer than yours to begin with because she is already in 1<sup>st</sup> grade.
But you will catch up soon!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Give
me some grace as I learn how to teach you. I will learn many things as I teach
you. It will be hard work for all of us, but very worth the effort! I’m very
excited to be your mom AND your teacher! I am so blessed!</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
We have 3 meals every day; breakfast, lunch and dinner. I
will also give you a healthy snack every two hours. We promise you will have
plenty to eat and you will not have to worry about not having enough food.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
We have a little dog. Her name is “Henna”. She might jump on
you because she will be excited to see you, but she is safe and does not bite.
You can pet her and she will be so happy you are here.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Dad goes to work during the day Monday through Thursday and
is home Friday through Sunday. We all go to church on Sunday mornings. I will
keep you in the service with me until you have enough English to go to a class
with students your age.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
We have a few house rules:</div>
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<br /></div>
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Remember, it is okay if you are frustrated, scared, or sad
as you make so many changes and learn so many new things. You have been through
many changes. Life is completely different for you now. You may be happy to
have your new family and still miss your old life in Haiti at the same time.
That is okay. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
If you need to cry, you can cry without anybody making fun
of you. We will all understand. If you need a hug from mom or dad – just say
“hug”. Whatever you need, find a way to tell us the best you can and we will do
our best to understand. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I can’t believe the time of having you home is finally here.
You are our daughter now! What a great thing Jesus has done for us all!</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I love you, Sunny.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>You will never know how much.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Love,</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Mom </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
And that sums up the translated/recorded letters to Sunny. Makes me cry just re-reading them. This is really happening. Pinch me!</div>
<!--EndFragment-->Cindy Footehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952576070081989596noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834880896284383403.post-91092703333599517812012-09-16T20:08:00.000-07:002012-09-16T20:08:35.532-07:00Letter to Sunny, #2The second letter recorded in Creole for Sunny is one I will give her the day before we travel. This was the hardest letter to write only because...well.....how do you tell a child what flying to another country on 3-4 different flights will be like? How do you explain security, luggage checks, walking through the scanner??? She is going to be overwhelmed. But hopefully, what is written here will help her....<br />
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Letter #2:</div>
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<br /></div>
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Dear Sunny,</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
It is almost time to leave the orphanage and Haiti and head
to your new home. Are you excited?! I know I am! I want to tell you some of the
things that will happen during your travel home so you will have some
understanding of all that is happening on our busy travel day.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
When we leave the orphanage and when we leave Pastor’s car
to walk into the airport, Mommy might cry. Do not worry. My tears are tears of
joy and relief. The journey to bring you home has been long and hard. I will be
so grateful to fly home with you at last!</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
We will have to show our passports and plane tickets several
times to security guards along the way. You must stay with mommy at all times.
I will put a name tag around your neck with your Haitian name and new last
name: Keemberlie Julien Foote. I will put my name and contact information on
the back. If you get lost at any time, find a woman who works at the airport
(they will be in uniform) or find a mom with children and show them your name
tag with my information on the back. They will find me for you.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
We will put our luggage through some machines along the way
and after standing in line for a while, we will leave most of our luggage with
an airport worker. They will make sure our luggage gets on our plane. We will
keep backpacks with us for the journey. We cannot take any water or liquids
through the security check points. Trust mommy when I say “no” or “not yet”. I
have many rules to follow for our travel day.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
When we are finished going through several lines we will sit
in seats, maybe eat a snack and wait to get on our first plane. Once we are on
the plane everything will be new to you. It may feel overwhelming at times.
Just hold my hand. I will help you and pray for you. You can hold my hand at any
time. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
We cannot use my telephone or iPad until the plane is high
in the air. We also can only use the toilet at certain times on the plane. Any
time I take you to “pee pee”, please try to do that because we may not have a
chance to do so again for a while.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
We have to wear seat belts on the plane and keep our luggage
under the seat in front of us as the plane takes off. Once we are high up we can
get things out of our bags to do together – color, listen to music and more.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
When we land in the United States you will be a US citizen!
We will have to go through several more lines and talk to more security
persons. This will take some time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We will also have to pick up our luggage again and then give them to
another airport worker.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
There will be at least 2 more flights before we arrive home.
It will be a long day or 2 of travel, but you can sleep on the plane so that’s
good! </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Once we fly into Amarillo, TX (your new home city!) you will
be done with planes and the best things will be right around the corner! </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Many, many people have prayed for you during the 2.5 years
we have been working to bring you home. Many of those people will be at the
airport to welcome you to your new home. Daddy and your sisters will be the
most important people there and they will be so happy to see both you and me!!</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
You may feel scared, overwhelmed or just plain tired when
you see all the people who have come to celebrate your arrival. This is normal
and understandable. Just hold my hand. I will help you. I can hold you if you want
me to. Everyone will clap and cheer when they see you and some will come up to
us to give us a hug. We might even take some pictures. This will go on only for
a little while. After we get our luggage we will walk to our car with daddy and
your sisters and we will be alone as a complete family for the first time!!! It
will be a very special day!</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I will write you more about what to expect at home in the
last letter. I know this is a lot of information, but I want you to feel
prepared so you can enjoy this special time as much as possible. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do not feel overwhelmed. I am here to
help you with everything. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
We have all longed for this time to come for so long. You
are coming home! Hallelujah! Praise Jesus!</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I love you so much. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Love, </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Mom</div>
<!--EndFragment-->Cindy Footehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952576070081989596noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834880896284383403.post-69327234664229368942012-09-16T20:01:00.000-07:002012-09-16T20:24:44.017-07:00Letter to Sunny, #1In preparation to bring Sunny home there are many swirling activities going on around our home. But the one I'm about to share with you is my all-time fav!<br />
<br />
When one is adopting an older child who does not speak one's language, who has lived a relatively sheltered life in an orphanage, who is shy around new people and who has never seen modern technology such as self-flushing toilets - it comes to mind that some things need to get said clearly before hopping on a plane to a new country.<br />
<br />
So, I began writing a few letters to Sunny to help her navigate her last days in Haiti, her first big travel day and her first moments/days at home. I had these letters translated by the awesome Shane Wendel. Since Sunny is illiterate even in Creole, we had Mandaly, a native Haitian friend of Shane's, record the letters so Sunny can listen to them over and over again as needed.<br />
<br />
I knew I was excited about having this done. But when the recording of these letters was emailed to me I could not hold back the tears. Hearing Mandaly's soft, compassionate voice deliver these priceless words in Creole for my sweet Sunny was an overwhelming experience.<br />
<br />
There are many families currently adopting older children from Haiti so I want to share my English version of these letters to give those adoptive families an idea of the things I decided to say to Sunny. I'm sure I forgot something and I'm sure the letters are not perfect. Its hard to know what to include and what not to say or how she will receive it all. But I did my best to prepare her for the things to come and to encourage her along the way.<br />
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Without further adieu, Letter #1. This letter will be given to Sunny a few days before we depart for home.<br />
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Dear Sunny,</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Greetings in the name of Jesus. This is a letter from mom. The
voice you hear is a friend of mom’s who speaks your language. She is simply
telling you what I wrote down in a letter to you. This is the first of 3
letters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The other two will be
given to you at later times.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You
can listen to these letters as many times as you want.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
The time for you to travel home is finally here! Your family
is very excited to have you home! There are a few things I want to share with
you before its time to leave Haiti. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
This week, before you leave the orphanage I want you to know
that you will not see your friends here for a long time. If there is something
you want to say to any of your friends please take time to do that this week. I
know that you are excited to come home, but I also know you will miss your
friends very much. It is okay if you cry. Be who you are. You are loving, kind
and thoughtful. Love your friends with hugs and sweet words while you have the
chance. Mommy knows this is hard.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I also want you to take some time to thank your nannies as
well as Pastor and Madame. Have someone write a letter for you if you do not
think you’ll see one of them before you leave. The nannies, Pastor and Madame have
cared for you for many years, so it is important to thank them and bless them.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I want you to know that it is okay to feel many different
emotions about coming home. You may be happy one minute and scared the next.
That is normal. Like I said, it is okay to cry, to laugh, to hold mom’s hand.
You can trust mommy. I’ll do my best to understand all the things you are
feeling.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Probably one of the hardest things to come in the next days
and weeks is the difference in our language. This will be hard for all of us,
but we will be patient and will give each other a lot of grace. Learning English
will take some hard work on your part and quite a bit of time. It will be hard
for you to share with me what you are feeling in these first days/weeks. Know
that mommy, your daddy and sisters are all trying their best to understand all
the changes happening in your life. Our family motto is: “Love one another and
work towards peace with one another”. Together we can do this!</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
For now, look around you and remember the things you see and
hear. Maybe one day, when you can speak English and read and write, you will be
able to tell me what you remember about this special time before leaving Haiti.
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I’m so happy to be here with you! I’ve missed you so much. I
love you. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Love, Mom</div>
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<br />Cindy Footehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952576070081989596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834880896284383403.post-71503814932881822522012-09-16T19:46:00.000-07:002012-09-16T19:46:33.827-07:00The Lo Down and the Right OneThe Lo-Down... 2 years and 9 months into this worth-it-all journey....<div>
<br /></div>
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Our dossier entered the embassy on July 25th, glorious day! On July 31, we received an email from the embassy saying they needed the archived death certificate of Sunny's biological mother and they were also requesting an interview with the biological aunt. Bum day.</div>
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On September 4, the death certificate was in the embassy's hands and finally they had all they needed to give us I600 approval. I expected approval within a day or 2.....How do I forget what country we are working with?!!</div>
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On September 11, the I600 approval came by way of email late in the afternoon! HALLELUJAH!!!!</div>
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There had been 2 other families with us at each step until the death certificate fiasco. Both of those families received a visa appointment email (giving them their visa appt. dates) 3 business days after they received I600 approval. So I had hoped to receive the visa appointment email on Friday, Sept 14. But, my tricky God (he laughs when I call him that, I'm sure) decided I needed to wait through another weekend. </div>
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So, here I sit on a Sunday night 2 years and 9 months into this crazy journey...praying for that visa appointment email to cyber-float its way into my life tomorrow.</div>
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God's timing (albiet tricky) is ever so perfect this Rash Hashanah night.</div>
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If Sunny had come home last fall she would have been in the throws of our big move to Amarillo. And to be honest, the move to Amarillo all the way through the adjustment months were hard enough on this momma without adjusting to an older adopted child.</div>
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And if Sunny had come home mid-summer as once hoped, there are several things that would not have happened (that I can't share publicly out of respect for others) that needed to happen.</div>
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And if Sunny had come home late summer - I would not have come to an eye-opening, parenting-changing revelation that has beautifully altered my life with precious Libby. And what God taught me in that revelation will certainly impact my parenting of Sunny. The changes I've seen in Libby in just one week's time have been AMAZING. Its just another - "ok, God - you were right" realization that Sunny will come home at the perfect time when the entire family is really, really, really ready to love her fully and train her up whole-y/holy. I mean - we've always been ready in our hearts/minds to receive her, love her and be her parents...But Jesus knew the deeper things that needed changing - like entire attitudes, philosophies and concepts. So he made us wait.</div>
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Now, I know there is more to learn. I know one can never be entirely ready for the unexpected, unknown strongholds that are inevitably attached to an older adopted child. But, I'm taking responsibility in a whole new way and that place of humility and gentleness are exactly where I need to be to parent Sunny into whole freedom.</div>
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Cindy Footehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952576070081989596noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834880896284383403.post-55389134610469459202012-07-15T21:26:00.001-07:002012-07-15T21:40:37.346-07:00He Painted the Sky For MeThroughout the summer of 2011 I was in a deep, deep, DEEP and constant place of prayer for our papers to exit an important office in Haiti. It was a VERY intense summer of waiting, praying and warring for our daughter there. One day I'll be able to share further details about what we were really warring against. You will understand better then. But that must wait for now. Just know it was seriously intense - more intense prayer than I have ever known before.<br />
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On July 10, 2011 - right in the middle of that intense time - we arrived at Glorieta, NM where we were leading worship for a youth camp that week. We were welcomed by the most beautiful double rainbow against deep blue skies. The pictures below do not do it justice as I took them on my iPhone.<br />
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I was immediately reminded of God's promises. My eyes teared up as I thought to myself, "That rainbow is just for me today." As we exited the car, Libby, who didn't know anything of what was going on in my mind/heart, grabbed my hand and said sweetly, "God sent that rainbow just for you today." She had no idea what I had been thinking. She just spoke what God has put on her heart and it was such confirmation. The promises of God kept me going that week, but still I ached for some movement of papers, anything. On our way home on July 16th. we were passing wide, flat fields of wind turbines and a dust storm was picking up. In the middle of that dust storm before one drop of rain fell, again the most amazing double rainbows painted the skies. It was if God was saying, "there is a storm about you but I am in the midst of it and my promises are still real."<br />
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Hopeful that the storm in the midst of our adoption journey would end soon, I spent the next few months expecting God's promises to be fulfilled any day. But they weren't, not right away at least. It wasn't until late September that we exited that office. And what's more... I had no idea then how much further we had to go. I had nooooooooo idea. I never dreamed we would be waiting for another year.</div>
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Fast forward to the beginning of this, the 3rd summer waiting for Sunny. We were waiting for her paperwork to exit yet another office. But this time, it was the last Haitian office aside from obtaining Sunny's passport from Immigration. As near as the end seemed, still we had no timeline. MOI typically takes 2-16 weeks to exit, so even in that final office we couldn't know how long our turn would take.<br />
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Psalm 10 - particularly the end of it - has been my psalm over this adoption for a long time. Verses 17-18 say, "You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry, defending the fatherless and the oppressed, so that mere earthly mortals will never again strike terror." ("The Message" version is really awesome too!) Often, in addition to my reading from "The One Year Bible" daily, I sometimes read the Psalm for the date of that day. So when I remembered that it was our 10th week in MOI and I recalled the double rainbows on July 10th exactly 1 year to date I decided to read Ps. 10 as well. It seemed like the perfect day for God to move us out of MOI. But July 10, 2012 passed and we didn't exit MOI.<br />
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And then came Friday, July 13...the exact middle between July 10 and 16. That morning I was exhausted from the waiting. I know that sounds silly to some, but when you wait every second of the day for the phone to ring with good news, by Friday you are exhausted and starting to ache over waiting through another weekend. (All you adoptive moms out there KNOW what I'm talking about!) Well, I had planned to sleep in that morning but at 5:57 AM I woke up. I literally said, "Jesus, if you are asking me to get up and have time with you, I want you to know I will spend time with you after I sleep in." Not the best response, I know, but that's what I said. About 1 minute later (and an hour too early) my girls both popped into my room to tell me they wet their sheets. "Ok, God. I'm up." Sheets were changed, girls were set before TV for cartoons and I went to my closet to meet with Jesus. The OT passage for the day was mostly a passage of Thanksgiving that David declared. After reading it through weighted eyes the first time I decided to read it again as thanksgiving from my own heart. After that I continued reading. And what was the Psalm for the day??? PSALM 10!!!! I prayed boldly, reminding God (as if He needs reminding) that He calls himself the defender of orphans, the Father to the fatherless.<br />
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Only a couple of hours later I received that priceless phone call and we had exited MOI that morning! Yes, my friends - on the 10th week in MOI, during the week of July 10th that God marked out one year prior, and on a day in which Ps. 10 was highlighted in my quiet time - God delivered on His promise! Do you know what the significance of the number 10 in Hebrew? The number 10 means:<br />
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To God be the glory! He is faithful! And what's really sweet is that He wanted me to start that day with Him. He was not going to have it any other way, but to have me saying thank you from the very start.<br />
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For the first time in 2.5 years we have a basic timeline. Sunny should be home no later than the end of September. Exiting MOI was the equivalent of receiving a referral for our previous two adoptions. It shed a light at the end of the tunnel. It was a day to rejoice and give thanks!!<br />
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Tuesday, July 17, Sunny is headed into PAP to sign for her passport. By the end of that week our papers should be in the US Embassy. We will be done with Haitian gov't and about 8 weeks later - we should have a visa for her to come home!!!!!!!!!!<br />
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Its so exciting to see now how God was marking this week for me one whole year ago, in my darkest most difficult part of this journey. He is so faithful to give encouragement, hope, and comfort when we need it. Those rainbows really were just for me. The God of the universe painted the skies just for me!<br />
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He moves heaven and earth for us, for orphans, - for YOU, friends! Believe it!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And Gracie's 3rd Gotcha Day (CAN YOU BELIEVE ITS BEEN 3 YEARS!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and sisterhood that only God can put together... on a side patio that's divine</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and the realization that our time on the road for the last 12 years has come to an end with our last camp together with our band....</td></tr>
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<br />Cindy Footehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952576070081989596noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834880896284383403.post-54426094462046990402012-06-27T11:27:00.002-07:002012-06-27T14:12:43.451-07:00A Holy Spirit ResponseYesterday Billy sent a letter out to some of the staff and members of our church to ask for prayer over our adoption. After life group this morning a dear lady embraced me tightly and all she said was, "let me take some of that off you" while she proceeded to shed tears on my behalf. That response allowed me to cry unapologetically and release all the feelings of isolation that the enemy had so cleverly planted in my heart. I didn't know that this woman's response is what I needed. All my friends have been encouraging, full of wisdom in their thoughts regarding our adoption and constantly reminding me that they are praying. Many times I have walked away encouraged and blessed. But I confess, I have often walked away thinking, "that's so easy for them to say" or "they really have no idea how hard this is". This is a pride issue the enemy presented to my heart (without saying ,"hey, be prideful")....to make me feel like I'm the only one who knows the depth of this struggle...which, of course, is a lie.<br />
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But there is another issue...a cultural issue. We live in a culture/generation that is uncomfortable with being silent, with saying less. In a "its my right to have free-speech" culture and in a constant-entertainment generation our focus is seldom "less of me, more of other people". We love things and self-felt words more than we love authentic, uncomfortable, undistracted, still, deep connection with the hearts of others. I'm talking to myself here too.<br />
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As I drove away from the church I was thinking of how much I appreciated (and needed) this woman's response. I also realized that I felt lighter. I think she really did bare up my burdens and lift them off me. The Lord reminded me of the Scripture "mourn with those who mourn, rejoice with those who rejoice" and it came to mind that the purpose of mourning or rejoicing with someone over a matter is because it is a way the body of Christ can protect the mourner's/rejoicer's heart from taking on such prideful thoughts that lead to isolation. The enemy's greatest tool is pride and isolation. The Father's tools are the Spirit and his hands and feet - the Body!<br />
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When you see someone hurting, I encourage you to simply embrace them...take on the heaviness they bare. Receive it as your own with a hug and tears. In this way you will be Jesus. You will be creating a barrier of protection around the hurting person's heart that says, "I get this. I'm taking it on with you. You are not alone. It brings me to tears too." Or if someone is rejoicing, celebrate with them. Let them know their victory is as important as any other. Embrace that person and laugh as one in awe of the goodness of God. Make it personal. Take it upon yourself.<br />
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Tears have become my prayer language. I'm so grateful the Spirit responded back to me with tears through this woman so that I know He sees my burden as his own. So that I know I'm not alone. What a comfort. And better, if the Spirit carries my burdens He is certainly going to render them powerless for good!Cindy Footehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952576070081989596noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834880896284383403.post-20762759747018624392012-06-26T21:52:00.000-07:002012-06-27T05:05:49.518-07:00When the day gets tough...It's a good thing I read from "Jesus Calling" this morning. It said,
"Stay calmly conscious of Me today, no matter what. Remember that I go before you as well as with you into the day. Nothing takes Me by surprise. I will not allow circumstances to overwhelm you, so long as you look to Me. I will help you cope with whatever the moment presents. Callaborating with Me brings blessings that far outweigh all your troubles. Awareness of My Presence contains joy that can ENDURE all eventualities."
I had no idea how much I would have to cling to these words today.
When you can't go to sleep at night even though you know you'll not want to get up in the morning...
When you have no words left to say in prayer...
When you can't cry when you want to and you cry when you don't want to...
You might be 2.5 years into trying to bring your growing-up-fast child home.
We may have hit a roadblock...again. Maybe it will delay us 2 days...maybe 4 months... I don't know. Prayers of those enduring this long road with us = greatly appreciated.Cindy Footehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952576070081989596noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834880896284383403.post-40946400408059956312012-06-25T19:42:00.001-07:002012-06-25T20:51:08.563-07:00God Was Good Before I Came AlongTwo years, 5 months into the process of bringing Sunny home I find myself in Amarillo, TX attending a Bible Study with several dozen beautiful, godly women. The focus of the study, relationships; how we can not truly be in loving relationships until we grasp how our Father loves us. After an introduction to the lesson we are encouraged to embrace the joy of the Lord as we worship. Everyone is expressing joy. Dancing, singing, smiles. I can't do it and I know I'm wrong for it. But I physically can't express it. I feel, on this day, like I'd be faking it to smile that way. I know God has been good to us and we have much to be thankful for, but I can't stop thinking about how sad I am that Sunny is not yet home. Its easy to say (and think you believe) that Jesus is the Father to the fatherless until its your daughter growing up without you in a third world country. How does Sunny see the love of God? Does she see/know his love?<br />
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A few weeks prior to this day we had received a translation of a letter that Sunny had a friend write for us. I had encouraged her to write a letter for me with her own thoughts...to be open with me and say what she wants to say. She can't read or write so she had her friend write it. It said,<br />
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"Greetings<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">, Mommy. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Today I am very happy to be writing you this letter. Before I get much further, let me greet you in Jesus' name. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Mommy, I want you to know I pray for you and Daddy and I pray for my sisters too. I cannot wait until I am with you all. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Mommy, I cannot wait to sing with you and my Dad plays guitar and I can play with my sisters. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">I always pray for the day/time that you will come and pick me up. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Mommy, why doesn’t my dad ever come and see me? I cry for dad a lot. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Sometimes when I am with my little friends we always (remember) you....</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">I can’t wait until we are living together.”</span></div>
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That letter changed things. For one, Billy is headed to Haiti on July 2-6 to see her. She has been given a message that he is coming and she is very excited! For me, her letter sent me into a deeper longing to see her come home....</div>
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Back to Bible Study. I am crying so hard I have to leave the room. I'm jealous that everyone has tapped into this joy so easily. I'm mad that I am so single-minded that I can't pull out of the trench of sadness to express the gratitude I know I have inside of me. I have to leave the room to get my composure. </div>
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I go back to worship and still can't really keep it together. I need to go. I pick up Gracie from childcare and she is mad at me for picking her up before she can have snack time. She cries and pitches a fit in the car as I calmly try to tell her I'm sorry...through my own tears. Jesus says, "This is what you are doing to me. Throwing a fit because you're not getting what you want when you want it...holding my love at a distance as you whine." Ouch. </div>
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We pick Libby up from art camp and head home to make lunch. As I'm making sandwiches I ask the girls to tell me how God has been good to them. I tell them Mommy needs to have a grateful, joyful heart and I need reminders. Libby answers first. "God's been good to me because he made me be born." Gracie answers second. "God's been so great to me, he fed me." Right then the Spirit speaks to my heart saying, "Both of your daughters just referred to the time when they were orphans as they spoke of my goodness. I gave Libby life...which is a big deal in China where the lives of baby girls are not often valued. I fed Gracie....which is a big deal in Ethiopia where many die of starvation. She almost died, you remember. These 2 girls didn't refer to their lives with you when asked about my goodness...not that their lives with you are not good. Even though they were only orphans for a short time until the ages of 10 months and 4.5 months...what they know best about my goodness comes from that time before you came along. Do you not think that Sunny will be able to say the same? She has had me as her only Father for 8.5 years. She will look back on these days and remember my goodness. Now be sure I am a Father to the fatherless and be grateful. Have joy. I am good to Sunny."</div>
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We are in the final Haitian office where the Ministry of Interior (MOI) and Immigrations shares a building. We have been there for 8 weeks. MOI is asking for 5 IDs (long story). The person in charge of obtaining these IDs has been trying for over a week. We need those IDs to move on to next step. This is the last correction needed before MOI can give Immigration permission to print Sunny's passport! Once we have that passport our papers go to the US Embassy and then we are in the final stages....which takes approximately 2 months (give or take a little). We are ever so close, but much prayer is needed. Pray for Billy's trip to Haiti. Pray for Sunny to receive him well with hugs as he dotes on her with dresses and food! And pray that his prayerful, worshipful presence there makes for a turnaround and our process begins to move quickly to its end. I dream of the day I will hold Sunny's hand as we enter our first plane to go home...a day in which I will have NO doubt in God's powerful goodness!</div>Cindy Footehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952576070081989596noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834880896284383403.post-41073713086036905522012-06-09T12:47:00.003-07:002012-06-09T12:47:35.245-07:00April Continues with a Visit from Grammy and PapaApril....part 2 ... homeschool, art, riding bikes, and a visit from Grammy and Papa!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grammy and Papa came to visit our new home in Amarillo for the first time! It was so good to have them here and show off our new home. About the only fascinating thing to do around here is hike the canyons so we drove out there one Friday morning. However, it was the weekend President Bush was biking with war heroes through the canyons so we didn't get to hike in far. </td></tr>
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December... Time for goodbyes and new hello's. On December 6 my friend, Elissa, and my other adoptive mom friends showered me both for Sunny's birthday and as a goodbye. We were set to pull out of San Antonio on Dec 16 for our move to Amarillo. It was a beautiful party stirred by mixed emotions. At the time, I thought Sunny would be home in 1-3 months. And there was much anticipation about our move and Billy's new opportunities. But saying goodbye to dear friends, a beautiful home and everything familiar was tough. Not to mention the exhaustion of packing with 2 little ones around.</div>
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The move was relatively smooth. We first moved into a rent house. The first week in Amarillo, Billy had to have surgery to remove a kidney stone on Christmas Eve in a city where we knew only a few...and those few were celebrating Christmas. Billy was in a lot of pain. And I found snowy Amarillo to be eerily quiet. However, the snow was a blessing as it eased the girls' transition incredibly!</div>
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The pictures below are many and out of order, but they sum up our first month in Amarillo except for Gracie's 3rd birthday which I will post next.</div>
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Billy and I participated in one of Trinity Fellowship's most important events of the year - Zion. The first four days of the year they have worship services to seek the Lord for the year ahead. Billy was introduced to the congregation and I had a chance to help lead worship. It was an exciting, exhausting, wonderful time.<br />
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It was the middle of January when I realized we had much further to go for Sunny's homecoming. It was a dark, tough day for me. In all, January is a blur to me. Unpacking, homeschooling, making new friends, adjusting to a new life style....what a month!Cindy Footehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952576070081989596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834880896284383403.post-20211940744600879462012-03-28T20:31:00.000-07:002012-03-28T20:31:32.089-07:00Surely.I can't remember the last time I posted any news regarding our Haiti adoption progress. Its hard to enter that place of vulnerability and write the honest truth. Not because I fear what the reader may think, but because its easier just to ignore the deepest beats of my heart than dive into that place and put words to it. Words are like rain on hard clay; smoothing, melting away the outer crust to reach the moldable putty within. But the molding, well, that process hurts. The pressure squeezes almost all the oxygen from my lungs. In that breathless, weighted down state, words don't come easy. The putty always tries to dry itself out, resisting its future shape.<br />
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But my Maker, the Great Potter, he is the Word. He is the Water. He refuses to let me dry out. He knows my future shape and purpose; every bend, every sway, every tilt, every color, every texture. The potter's table keeps spinning. His hands are covered with the stain of my flesh as he continues to mold. He pushes into my awkward bumps like a massage therapist kneading his elbow into deep, swollen tissue until my sinuses fill and pour out all the toxins. It makes me ache, but I know the ache is only for a season... A season I have yet to exit. You may be tired of reading that. I don't blame you. Its been two years and three months. That's a long time for you to walk this journey with us. Its a long time for Sunny, for my family, for me.<br />
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Sometimes I flip through old photos of Libby's and Gracie's first days/months home with us. I see how much their faces and bodies have changed and I grieve a wee bit that time flies so fast and their baby/toddler phases are long gone. But then I keep flipping through the pictures and I see how their bodies gradually grew taller, thinned out. I remember occasions that became the foundation of who they are and who they will be. And when I walk out of the room into the present, Libby and Gracie are right there, beautifully standing before me ready to engage in the next activity.<br />
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When I look back at Sunny's face in the first photos I received of her, I think about how much her face has changed as I realize how very few memories I have to fill the gaps between 2010 and 2012. There is no relief from the grief of all that's lost between us. And that's not even considering the first six years of her life for which I have a total of three pictures. Her first six years - and there are three precious, priceless pictures to show for it. I am grateful for those three pictures. But I would give them away if I could just have her future days starting right now. As much as what has been missed in the past causes grief, it cannot compare to the weight of wondering how many more days will be missed with her.<br />
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The only relief is the Water of the Word; the promise that Jesus will redeem the time. The promise that Jesus has saved all her tears in a bottle, stored all her prayers and praises in a beautiful heavenly bowl, has recorded her days, has numbered every hair on her head, has been near to her all her days, formed her in her mother's womb, knows when she rises up and when she sits down, is intimately acquainted with all her ways, has a future and hope for her, plans to restore her, already in motion to redeem her, obviously delights in her. What dehydrating despair would overcome me if I did not know these promises to be true!<br />
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So we wait, we ache, we grieve with hope.<br />
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There are two more Haitian offices to move through. Archives and MOI. We have been in Archives for almost 4 weeks. We thought it would only be one or two, but dying to expectations has become the norm. MOI is unpredictable. Some have exited in two weeks. Some are still in that office months later. After MOI, passports are printed, dossier is translated and handed over to embassy. Embassy then performs its own investigation and medical for Sunny. Once that is done, we will receive an email for Visa appointment. After Visa Appointment, Sunny comes home.<br />
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Her homecoming dress is a sundress with a tutu. Surely she will be home this summer, Lord willing. Surely.<br />
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I am grateful for the visits I have been able to make to spend time with Sunny. Many adoptive parents never get that chance until the day they take their child home. I am grateful so many other adoptive families and friends have been able to make trips and take care packages and love notes to my sweet Sunny. I cherish every one of my hundreds of photos spanning the last two years by way of a random selection of seven sweet weeks with her.<br />
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The number 8 in Hebrew means "new beginning". She is 8 and it will be our 8th trip to visit her when that Visa appointment comes. Surely her new beginning is coming soon. Surely.<br />
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So we wait, we ache, we grieve with hope. We cling to the Water and the Word.<br />
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Mostly, I find myself praying for God to sustain Sunny during these final months of waiting. (Well, mostly I pray he will just bring her home now...but second runner up is this request). Jesus, don't let her notice how long its been since I last visited. I mean, I want her to long for home, to be ready....but don't let her ache like we ache. Let her see like you see - a thousand years to you is like one day. And let her hope. Please, dear Jesus, give her hope.<br />
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He will not hold back for too long or she would be crushed. He's too good for that. She's too delightful for that - to Him, to me. Surely He will not tarry. Surely.<br />
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So we wait, we ache, we grieve with hope. We cling to the Water and the Word. And we pray.<br />
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This weekend I was sick. It wouldn't be a noteworthy subject except that the last time I was asked to help lead worship at our church I was sick and the second time I was asked to lead worship was this past weekend and I found myself sick again. The first time I rested, I let the opportunity pass so I could get well. But the second time.....oh no. I recognized it this time. I knew deep down there was a calling on my life at this particular time to lead worship in the swirling motion of this wait....to battle demonic forces publicly as I declared my Lord's exaltation. On Friday morning I had no voice. By Saturday I had a partial and very raspy voice. But the Lord allowed me just enough voice to get up in weakness and declare with all I had that His presence is all I need, is all Sunny needs.<br />
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So we wait, we ache, we grieve with hope. We cling to the Water and the Word. We pray. And we Worship no matter what.<br />
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What more can we do? Oh what a beautiful answer I have for this question. What more can we do? ... Nothing. Nothing but stand still in the presence of the Lord and wait not for Sunny's homecoming. No... we wait for our deliverer to come. Sunny's Radiant Father. The One who is able to do what we cannot. The One who moves mountains with one word. The One with authority over the winds, the waves and every government. And in His coming, in His moving, our eyes will be opened and the wait will be no more and Sunny will be home.<br />
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So we wait, we ache, we grieve with hope. We cling to the Water and the Word. We pray. We worship no matter what. And then we stand still and watch for the Deliverer's arrival. Surely it is coming. Surely.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunny in either Sept. or Oct. 2011. Age 7.5. So beautiful. She was excited that we had filed papers at embassy and passed court! My last visit with her to date.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunny, age 8, March 2012, via a sweet friend who was able to visit with her. Sunny cried at her departure. She is so ready. Surely He is ready to deliver her to her family. We love you, Sunny!</td></tr>
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And December's coming soon.Cindy Footehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952576070081989596noreply@blogger.com1