tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65829130301366493702024-02-02T03:10:10.085-06:00My Haitian GirlsHolly Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00949907048760183966noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582913030136649370.post-2295282361359111472012-03-05T20:27:00.001-06:002012-03-05T20:27:28.797-06:00Here is a link to our new blog http://myhaitiangirl.blogspot.com/
We are sharing our adoption journey with you, It will be random thoughts and things we have seen our done. Sometimes it will be out of order. I will at times share parts of my journals for days long past.
The Wood FamilyHolly Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00949907048760183966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582913030136649370.post-33068602027044787142012-02-09T20:27:00.003-06:002012-02-09T20:27:01.583-06:00Today we have been in Haiti for 3 months. Some days it is if the days fly by and others it seems if they stand still. So much has been gained and so much lost. My side of the world is such a different one than the one I can from. Things seen to go at there own pace here in no hurry for anyone. Once we do come home there are so many things I will miss. It will be a readjustment for all of us. I love the chocolate kisses I get everyday. This bonding time with Daphnica has been worth it all. Tonight as we prayed bedtime prayers Daphnica said thank you for the rain, that I am here with my Papa and Manman, thank you for paperwork to be fixed so I can go to Kentucky with them. In Jesus name amen. I know God had to here that prayer.<br />
See you all soon. I know God does all things well. Love HollyHolly Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00949907048760183966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582913030136649370.post-85434229745189531152012-01-17T16:51:00.002-06:002012-01-17T16:51:37.577-06:00Haiti NewsLast night there was a very bad accident in one of Port-AU-Princes busiest intersections(Delmas 33). A dump truck hauling sand lost its brakes and plowed downhill thru traffic, pedestrians, and street vendors.<br />
We were in a little shop today here in Haiti & the news was on & it said that it was 22 confirmed dead & 56 (I believe) injured. All of them thought they had a lifetime, but were they ready to die & where are they now, heaven or hell? I have been praying & thinking about it all day, would I be proud of how I have lived if I had been one of the 22 & am I 100% certain where I would be now.Holly Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00949907048760183966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582913030136649370.post-38172429667673684742012-01-04T09:36:00.000-06:002012-01-04T09:36:00.207-06:00For the love of popcornOur little one has found a love for popcorn. Everytime the cabinet is opened she takes a count of how much we have left. Last night we were going to give it to them for a snack. But the city power went off. I told her we would have to wait till the next day. She says don't you have any shakea shakea kind. I told her no that Michelle had brought that. She informed me that we needed that kind for when we have no city power. This morning when I got up she let me know that we had city power I said that is good. She says can you pop the popcorn now this way we can have for snack for later. She knows that city power goes off everyday before snack time. So I popped and let them have it after breakfast. We tell her all the time in America there is so much popcorn you can swim in it. She ask if on her next birthday can she have a whole tub of it.Holly Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00949907048760183966noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582913030136649370.post-59672558241137704202012-01-02T08:57:00.000-06:002012-01-02T08:57:48.775-06:00January 1st two HolidaysFor you adopting from Haiti January first is also a holiday in Haiti it is Independence Day. So on January first you get to celebrate two Holidays. <br />
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http://silverinternational.mbhs.edu/v162/V16.2.04a.Independence.htmHolly Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00949907048760183966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582913030136649370.post-89343229390859025902011-12-31T15:18:00.000-06:002011-12-31T15:18:24.470-06:00A Black Spot by Chris Wood- Dec 21st, 2011A Black Spot- (We have not had electricity much, 6 hours only a day while we are asleep from 12-6AM, so this is late & my wife hasn't had time to add any blogs)<br />
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Dec. 21st, 2011 The day after the murder, I went back to see if he was still there. I found, not a lifeless & horrific murdered body with a sheet atop it, but merely a small insignificant black spot where his body had been. No one stood around the spot as before. No one noticed it, pointed to it, or talked about it. There was no sign from relatives with a photo or a cross & flowers to bereave their loved one. CONT'D <br />
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Every person including my translator, seemed confused by me even inspecting what was to them an insignificant piece of ground with an utterly unremarkable black spot, no different than thousands of other such burn spots all over this city teeming with people. In our small city, at least for awhile, people would have come to look, stood around & talked about it or took photos, but here it was just the previous resting place of another not all-together shocking murder. There was no investigation, no inquiry, no mass questioning. It was merely accepted as normal, just another of life's little annoyances that someone had taken care of, like a dead dog on the highway, so that they need not concern themselves anymore & so that they could return to their normal lives pursuing their previous goals with not so much as a thought to question the certainty, length, or meaning of their own lives. <br />
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No human even cared anymore about that one day old news, not a single soul, only me. I did not weep openly, but inside I was heartbroken. For me, that black spot was a symbol of a world without compassion, a nation without God. Not that God isn't available, but just as scripture says, "Therefore, remember that in the past you were Gentiles...at that time you were without Christ...having no hope, and without God in the world." Eph 2:11-12 (abbreviated) The names of God & Jesus are written on most buildings & public vehicles here in Haiti, but only what is written in the heart matters. On Sundays, the greatest number of church-going Haitian men who live here, go to their services & worship God, considering themselves fit for God & heaven & afterwards visit their girlfriends (or mistresses) & spend time with their illicit children with never even the slightest thought of a need for repentance. <br />
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There will be justice for that man, for his killers, & for every person, God's perfectly just but unbending justice. And without a belief in the sacrifice of Christ that comes with a life of corresponding holy fruit to crown it as genuine, our fate will be an eternal fire & our names also will be forgotten forever, with not even a black spot to mark the useless lives we have lived. Will you resolve to lose 10 pounds this year, or keep your car clean, or not bite your fingernails or will you get on your knees before a holy God & offer him your faith & life & future? Precious in the sight of God is the death of His saints"! What a difference knowing him makes! For he is coming for a bride that has neither spot nor wrinkle nor any such thing, but for a glorious church, where every member is holy & without blemish. (Eph 5:27)Holly Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00949907048760183966noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582913030136649370.post-27035706846657271202011-12-20T07:26:00.000-06:002011-12-20T07:26:47.346-06:00A Christmas Murder- December 19th, 2011December 19th, 2011<br />
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My wife has not been able to blog due to no consistent electricity, internet connection, or time, but hopefully soon she will do many blog updates. For now, this one is from me-<br />
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Today, while on a long walk looking for a Christmas present for Holly, I came upon the dead body of a murdered man, lying in the street, covered with a sheet. I could not resist to look under it & be certain as we had recently perhaps helped save the life of an unconscious & bleeding boy presumed dead on the street by getting a nurse to him & her getting him to a hospital. When I removed the sheet, I was unprepared for what I saw. His open & partially melted eyes may stick with me forever, as it was clear that he had been burned up while still alive.<br />
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Surprisingly, I was not scared or even aghast at the sight, though something like CSI turns my stomach & I won't even watch those shows. Yet, as time went by today, I felt more & more haunted inside by the man, like Jacob Marley, screaming out from his hellish chains, repent & change your life for like me, you too will die & sooner than you think.<br />
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If there is nothing after death, life is meaningless. But if there is a life after that, and there is, nothing else matters but to live for that other life, as this one is just a vapor that comes for a time & then vanishes away. The day before, he was enjoying some food, thinking of a woman perhaps, deciding what he wanted to buy next perhaps as a Christmas present, dreaming of the pleasures of this life as if it would go on forever, but it didn't. What would he have done if he had known it would be his last day on earth? What would what he would have done differently have mattered unless it was before God alone? Might this be your last day, or mine? <br />
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We hide death in America so no one will be reminded of their own mortality, as that isn't a pleasant thought. The dead are enbalmed & made to look as much as possible like they did when they were alive, so we never fully see the change, the finality of death, the true ugliness & decay of it. We bury the dead in caskets so their bodies will be "preserved", so the fact never fully hits us as it did me today, that we are all going to die & these bodies are but a patheticly fragile shell. <br />
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I hear him crying out what is written on a tombstone in Scottsville, "AS YOU PASS BY, REMEMBER THAT, AS YOU ARE, SO ONCE WAS I, AND AS I AM, YOU SOON WILL BE, PREPARE YOURSELF TO FOLLOW ME." I have heard of a response written on a tombstone with the same message elsewhere, "To follow you, I'll not consent, Until I know, just where you went!" No one knows where he went but God. There was no one to remember him & no one even knew his name, but he is alive somewhere, in heaven or in hell. If it had been you, where would you be now? <br />
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Are you trusting you will go to heaven because you think you are a good person? That won't even get you into France to live, much less heaven, as God knows every sin you have ever committed, for example, every lie you have ever told. Scripture tells us that every liar will have part in the lake of fire & that no liar will enter heaven. Are you trusting you would be in heaven because you believe the same thing every devil believes, that Jesus died & rose from the dead but also like them, you live a life of continual sin, unsubmitted to God? I beg you to believe in Jesus & also to surrender your entire life to God, with nothing held back & then pray for me, that I will continue in the same path. For there are greater eyes staring into the depths of my soul than the dead man's.<br />
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Let Christmas bring a true spiritual change for us all, knowing how, not merely to keep Christmas in our hearts as Scrooge did, but to keep Christ in the center of our hearts & lives. Chris Wood <br />
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P.S. I have a video of the man (covered) on our translator's phone, if I can figure out how to get it off of it.Holly Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00949907048760183966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582913030136649370.post-66169318598328338652011-11-08T15:07:00.001-06:002011-11-08T15:07:59.335-06:00Tomorrow I make the journey to my beloved Haiti. I am both nerves and excited for what is ahead of me. My emotions have been crazy the past week. But the good thing is we will be with them. Lots of bonding time is in store for us. All of this is in Gods timing. My trust and hope is in him. Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, said the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Please keep us in your prayers.Holly Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00949907048760183966noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582913030136649370.post-85067520708197803542011-11-02T23:10:00.003-05:002011-11-02T23:10:55.352-05:00stressedWhat a stressful past couple of days. It started off with a message from Haiti that our little was not eating because she missed for mom. They said she was getting skinny. I had a our friend Moise go out on Tuesday. He took her boiled eggs and juice. She ate that we talked with her on the phone she thought something was wrong with me or that we had forgotten her. We counted together how many days it will be till we are there. Moise will go back tomorrow with some fruit. We got a adoption update and it looks like we will be staying in Haiti for a bit. Sorry I do not think we will make it home for the holidays. We had a little paper mix up that is going to give us a small delay. But I think this all in Gods plan. I am just having a hard time with it. As much as I love Haiti I am more in love with my comfortable American life. I am also a little excited and nerves about the unknow. I am trying not to give in to the stress. Also the place we had planned to stay at is not going to work out. So when we get to Haiti we will be looking for something. I covet your prayers so very much.Love to you all, HollyHolly Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00949907048760183966noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582913030136649370.post-52977649558947482902011-10-14T22:16:00.000-05:002011-10-14T22:16:12.647-05:00I can’t live as if you don’t existI can’t live for I have seen with my own eyes. You are not just someone from tv, a news story, or a dream. I can’t live as if you don’t exist. I have seen you with my own eyes. I held your hand in mine, I have seen the pain in your eyes, I have rocked you to sleep, I have wiped your tears, bandage your wounds. I can’t live as if you don’t exist. For moments I have seen you dance, play, smile, and laugh. I have seen hope in you. I can’t live as if you don’t exist. <br />
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God you have seen all of this at times in me, and been there in those times. I can’t live as if you don’t exist. <br />
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January 25,2010 sent application to Danita's Children to go to Haiti<br />
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February 10,2010 Got new passport<br />
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February 10,2010 signed up with Foundation for Children in Need to go to Haiti<br />
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March 4,2010 I Left Nashville for Haiti<br />
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March 5, 2010 I Arrived in Haiti<br />
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March 12, 2010 Came home from Haiti forever changed <br />
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April 20, 2010 Talked to ABI about adopting and using them as our agency<br />
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April 29th till May 21st 2010 Chris and I go to Haiti for him to meet the girls <br />
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June 10, 2010 I talked to Diana Boni <br />
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June 16, 2010 we talked with Diana Boni<br />
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June 22, 2010 application sent ABI<br />
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July 1, 2010 formal application sent ABI<br />
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July 14, 2010 education and formal interview at ABI <br />
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July 25, 2010 started sending off for police reports and certificates<br />
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July 29, 2010 homestudy at our hose <br />
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August 12, 2010 1-600A done and mailed<br />
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August 12, 2010 Business agreement with ABI signed and mailed<br />
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August 13, 2010 online adoption Education finished<br />
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August 13, 2010 Got our dossier paper work <br />
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August 24, 2010 Dossier finished and mailed to ABI<br />
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August 29, 2010 Homestudy approved<br />
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September 7, 2010 I 797C Action in the mail<br />
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September 18th till 27th 2010 Haiti trip<br />
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October 12, 2010 Finger printing at the FBI <br />
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November 15, 2010 Dossier sent to Haiti<br />
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Dec 15th till Jan 16th 2010/2011 Haiti trip<br />
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January 11, 2011 went to court in Petionville, Haiti to see the clerk/judge<br />
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January 24, 2011 started papers for I-600<br />
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January 27, 2011 we entered IBESR<br />
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February 16, 2011 sent papers in for I600<br />
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May 2nd to 17th 2011 Haiti trip<br />
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May 14, 2011 Letter from Visa center I-600 is approved<br />
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June 24, 2011 out of ISESR<br />
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July 11, 2011 Out of Parquet Court<br />
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July 17th till 27th 2011 Haiti trip<br />
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July 20, 2011 we went to see the Dean<br />
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September 29, 2011 we got an update saying we have been in MOI for 2 weeks<br />
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October 6, 2011 US Consulate appointmentHolly Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00949907048760183966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582913030136649370.post-16494163294124316342011-10-09T10:29:00.000-05:002011-10-09T10:29:22.240-05:00hair care for new vanilla mamasThis is two blogs I wanted to share with you all. I am trying to learn about my girls hair and the best care for it. <br />
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http://youlittlerascal.blogspot.com/2011/09/hair-care-for-new-vanilla-mamas.html<br />
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http://www.happygirlhair.com/Holly Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00949907048760183966noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582913030136649370.post-90629867498037723922011-10-06T22:31:00.002-05:002011-10-06T22:31:50.373-05:00US ConsulateThe girls families went today for there interview with the US Consulate. Margarette had to wait over an hour outside at the US Embassy. The guards would not let her in. Diana made some contacts and got her in. The interviews went well. Thank God one more thing is done.Holly Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00949907048760183966noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582913030136649370.post-69121482384958816542011-10-02T13:11:00.000-05:002011-10-02T13:11:25.512-05:00To the boy of 13To the boy of 13 who never got to see what it was like to go on your first date, to never have know what it was like to be 16 and go for your first drive. to see your bride on your wedding day. To see that life can be crazy sometimes but an adventure. To me you will always be a boy of 13. You are loved and missed by your little sister who misses that she never got to see the man you would have became. We dreamed dreams together they where only that for you will always be 13. 23 years ago we lost our brother Jason, and our lives forever changed<br />
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For nine months a woman carries a baby. Waiting long months and laboring long hours then she gives birth. For a woman adopting you carry a child in your heart. Waiting long months, or years to get your child. Seasons pass and dreams die. Laboring long hours over paper work and documents. Sometimes it seems if the day will never come. You prepare your heart, home, family and then you just wait.<br />
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In Hebrew wait means to hope for, to anticipate.<br />
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Lam 3:23-25 Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning. I say to myself, "The LORD is my inheritance; therefore, I will hope in him!" The LORD is good to those who depend on him, to those who search for him.<br />
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At this time I seem to be waiting (hoping) for so much. Acceptance letters for I600s to PAP, Out of MOI, Passports, Visas, family interviews for the girls, to see if we get a grant. Waiting to see how many moments I will miss with the girls. I am waiting to be there mom.<br />
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The past few days I have thinking on this verse in Isaiah 40:31 But those who trust in the LORD will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.<br />
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Someday I will be stronger and look out when I soar. But for now I am waiting. All things will come in Gods time. Psa 27:14 Wait patiently for the LORD. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the LORD. I remind myself of this a thousand times a day.<br />
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I went thru the bible today and looked at people who waited, and what they waited for.<br />
Abraham and Sara waiting for a son (Isaac)<br />
Jacob waiting and serving 14 years for Rachel. Leah waiting to be loved.<br />
Joseph waiting in a pit, then later in a prison<br />
The children of Israel waiting for freedom, then the promise land<br />
Hannah waiting for a child<br />
David waiting to be king<br />
Daniel in a lions den<br />
The children of Israel waiting for the Messiah<br />
Zachariah and Elizabeth waiting for John to be born<br />
Mary waiting for Jesus to be born<br />
Jesus waiting on a Cross<br />
Disciples waiting for him to come back<br />
Disciples waiting for the Holy spirit<br />
Us waiting for his coming<br />
Me waiting to be a mother<br />
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This is a song I found today about waiting. I really like it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wcdY2v5Kio&feature=relatedHolly Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00949907048760183966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582913030136649370.post-11195097780866073722011-08-21T19:11:00.000-05:002011-08-21T19:11:34.250-05:00Sorry I have not updated in a whileSorry I have not updated in a while. I am still trying to process everything for our last trip. I came home so worn out I was physically, mentally and emotionally exhausted. I will post more about that another time. It was so very hard to say goodbye this time. I am back to my old self with my long to do list before the girls get here. Everyone says I am nesting. I feel as if I am in a new season in my life. On our last trip to Haiti we went to see the Dean. That went well. She was much different than what I had been told. She is very stern but nice. Now we are just waiting. We got news that the US has not sent our I600 letter of acceptance to Haiti. But I am not worried I know Diana has it under control and I will let her worry and take care of that. I have learned that I must trust God. I am waiting on his timing. <br />
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Me and the girls with the Dean. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmw1BTbrgjZzMaI0lvRj-th2ihxo3IC9KZa2LpSxWQ7osx0VgktMlez2Dyz6TcnmNwE80VnBCFBFJo1WPUcE33W-FlKdRWxNev-d7Sgtpmsg6VItf98K8t9NqrdnIWHOwLgROi9OlSURU/s1600/DSC09896.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="150" width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmw1BTbrgjZzMaI0lvRj-th2ihxo3IC9KZa2LpSxWQ7osx0VgktMlez2Dyz6TcnmNwE80VnBCFBFJo1WPUcE33W-FlKdRWxNev-d7Sgtpmsg6VItf98K8t9NqrdnIWHOwLgROi9OlSURU/s200/DSC09896.JPG" /></a></div><br />
Holly Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00949907048760183966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582913030136649370.post-79344659831877548702011-07-15T15:10:00.000-05:002011-07-15T15:10:33.450-05:00Manman just one thingYesterday I talked with the girls. Rosika the oldest ask me if I could bring her just one thing I ask her what that was she said a tent. I told her I could not bring just a tent for her. That would not be fair for all the other kids. She said no no manman one for all of us. I told her I could not carry one that sleeps 100 kids. But we were trying to do something. Life is so hard for these kids. It breaks my heart. <br />
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When it was time to say goodbye I told them I had to go that I loved them and bye, the little one says no bye manman no goodbye. I said I love you and will see you on Monday Rosika says NO Goodbye. How will I ever get on that plane when it is time to come back home. God please give me strength. I know all things in you time.Holly Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00949907048760183966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582913030136649370.post-88339315561856566802011-07-11T21:56:00.001-05:002011-07-11T21:56:30.271-05:00Sometimes God gives us blessings when we are not expecting them.I was on my was to Bowling Green with my friend Nancy. At 9:34am I got a call from Diana with ABI she ask me if I was sitting down and said I would want to. I said OK. She said you are not going to believe this, I find it had to believe but you are out of Parquet Court. That this usually takes around 4 months and we had done it in about 2 weeks. Parquet Court is a very complex series of steps and processes involving multiple offices and repeated trips between them. All I could do was cry. I think for a few minutes Nancy wondered what was going on with my crying. But they where happy tears. I told Diana I was speechless and did not know what to say. She said I can tell you what to say thank you God. Which I did. She said that she had not heard of a family being done with parquet court this fast. She said it is a miracle. She said we might want to look into fall enrollment for school.<br />
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To God be all the glory. Sometimes he gives us blessings when we are not expecting them. All day I have felt like I am in a dream. In just a few months our girls will be on a plane with us. I have so much to do. <br />
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Thank you all so much for your support, love, and most of all your prayers. A special thanks to everyone at All Blessings International, Diana Boni, Margarette Saint Fleur, Carlyne Saint-Cyr and the wonderful team in Haiti , Lesly Tilus and Anna for caring for my girls.Holly Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00949907048760183966noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582913030136649370.post-12853395130573289952011-07-03T09:05:00.000-05:002011-07-03T09:05:09.877-05:00Who can have funThey told us to have fun this summer, because it would be our last one without kids. Who can have fun not knowing if yours ate today, got hurt. My gilrs have to sleep in tents that might get flooded with water. This is how they live. Who can have fun knowing this.<br />
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We will be seeing the Dean this trip, and spending time with our girls. While we are there we will go to some other orphanages to check on the kids. We are taking kids underware, and baby dolls if anyone wants to help. We will also by food for some of the orphanages.Holly Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00949907048760183966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582913030136649370.post-49614513359693057502011-06-28T01:32:00.001-05:002011-06-28T01:32:04.010-05:00It has been said, “Many things in life catch our eye, but only a few things catch our heart. Those are the things we are passionate about.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkZL9sPTsCZQuGG3vMjETDdai7r9_npn7J0QS8sAxNcs6nmESDUmKwinyDjHSHG0r7ypqhjdDqjTmlsjWQbWnc8ssnn5PyAyE_OnUkXvLosMueFyWWouvW_eXHl7-d8bKnpopMd_cOg9yY/s1600/346.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="150" width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkZL9sPTsCZQuGG3vMjETDdai7r9_npn7J0QS8sAxNcs6nmESDUmKwinyDjHSHG0r7ypqhjdDqjTmlsjWQbWnc8ssnn5PyAyE_OnUkXvLosMueFyWWouvW_eXHl7-d8bKnpopMd_cOg9yY/s200/346.jpg" /></a></div>Holly Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00949907048760183966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582913030136649370.post-45857029462235183702011-06-26T23:13:00.000-05:002011-06-26T23:13:29.443-05:00Today our Rosika Faveur Wood turned 12.She told Moise on Wednesday that her mommy would be calling on Sunday because it was her birthday. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglhVZZRmFwnf7JkSX8vBx77EpvkcI9HAjyXuOwIXrr44Fbtkj0ejU7Z3hHk4VgRNJwX0W2zH6Uclr0sYAXne4RKahATrEgDka8yWPqFnZUpI5f3tSDDH7qQ96wz6CUiCVvTy19CWTF5wDT/s1600/196445_10150156400220568_aa5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="200" width="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglhVZZRmFwnf7JkSX8vBx77EpvkcI9HAjyXuOwIXrr44Fbtkj0ejU7Z3hHk4VgRNJwX0W2zH6Uclr0sYAXne4RKahATrEgDka8yWPqFnZUpI5f3tSDDH7qQ96wz6CUiCVvTy19CWTF5wDT/s200/196445_10150156400220568_aa5.jpg" /></a></div><br />
There were no candles, balloons, or cake. We called her early this morning to sing happy birthday to her. She was very happy and laughed. She had written me a note and had Moise to read it I could only understand parts because the connection was real bad. But it was a very special letter. I told her to put it in a special place and give it to me when we come in a few weeks. We told them that we were out of IBESR and the lady we had all been praying for had signed the papers. This will be her last birthday without her parents. When we were in Haiti in May, we celebrated her birthday we had Jell-O and gave her a watch. My prayer today was that God would send someone to give her a hug and let her know she is loved. <br />
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It is hard to think that 12 years ago on June 26, 1999 at 6 PM in Haiti my daughter was born. I was not there but God was and he knew that someday she would be ours. I thank God for the woman that gave her life and loved her before I did. I am sorry that she did not live to she her Rose turn 12. I feel so blessed that she in mine. I hope that she will be everything her mother wished and prayed for her to be. I know from what Rosika has said her mother she loved her very much. <br />
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Happy Birthday to my big princess and our pretty pink Rose.Holly Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00949907048760183966noreply@blogger.com1