Miracle Needed, Miracles Had

In forty days we climb on a plane and head to visit loved ones and to arrive at our GREAT DESTINATION (Mic's feeding therapy). I am feeling a little bit tense about our documentation situation! The story goes like this (and this is the short version). The very day we bought plane tickets we immediatly began working on getting the children's passports. (in theory, a two day process) The first trip to the office was to get all the requirements. We were told that the original birth certificate would not do, must get a certified copy. At the civil registry they said that Mcqueen's certificate could not be made because the books were out getting bound, to come back next year or to go hours away to a different office. While back at the passport office they said that Mic's copy was no good because the registry didn't spell out your husband's second last name, they just put a "Y". (and this is somehow our fault becasuse...????) Many trips to several different offices, and three week wait for the legal change, lots of little payments and we FINALLY had the certificates. Next we needed the doctor's letter, but we couldn't do it ahead of time while waiting on the certificates becasue the letter is only good for four weeks then it expires. We took pictures, got the letters made. During that time I needed to renew my visa. The offices give a 30 day window of opportunity to do this. You can't go earlier, you can't go later. I went the first day it was allowed. Three weeks later it is still in process. We cannot get the passports without my renewed visa. Oh, and did I mention that we fly in 40 days!!! We are at peace knowing we have done all we could on time and correctly, but at the same time anxious to see the Lord do yet another miracle and move on our behalf. Will you please join us in praying to that end?

Changing subjects, a bit on potty training. I am not dealing well with cleaning up numerous BMs in everywhere BMs should NOT be. Laugh all you want, parents of teenagers, but by the end of yesterday I was certain that potty training is the worst thing parenting can hand you! However, there is light at the end of the tunnel!!! This morning we had TWO count those, one...two BMs in the training potty. I was even going to post a picture but the camera batteries are dead, so you have been spared the details! : ) I will not throw in the towel until Saturday night. Before we leave for church on Sunday morning the track record will deciede for itself whether I give up or we continue in the potty training way.

And finally, what I really wanted to share. This is a little poem I wrote about Mic, as I have had many astounding moments of awe over the last few months. I love to observe her when she doesn't know I am looking and be blown away again and again by all the new things she is doing and learning. At birth her body carried all the marks of a severe syndrome or cromosomal disorder, but God chose to erase all errors in her cromosomes, and astound the Doctors with her development. Amazing. I'll try to post a little picture journal of Mic's life soon to compliment this.

"I AM 3 1/2"

The doctors said I may never walk alone,
But I can now jump off a step with both feet at once

shouting "whee"

The doctors said I might never be independant,

Yet I am learning to dress myself

and doing a great job

The doctors said I might never talk,

But I am starting to string together two words

and sometimes even three!

The doctors said I might not be good at math,

But I can count to 15 in english and 10 in spanish

with little help

The doctors said that art may be difficult for me,

however I love to draw circles, lines, rainbows, cats and happy faces

The doctors said to be prepared for the worst,

that I might not survive,

But God saw fit to do a miracle in me

and I am not just surviving, I am loving life!!!