WOOHOO!!!!!

Congrats to Deanna!!!! She got OUT OF PGN TODAY!!!! Auri will be home before you know it!!! We're still praying for Christmas!! Ok, now it's Flor's turn!!

Reasons you should not leave your children with me:

(also known as: Reasons my nephews love me):

1. They get to vacuum my carpet as much as their little hearts desire. Then get a wet rag and actually clean the vacuum itself. (he has a fetish) Oh, the joy of Saturday nights!!

2. They get to eat at McDonald's and play on the playground, even if it's dark and cold. (yes, the playground was outside)

3. If they want me to, I will cut their hair without asking you. Especially if it's touching their ears. But you may come in and catch me in the act and be just fine with it.

To God be the Glory

I may not agree with everything the new president stands for, but I do trust my God. I believe that God has put this man into his position now for His purpose. So, I'm just stating right now that I will do all I can do, which is not complain, but to pray for my new president. I'm not saying I will agree with every decision he makes nor with all the 'changes' that are coming. But I will pray for him, I will trust God, and I will not to say a negative thing about him, as I never said anything about Bush, or would about any president. I just don't believe that's right:

Romans 13:1-5 "1Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. 2Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. 3For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, 4for he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer. 5Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God’s wrath but also for the sake of conscience."

And that's all I have to say about that.

"Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday"

Sorry it has taken me so long to update about the meeting.

Lesly seemed to think the meeting went well. The attorney general said we should have our report from the investigation by Monday or Wednesday..(what happened to Tuesday, Deanna??!?) We're praying from approval this week. I don't know what's 'typical', but I know that the God I serve can move mountains! I mean, come on!! He created the world in 6 days, you don't think he can bring a little girl home to her mommy in less than two months!??! Oh, he can!! He will!! And you know what, I will definitely be praising him then, but I'm just going to go ahead and keep praising him in the meantime as well 'cause he's good all the time!!!

Prayer Request

Just an update so you can all be praying tomorrow...

I wrote Lesly (my attorney) yesterday and this was the response I just got. I'll just translate it word for word.

'Good day, Amanda:I really hope you are well. I want to thank you for your patience in Flor's process, I understand that a long time has passed and we haven't had positive results. I want you to know that tomorrow I have an hearing with the attorney general to ask that they suspend the investigation of your case, and try the case. We do have valid arguements to do this. The objective of the investigation is to search for a resourse family, that means anyone inside her biological family qho could take her in as a daughter and care for her. This is not logical, however PGN sometimes does this. It's not logical because we understand that before she was up for adoption, Flor went through the process of terminating their rights, and there was a sentence passed. I want to have a positive response tomorrow. Thanks for writing. Please be praying!!'

Melissa then wrote me that Lesly's appointment with the attorney general is at 10:30 tomorrow morning. So, we have something very specific to pray for. Tomorrow morning, at 10:30, which will be 9:30 our time, I am asking that we pray for favor with the attorney general, that he will suspend the investigation, and let us out of PGN!! I will find out tomorrow how it went, if I have to call down there myself!! But I am expecting an email at least, if not a phone call. Thank you for praying!!
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That was an email I sent out earlier today, and I am overwhelmed tonight at so many responses I've gotten back. People are praying. God answers prayers. I loved one response, "Thank you for favor in Jesus' Name!!" That's the heart I want to have. I am thankful that God is already working on the heart of that attorney general. He's already got things lining up where they need to be, so we can get out of PGN and get Flor home!

sweetest smile

Come on, baby girl! Let's get out of PGN this week, ok? How does that sound?

I think she agrees.

See the blanket I sent her? Jami said she would just fold it and unfold it, over and over. She loved it!! I'm so glad!!!

No news yet. But it's just Monday. I am very hopeful this week!!

A sneak peek:

Can you guess who she's talking to in this picture?? Well of course... HER MAMA!! How priceless is that face?!? I am so in love with her! It's something I can't explain with any words.

Now, on the way to PGN, Flor rode with her abuelito in the back seat. He said she just leaned her head over and went to sleep. I thought Daddy had faked sleeping for this picture, but no, he said he really feel asleep too!! Like granddaughter, like abuelito!!

Soccer game

I finally went to see my nephews play soccer this morning... I am so impressed by them!! They can play any sport they get in their mind to play. They're great baseball players and they dominate in basketball, for real!! I was excited to watch them play soccer this year. Gino wants to be their coach so bad!!

Tagged: two for one

I was tagged twice, so I'm just going to compile them into one BIG OL' POST!!

First I was given the "I love your blog" award by FAD (my Favorite Aunt Debbie), who is much much more than my favorite aunt!! I love you the most!!

Then I was tagged to tell seven weird things about myself... this shouldn't be too hard.

1) My little toes don't bend or move (when I tell them to), it's like they have a mind of their own. They've always been that way, as far as I can remember, and I'm not sure why. But they're still kinda cute because they're so little.

2) Sometimes I can only think of certain words in Spanish. Some words are just easier in Spanish, or I became accustomed to certain slang words that really don't translate to English well. I also pronounce words as they would be pronounced in Spanish all the time, for example, when reading a menu once I decided I wanted "Ho-Ho potatoes", which were really "Jo-Jo potatoes" in English. (J sounds like H, if you didn't know)

3) As a teenager, I watched the movies I love over and over again and never get tired of watching them even now. I can to this day quote every line from Tommy Boy, Dirty Dancing, Pretty Woman, and Grease, and several more...

4) I like buying a planner every year to fill in all my addresses and phone numbers and birthdays, even though I very, very rarely ever use a planner for anything at all.

5) I pretend to be very organized, but really it's just "organized" out of order piles of junk. As long as there are 'neat' piles on the desk, on the floor, on the coffee table, etc., I feel very organized. But we'll just say that I'm organized. It's easier, and sounds better.

6) I have sort of a phobia of cats. I can stand to pet a cat, but I can't be all lovey dovey with one. I mean, it's a cat. Come on. They are sneaky. They swat at your feet from under the bed. They jump on your moving feet under the sheets. They look at you like they're going to jump out at you any minute and you just don't know what they're about to do. Cats are about the only thing in the world that I get anxious about. I absolutely cannot sleep in the same room as a cat. No way. I'm not an animal 'hater', per say, but I just don't like cats.

7) I've had some horrible experiences with mice/rats in my life that have also caused me to be pretty much terrified of them. For example, while looking through the pantry late one night, I opened the door and a mouse feel on MY HEAD!!! Yeah. As a very young child, a mouse ran up my leg. While living at Casa Aleluya, I stayed in a tiny 6x10 'room' with no windows for 6 weeks. Mice lived in the ceiling. I didn't sleep for nights and nights because all I could hear was the sound of mice 'falling' on the ceiling. It was so loud and I was freaking out!! I would just cry myself to sleep so many nights!! So, I guess mice cause me to panic just a little bit.

So, there's a few things you may not have known about me... I tag anyone else who wants to do this!!

second reviewer: CHECK!!

Spoke to sweet Flor on the phone again today... she went with her abuelito, gran, and Shyrel to PGN to ask why they haven't let her out yet!! They found out that I am not with the second reviewer anymore (PRAISE GOD!!), but that there is another 'step' I didn't know I had to go through. Since Flor lives in a home, they need to make sure she doesn't have any family. Which we know she doesn't because she was abandoned at birth, plus, in any abandonment case they always check for relatives by posting ads in the paper, etc... so I'm sure this has already been done at one point in time. So I'm hoping this is just a formality and that we will be out very, very soon!! Shyrel seemed optimistic about it, so that made me feel good about it too. They have the phone number for the lady doing the investigation and will call her to ask how it's going (and maybe hurry her up a bit!!).

Hopefully, I'll have good news soon!!! Thanks for your prayers!!