Monday started out fine... Jeff and I had cheer/football practice... same time, same place, just different fields. I am down "coaching" the youth girls, and Jeff approaches me with a terrified pale face, not the usual jokey look he has. He tells me that something has bit him in the shoulder and that he needs me to "check it out"... okay, behind the cars we went, so he can take off his shirt as not to have people say he was a weirdo... I took one look at his back and knew we were getting in the car and heading to the ER. It ends up that he is having an acute allergy to a caterpillar that he has smashed onto his back... it was so awful looking... lots of swelling, hives, etc....apparently some caterpillars are bad... after many shots in his 'heinie' and a few prescriptions later, he was on his way home. STRESS!!! I am so happy he is okay. The doctor said he has never seen a topical reaction like that.
Jeff had a day to get better since he had to travel out of town with 2 of his students to some Pennsylvania School Board conference. He is currently there (Hi, honey, we miss you!).
We find out that his aunt passed away this week. We will be traveling to his home town for the funeral this weekend.
Last night, we find out about all of this adoption mess. If anyone has not already heard, yesterday they passed the Ortega Law in Guatemala. In the law, there are no provisions for "in process" cases (like ours) to be grandfathered in under the old law. We are praying and hoping that there will be an amendment to this law to protect the in process cases. There are no guarantees. To hear that there is a real possibility that Mario may not come home is devastating. I know that there is hope for us, but there is a lot of uncertainty. It is difficult dealing with the day-to-day with such a heavy heart. Please feel free to visit http://www.5000orphans.com/ which has much more information and probably explains this much better than I. I love you all for bearing with my moods and for supporting Jeff, Alli and I through this. Thank you.
I thought that I would leave all of you with this little cartoon that a blog-buddy of mine posted. We need a little humor today.
5 weeks in PGN - Pray that we get OUT soon. We see the finish line...We need to get out - dear God - we NEED TO!
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9 comments:
Bless your heart. I would do anything to make this end quickly and for you to have him home with you. I have to believe that God is in control and I am asking Him to please fix this thing for you soon. I don't know if that's the way one is "supposed" to pray or not, but it's the way I'm doing it now.
Bee
I just wish we could do more than prayer..but prayer it will be.
I hvae my fingers crossed and am sayd prayers for all my friends to get their babies home!!!
Good wishes being sent your way!!!
count on me for more prayers....I hope that you get positive news quickly...and are on your way to pick up that precious baby boy soon....either that or he can just put on his superman cape and fly to the US :)
KimIndy/HT
Jill, I pray you will have Mario with you very soon. I know this is wearing on all of your family.
My thoughts are with you.
paperdahl
p.s. I had no idea that caterpillars would be dangerous! Eek!! So glad Jeff is ok.
So sorry to hear of the latest worry you're having to deal with. Hoping and praying that everything is quickly resolved and he's home with you soon.
Debra
(Stunning spaces/HT)
Sorry you guys had such a trying week!! :( Here's to a better one next week and some GREAT news about Mario coming home soon!!!
:)April
Jill,
What "stress" you and Jeff are going through! I just have to believe that God is allowing this extra stress to have you lean on him harder and put all your faith in him. HE (GOD) began this good work and I believe that HE will finish it. I will continue to pray for your family! Linda H.
Hey Jill, after reading this I felt so bad as you had so much going on in your life yet you took the time to be such a special friend to me when I was stressed. You are the BEST!! We are praying Mario out of PGN very soon!
Pam
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