Regional Climbing Competition

Bethany's Regional Climbing Competition was this past weekend and she did great! In difficulty (sport), competing against a total of 12 other girls, she tied with 4 of the girls by completing all 4 routes. Those 5 girls ended up in a super final and Bethany took 5th place. In speed climbing, she took 1st place! This means she qualified for Divisionals in both sport and speed! Here are her difficulty (sport) climbs:

Route 1

Route 2

Route 3

Route 4

Super Final

Sweet Hannah

Sweet Hannah passed away early this morning after a long battle yesterday. She is a very brave sweet girl. She endured diabetes and blindess for the last four years with no complaints and lots of love to still give. Even with all her medical issues, she loved to travel with us. Her last trip was to Michigan just a month ago. She will always hold a special place in our hearts.

Mothers.....

Whew....what a realm of emotions I feel today on this Mother's Day. I think about Mom and what a great example of a mom she was for me. I think about how God has blessed me with Sherry, who just radiates "momness" to me. I think about my kids and how blessed I am to be their Mom. I think about birthmothers who love their children so much they make a sacrifice I am in awe of. I think about Mom's who have lost their children or don't have a relationship with their children. And I think about Mom's who would give everything they have for their children. All Mom's are a blessing.
Happy Mother's Day to all Moms!

Didn't make the deadline

We found out yesterday that we didn't make the deadline for the new court procedures. It's ok,though, we didn't really expect to. I had forgotten that our caseworker had said they would be calling "all" families on May 7th and letting them know one way or the other. So when we got the call, I was thinking 'no way, it couldn't happen this fast'. Well, we continue to wait, but now we know for sure that we will see him at court, sooner than we would of previously when we didn't travel twice. It will be hard to see him and then leave him, but I know God has a plan for this change. I thank Him for the opportunity to meet our son sooner and I pray we leave a lasting impression on his heart that will remain 'til we return to bring him home.