Friday, February 13, 2009

More FFF-Love


Collin and Mama Rosa-his foster mother in Guatemala.




Collin and his big brother Peyton.



Our Family



Collin giving his cousin Klaire a hug.

For more FFF love go to Kiss the Frog 4 Me
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FFF: Theme LOVE

I am making a small adjustment to my theme. I will call it...LOVE STORY. Since this is the Story of Collin, here is the story of the love that brought Collin into our lives.

In the beginning...love started with two people.




assisted by the love and support of their very special family and friends(not all are pictured here-JANA!!)





The two people knew they wanted to share their love with a child and on March 9, 2008 they saw that child for the first time-in a picture-and it was love at first sight.They knew immediately that was their son they just had to go get him and bring him home.






On May 30, 2008 the couple held their son in their arms for the first time and their lives were forever changed. A new love was born. They spent an amazing week in Antigua, Guatemala bonding as a family and discovering a new love. Not only with a child but between themselves.








Unfortunately, they would have to wait a short while longer to bring their son home. But, their love continued to grow across the miles. They also learned to lean on eachother in ways they never had to before, which made their love for one another grow even more and brought them closer as a couple.

On September 13, 2007 their dream became a reality and thier son was home and in their arms forever.




Today, Wyatt, Heather and Collin are loving life and loving eachother!
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Guatoberfest Cruise 2009

My soapbox about the Advent Conspiracy

I came across this video on another blog. I have to admit I only looked at it for entertainment value. I assumed with a title like that, it had to be some wacko conspiracy theory and who doesn't need a good laugh. Suprisingly enough it really touched me and made me think. It didn't grab my interest because of it's religious value, because that's not really my thing. I am not the type of person that flaunts religion or believes in pushing your beliefs onto others. It touched me because of it's human value and because it shows me how quickly I forget.

When we were in Guatemala it was truly a life changing experience for a myriad of reasons, only one of which was bringing home a baby! We saw poverty that we could never imagine in this country. I remember thinking when I was there that despite all of the stress of the situation, I was more at peace than I had ever felt in my life. Among other things, there was no pressure to have more...there was nothing to have. People just lived their lives. Families worked together, lived together in cramped housing-if they had a roof over their heads at all-and they were happy! We were forced to enjoy eachother without our "creature comforts" and I loved it. I now remember hoping that once we got home, I would never lose that idea that we don't really need much at all. I realized our society makes us think we need more but we really don't. And after watching the video it makes me realize that I have failed miserably.


I had made up my mind that in order to honor my new found attitude and our sons heritage, we would sponsor a Guatemalan family every year so that they could have food and heat and their children could go to school-things we take for granted on a daily basis. For some reason I can never seem to find the money to do that- BUT- I can find the money to buy coffee every day, sometimes several times a day, Collin will see a room full of gifts on Christmas morning, I can go out to eat, I can do whatever I want for the most part. My priorities have gone right back to where they were before I experienced Guatemala and it makes me sad. That is the reason that I am posting the video in a permenant spot on the blog, so that I am constantly reminded, not only during Christmas but all year to give PRESENCE to my friends and family not PRESENTS and to give back to something that I feel very strongly about. I don't write this to push Guatemalan charity or any charity but to encourage anyone reading this to slow down and take a look at your life and see what means the most to you and see where it takes you.

Advent Conspiracy