tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29522480232370394532024-03-21T12:19:09.454-07:00Journey Home !I have set up this blog so you can follow us on our trip to bring home our 3rd daughter .
It has been a VERY long road , 3 years and 9 months .
But PRAISE the Lord , Lexis is coming home to join the family who has prayed and prayed and prayed for her to be home with us and make our family complete.
"Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight." Proverbs 3:5-6Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07337557022235024041noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952248023237039453.post-61122728082223170152009-07-13T20:12:00.000-07:002009-07-13T20:59:38.607-07:00Thank heaven for little girls ! older ones too!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH6oCYh8zFN_TclKVLl0B9_BNMvbFKzD_NvvvHqggtt1mr5tzExV2jpJpQttDFHK5gbeWYhcysN20shQ4MteL_d5VmtsPbUPUbY7FrZuOsxisr3L1mgAyc7Sjk7YetINpyu9EbtVc3-Qlv/s1600-h/Garden+girls+by+Paula+009.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358157642247849474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH6oCYh8zFN_TclKVLl0B9_BNMvbFKzD_NvvvHqggtt1mr5tzExV2jpJpQttDFHK5gbeWYhcysN20shQ4MteL_d5VmtsPbUPUbY7FrZuOsxisr3L1mgAyc7Sjk7YetINpyu9EbtVc3-Qlv/s320/Garden+girls+by+Paula+009.JPG" border="0" /></a>These 1st two picture's were taken before church ,the others were taken to try to get the perfect picture of Lexis for our adoption announcements, there are SO many good one's to pick from.<br />Since Hayle and Lexis had matching dresses I could not resist dressing Hayle up and taking some picture's of her too .<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivrHYPcYWwFw29c-IyBJRORGcxtOcXwJxgXEvnJy-q081SC0DMzYQSJ-aAt4TiWBucpKMvdOAIDLPQcp1oAxm17c72MZ_y3ZWr0ryoSMbTbtsqFTG-ipqazCq5gAZUyEVj6ZZVLxTZPdV8/s1600-h/Garden+girls+by+Paula+004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358154659451517410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivrHYPcYWwFw29c-IyBJRORGcxtOcXwJxgXEvnJy-q081SC0DMzYQSJ-aAt4TiWBucpKMvdOAIDLPQcp1oAxm17c72MZ_y3ZWr0ryoSMbTbtsqFTG-ipqazCq5gAZUyEVj6ZZVLxTZPdV8/s320/Garden+girls+by+Paula+004.JPG" border="0" /></a>Mark stopped along the way home and picked me this beautiful bouquet of flowers.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyRf0uTdUNBMl0vElPuaDDtzMwPv2dDW66D962N2D2VpHe6UbN3bimc496V7nKLIqhKhhLvGy3LRTB_1x7L5WLJN6l5L56Xs9QG480bfuxuXWw2pA-hpxoioGWHoBPG7M1dXp1D-4Gpppg/s1600-h/Garden+girls+by+Paula+013.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358153944267585298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyRf0uTdUNBMl0vElPuaDDtzMwPv2dDW66D962N2D2VpHe6UbN3bimc496V7nKLIqhKhhLvGy3LRTB_1x7L5WLJN6l5L56Xs9QG480bfuxuXWw2pA-hpxoioGWHoBPG7M1dXp1D-4Gpppg/s320/Garden+girls+by+Paula+013.JPG" border="0" /></a>When Lexis doesn't understand the english , this is what you get along with her beautiful smile .<br /><br /><div>" I da know !!! 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What little girl doesn't like a tea party ? They had a great time !<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL8upIHVaBpl5k1QoAe54Qsi_cKRwvrjMZ1vhf3oMIzuuvN5hFn_DYAh0Na90L2Go1tdwfXnwNI0sulj5sioq-X46l1T8L0ddRFlsJDb5lOpQJl9NzCcf5ew477lP38vXXoAfSlbunbit9/s1600-h/June~July+2009+028.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355192203466525266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL8upIHVaBpl5k1QoAe54Qsi_cKRwvrjMZ1vhf3oMIzuuvN5hFn_DYAh0Na90L2Go1tdwfXnwNI0sulj5sioq-X46l1T8L0ddRFlsJDb5lOpQJl9NzCcf5ew477lP38vXXoAfSlbunbit9/s320/June~July+2009+028.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>The birthday girl !!!!!<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9HtxgUDYOlVXOqtOGNau_nYoGYc7vzlxYlHxMvLPunQraSZic2loC9M0QltOhpofcYjnrngC-wngJIwACMWkJTzNKx_RUHCG3P9tqqqrkl44CGIYIvWwNgeDhXV6IgM9ETLtuiHJH2ufW/s1600-h/June~July+2009+036.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355191583766149010" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdfIDb35wOxscQMz-nXeOwMulnZ_NKXUVMz521R6oCMUd8v1-pArms2eAiQG3NLWdbfz8A1OHuVKgiETEoDHzXcW82PHiFaCGeRTBc4VQVIrM6hG6WW6mcbCvPjZxW4jmNDEJvF0ZBanyB/s320/DSC_0073_01.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIukkXov8ZBMf6v02pmw64e3tE6GHlA6S_9VxO-tDEIlknq8ae3_Qrmnq-L5ywj57EYY9IQkthrdUUFz38XeXbbjN2v5Le5kXe8QVTNV3pLUNWPzXfwj3ciJvI-02t-MfGd-xEQ5Fo25UM/s1600-h/DSC_0113_01.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349961391487351394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIukkXov8ZBMf6v02pmw64e3tE6GHlA6S_9VxO-tDEIlknq8ae3_Qrmnq-L5ywj57EYY9IQkthrdUUFz38XeXbbjN2v5Le5kXe8QVTNV3pLUNWPzXfwj3ciJvI-02t-MfGd-xEQ5Fo25UM/s320/DSC_0113_01.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><span style="color:#000066;">Today I want to say Happy Fathers Day to the best Father on earth .</span></div><div><span style="color:#000066;">Even after working 12 hours he comes home and still finds the time and </span></div><div><span style="color:#000066;">energy </span><span style="color:#000066;">to play with the girls and help around the house.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000066;">He shows them how a husband should treat his wife </span></div><div><span style="color:#000066;">he is a man of respect, </span><span style="color:#000066;">above reproach and great integrity.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000066;">If you mention Mark's name to anyone who knows him ,</span></div><div><span style="color:#000066;">you will hear the </span><span style="color:#000066;">same </span><span style="color:#000066;">things </span><span style="color:#000066;">I just mentioned above.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000066;">He is an example of Christ by his actions .</span></div><div><span style="color:#000066;"><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Of course</span> , he had a GREAT example to follow of what a </span></div><div><span style="color:#000066;">Father and Husband </span><span style="color:#000066;">should be.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000066;">His Dad went home to be with the Lord Jan 2008.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000066;">He is greatly missed ,but he left wonderful memories and a legacy of a very godly man.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000066;">I pray all 3 of our daughters marry men like their Daddy and Pappy . </span></div><div><span style="color:#000066;">I am so blessed to be his wife.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000066;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000066;">If you want to know what a mans true <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">character</span> is, ask his family .</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#000066;">HAPPY <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">FATHERS DAY</span> HONEY!!!!</span></div><br /><div></div></div></div>Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07337557022235024041noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952248023237039453.post-23842271288031794962009-05-07T01:57:00.000-07:002009-06-21T20:10:57.141-07:00HOME !!!!!Cortney was not able to join us on our trip to bring Lexis home as she had finals<br />But she was waiting with open arms !<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_AaijbsQIY_Dwo7j0hoNwsd_dbfOTROPo8kTwsxTvLcCuNwGxr2kZ-ndWLg_7z7lmmQSs2tHQ-QXaRuynvVLopnR2mADKhAw3-ejzmvZjpYAQILIYHR_Q_ra4HXBtK37yPjY-yY9IGgG/s1600-h/010.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349979401881476674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_AaijbsQIY_Dwo7j0hoNwsd_dbfOTROPo8kTwsxTvLcCuNwGxr2kZ-ndWLg_7z7lmmQSs2tHQ-QXaRuynvVLopnR2mADKhAw3-ejzmvZjpYAQILIYHR_Q_ra4HXBtK37yPjY-yY9IGgG/s320/010.JPG" border="0" /></a>I will post more picture's later , I was too busy to take picture's once we got off the plane , but others were taking a lot of picture's , so once I get them I'll post them .<br />But here is what I do have .<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiznf-CCxF9XIJmfmRbfVfUJK-vUZiuzP7J1IV5BMplxNvgc0SxK_OegMqD83WVPC7PSakeF2qoju7Ajuecyy3O_mmsrYuKOEMFoTHtJMq4MDYSrdoNCgYKeX8HpPMcvHnL56ZzUGCebRbk/s1600-h/Lexie's+Home+047.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334533806018828530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiznf-CCxF9XIJmfmRbfVfUJK-vUZiuzP7J1IV5BMplxNvgc0SxK_OegMqD83WVPC7PSakeF2qoju7Ajuecyy3O_mmsrYuKOEMFoTHtJMq4MDYSrdoNCgYKeX8HpPMcvHnL56ZzUGCebRbk/s320/Lexie's+Home+047.jpg" border="0" /></a> This picture pretty much says it all about our trip home !<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKHyWEAZ-zwdnk5WE5NmBZVfzcA_X6OS_qPRXqO6u0sCxDAVsOsNYZDt7KoX12LEAF_3n3D7KM4C4IHhseNitBS3oiSmUDiD5S9ggDiiGc4z2_TEb3S8qV2mSl6Q3IBRPgbMfi_6LwxYBJ/s1600-h/Lexie's+Home+110.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334532544135532514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKHyWEAZ-zwdnk5WE5NmBZVfzcA_X6OS_qPRXqO6u0sCxDAVsOsNYZDt7KoX12LEAF_3n3D7KM4C4IHhseNitBS3oiSmUDiD5S9ggDiiGc4z2_TEb3S8qV2mSl6Q3IBRPgbMfi_6LwxYBJ/s320/Lexie's+Home+110.jpg" border="0" /></a> Lexies new cousin ,( the one in red) made matching dresses for Lexie , her little sister and Hayle. She is talented , she cooks bakes sews, plays the harp , piano and I couldn't even name all the crafts she does , and does all these well .<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwhd0P-jhfTLwRlhkCE9AXDmzcLwNS-17eLQ1Tu8ViFM85Ch7cOQ8_DkHtp6pJpeklqXtf1mLRIiKH3RpCYWgaKX8H6AtXSf_vHOtOL402tION8z6_Ic_ceMpNJ7dQ1GRuLSJ4hudnKfJH/s1600-h/Lexie's+Home+066.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334531968729372594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwhd0P-jhfTLwRlhkCE9AXDmzcLwNS-17eLQ1Tu8ViFM85Ch7cOQ8_DkHtp6pJpeklqXtf1mLRIiKH3RpCYWgaKX8H6AtXSf_vHOtOL402tION8z6_Ic_ceMpNJ7dQ1GRuLSJ4hudnKfJH/s320/Lexie's+Home+066.jpg" border="0" /></a> Giving Grandma a long awaited hug!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD0acfIPs0VbIp4qDuDyAy-QZsKx6I810xW8fmBh0jrnLCMxDpdSBuYwjC8YncnqjhdkTlJjABBDGO5Ro7u_XSfIolVAiCYdMxzp0bWScSyaiQTW7_aGxptdazMsWqk0D70F5Rf6wt64bx/s1600-h/Lexie's+Home+067.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334530979747174994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD0acfIPs0VbIp4qDuDyAy-QZsKx6I810xW8fmBh0jrnLCMxDpdSBuYwjC8YncnqjhdkTlJjABBDGO5Ro7u_XSfIolVAiCYdMxzp0bWScSyaiQTW7_aGxptdazMsWqk0D70F5Rf6wt64bx/s320/Lexie's+Home+067.jpg" border="0" /></a>2 friends from our church , Kate and Nate , they prayed faithfully for Lexie to get to come home, even when I thought it was pointless, " To have the faith of a child !"</div><div><div>Our trip home began at 3:30 am Guatemala time .</div><div>The girls did great !</div><div>Lexis was so excited to get to her new home , and Hayle .... well for some crazy reason she loves to get up in the middle of the night for an adventure , like black friday shopping .</div><div>She bounces out of bed when she knows we are leaving in the middle if the night .</div><div>When we left the hotel , another gentleman was leaving at the same time .</div><div>When we got in the hotel van to head to the airport , we started talking to him .</div><div>With in a few minutes we realized he is a Christian , and what an incredible testimony he has .</div><div>I will post about that later.</div><div>When we had to show our passports , the man started asking questions about Lexie's .</div><div>I just began to pray , it's been such a long road I was just a bit nervous .</div><div>It was fine , Mark had the right answer for him .Lexie really liked the plane ride .</div><div>Once we landed in Pittsburgh , we were greeted by friends and family .</div><div>Lexie was amazing . she was hugging everyone , she was not shy at all .</div><div>When we got about 5 minutes from our house ,it was like she knew .</div><div>She would point to every house and ask Hayle " my casa?" casa means house .</div><div>When we got home Lexie came running in the house , she wanted to see every room .</div><div>Then we had a house full of people to celebrate !</div><div>Lexie had a great time , she seemed to love being the center of attention .</div><div>Hayle has been doing so well with her , we were concerned she would be jealous, </div><div>Ofcourse it helped my friend Anita brought her 2 year old , put a baby near </div><div>Hayle and the reast of the world goes away .</div><br /><div></div></div>Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07337557022235024041noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952248023237039453.post-3328123929390026272009-05-02T01:52:00.000-07:002009-05-02T02:22:58.212-07:00Shopping day !<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5dKfyKJTmWGb-YAm4MWmB9Xvvth4XTYOKgHS7h0I3y20IPk2Fc2I0cpT0CMRXSXNh8RNjKL_sXKG_ZViuqa2v0d-eSGk6AF1E61BNM7l4sXQ3LwAtvjP8FVW-mXWNF0nkVeulXtucELX/s1600-h/shopping+in+Guatemala+012.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331150693782801074" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh54x3FCbKDAfCgyaEn6-URPCAlfW5ukT8R7lNUcTVG8UpPjxXkV5pVUmaVhAIwqIcBVH1PdxovqDkOEvbftKW0T1e6AgN69CuSiuzG2KIBWHeV8px2JpbqbFE4_kuQFDhv3nvqgdz-5dAc/s320/shopping+in+Guatemala+015.JPG" border="0" /></a> Looking for a good deal !!!!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikFra-zudOPn7ZfTXl0Fln3_9MZx6uuksVX8KR_KpPPriY-wWg-hhcQI90mxI4qDgRVuAcvRrfkNe5GxoWglITiIfu8Wfiw8lo43D9x3q1ZDuZ3AubHReD9sRu8cl3-aKxSAU7Z995k4GP/s1600-h/shopping+in+Guatemala+025.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331149010037445490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikFra-zudOPn7ZfTXl0Fln3_9MZx6uuksVX8KR_KpPPriY-wWg-hhcQI90mxI4qDgRVuAcvRrfkNe5GxoWglITiIfu8Wfiw8lo43D9x3q1ZDuZ3AubHReD9sRu8cl3-aKxSAU7Z995k4GP/s320/shopping+in+Guatemala+025.JPG" border="0" /></a> Our way back to the hotel<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwcst2rjpeul7opSQAZBx9OGdVcai-E-Te6iy63G99YtRSFEj-TadU_82DKZj165HdCR6e2VdmSSCLw3otfQD0D1ZcjcvsU6u53rs3fCq7fOui9qH8SRZPlLHoAmEgBq16NPmf2mKFAyrQ/s1600-h/shopping+in+Guatemala+028.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331148606464180850" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNdOhuIZfvEP1ypn_jMkleKNhzMOXTTpdNOaIkDt1nDIXsC6g_dWj5AR6QJkScXEB5OefrhtqFetynpol6s-VljloWUDVg4HRM7yy_2-yi9c-tGylzZy4EDOzH6_P1Dfen7rTpy0WABVYZ/s320/shopping+in+Guatemala+031.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><p>How could you say no to that face ??? </p><p>They went swimming when we got back to the hotel , then they got their showers , then into bed . We have to get up at 3:30 am for our fliht home . When Monica told Lexie we were going on the plane to go home , she started dancing and singing , she was so excited !!!!!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p>Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07337557022235024041noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952248023237039453.post-65857904901689829752009-05-01T07:40:00.000-07:002009-05-01T08:15:27.657-07:00Counting down<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOkrfKxxPFqnYROHyvZFdTVdcx21AHPSEO8h2Qr1zrE0RftCw8N2sv7CUFbhFgaDzTD8TuYu35Ogg3A8HcKFxlqrhgigTJcfkaznDrIl8fLIMhUvo-Todk9URU1uFBIWBr6oj0hAxkrZ8T/s1600-h/2+more+days+002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330869356853471762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOkrfKxxPFqnYROHyvZFdTVdcx21AHPSEO8h2Qr1zrE0RftCw8N2sv7CUFbhFgaDzTD8TuYu35Ogg3A8HcKFxlqrhgigTJcfkaznDrIl8fLIMhUvo-Todk9URU1uFBIWBr6oj0hAxkrZ8T/s320/2+more+days+002.JPG" border="0" /></a> Hayle loves to set the camera on the timer and take picture's of her and Lexie, She does a pretty good job ! It's pretty sad when your 6 year old knows how to use the camera better than you .<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigyI82vRPvFeR6rgVF2N8smV6NNnDzg3Xpw9TTxR3P7WH0Ov1mLqvGA-DfQVjAH5yIiOxC-kyWlu02Vjiab_R05pmA4Lm9wwUZVROnm9Ew3V8Om_lnP0468siIx0UjeS_gi3R11mvejPLV/s1600-h/new+friends+in+Guat+019.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330868806669533026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigyI82vRPvFeR6rgVF2N8smV6NNnDzg3Xpw9TTxR3P7WH0Ov1mLqvGA-DfQVjAH5yIiOxC-kyWlu02Vjiab_R05pmA4Lm9wwUZVROnm9Ew3V8Om_lnP0468siIx0UjeS_gi3R11mvejPLV/s320/new+friends+in+Guat+019.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><div>We are now counting down the hours until we are on the plane home .</div><div>As I'm sure you have all seen the news reguarding the swine flu .</div><div>We will be in Houston for 4 hour's , This Mom who is already a germaphobe , </div><div>will be trying to keep a 6 and 7 year old from touching everything ,</div><div> and using hand sanitizer like crazy.</div><div>But my very good friend Deb Kerr sent me this verse </div><div></div><div>I immediately thought of Psalm 91. "...If you make the Most High your dwelling --- even the Lord, who is my refuge --- then no harm will befall you, no disaster will come near your tent. For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you... .... in ALL YOUR WAYS</div><br /><div>I'm really not freaking out , I know we are in Gods hands and will , there is no safer place to be.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div></div>Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07337557022235024041noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952248023237039453.post-49562626838381433422009-04-29T23:49:00.000-07:002009-04-29T23:51:25.043-07:00Fun at the mall !<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAzXKEt7AQKqazoNoQ8tMxmP1grJryAX8ske_A1foBd3NnadpZzNWBaBoyIgzQX0vedtk8E8xHxt9pCnRPjcUpN2Cl2B672_5O1X8qXQnjh5I1vctnMS6f5FyJ7bTsWlgN9-poYSde5RDG/s1600-h/new+friends+in+Guat+015.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330373413492997778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAzXKEt7AQKqazoNoQ8tMxmP1grJryAX8ske_A1foBd3NnadpZzNWBaBoyIgzQX0vedtk8E8xHxt9pCnRPjcUpN2Cl2B672_5O1X8qXQnjh5I1vctnMS6f5FyJ7bTsWlgN9-poYSde5RDG/s320/new+friends+in+Guat+015.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfEFGwAyE5KrKf9tT-wpuHHqvYXeC1o0_09TMW_3PFYPT5Tp_Nxrq25EjREvS1L4lbErPgZa8wlzv2RY9gdu3bFUe1CveZQdRXBJDewm-HHnnnIDkSkvf8Rfx1nUDR4wSq3ioyAippX1Ph/s1600-h/new+friends+in+Guat+013.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330373247727690802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfEFGwAyE5KrKf9tT-wpuHHqvYXeC1o0_09TMW_3PFYPT5Tp_Nxrq25EjREvS1L4lbErPgZa8wlzv2RY9gdu3bFUe1CveZQdRXBJDewm-HHnnnIDkSkvf8Rfx1nUDR4wSq3ioyAippX1Ph/s320/new+friends+in+Guat+013.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Just a couple of fun picture's .</div></div>Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07337557022235024041noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952248023237039453.post-56310790873082120432009-04-28T18:43:00.000-07:002009-04-28T19:48:49.315-07:00Got the visa<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfmp3EOMucTliaIzA-r1OrpTi_nZPOJIy57xDy7k7N2UTYoO4q_GIow-svzIo_qwB_BawjX7WOrv1zscyb1FArMlQjlmIdZub6_m0IS01apYEUH7RlCAxFZpOZ5womuAr7vnaG6K7-SJyW/s1600-h/Bath+time+fun+003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329939469083730162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfmp3EOMucTliaIzA-r1OrpTi_nZPOJIy57xDy7k7N2UTYoO4q_GIow-svzIo_qwB_BawjX7WOrv1zscyb1FArMlQjlmIdZub6_m0IS01apYEUH7RlCAxFZpOZ5womuAr7vnaG6K7-SJyW/s320/Bath+time+fun+003.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Mark went to the Embassy alone , because about an hour before he had to leave the girls both fell asleep. Hayle slept fora little over 3 hours and Lexie for over 4 hours and we had to wake her up to go eat , and eat she does .This tiny little girl can put the food away .</div><div>Praise the Lord !!!!! We have the visa .</div><div>After we ate it was back to the pool , then to our room for some water fun of a different kind .</div><div>To get clean , They had a blast with the bath foam I brought .</div><div>I think they may start to grow fins before we leave for home.</div>Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07337557022235024041noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952248023237039453.post-15122063923581098802009-04-28T09:15:00.000-07:002009-04-28T09:23:30.573-07:00Morning swim<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXqbBsyTw7hDRSt7BrY8JK59p0qeRFh8PmnjSolA8DDzfoJ0ptRSSydJwcAG4PNkwXxMoQi5i_303PMDWfC_P9P20aN625V_e9ZkmqqTPmYNUC5J2WE51sWPVkIUhIOuytDdaEE2Rec8xW/s1600-h/002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329778324290397362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXqbBsyTw7hDRSt7BrY8JK59p0qeRFh8PmnjSolA8DDzfoJ0ptRSSydJwcAG4PNkwXxMoQi5i_303PMDWfC_P9P20aN625V_e9ZkmqqTPmYNUC5J2WE51sWPVkIUhIOuytDdaEE2Rec8xW/s320/002.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZVNvIaKSR4BBWY3lxsO_FT__JssZcJci6EoXouhbLFmL8ik9gYnnne1ojtmSkaMM5Xq_Qt71lb2W8EzjryGOOfl-0mMklAJEEsZyPYZZgl4h_MEteWciEn9fq5cMjN7KxHQqQ-kS4Jw3k/s1600-h/008.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329777978664914242" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-9PDPAe40USHRt7lfQq6LKJ6OehxAT7ElcbVVJMsy8IQ7US2WPmqUL2Ko2LAIjJTTmcXifZY0zhs3pQxz3PiJ1pW0C_nxeVyrm1VqKBK9MVsG2RmKZe3GZgZqIVb39wEvrz9hhHOe4gIH/s320/010.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOKp4QpweTx3IeEOkKtaMj3KCEOsd6Mhp2tXvo5IhPIuQkY3b1Y93n1zCU4wvDVESsd_bwiZkPDOii5-GAMSzmfrwftC5nlds3o7PzA9MkVkIz2uTNPJhSlE8H5i44680fd_VOSgW-XZif/s1600-h/006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329518005675513314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOKp4QpweTx3IeEOkKtaMj3KCEOsd6Mhp2tXvo5IhPIuQkY3b1Y93n1zCU4wvDVESsd_bwiZkPDOii5-GAMSzmfrwftC5nlds3o7PzA9MkVkIz2uTNPJhSlE8H5i44680fd_VOSgW-XZif/s320/006.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfK7-ap7CMKZDmh0PV-DRjG9E5G8um8uuEHPXu4UPvXWdTHTZ8e-jTHMVEAr3UBusmTh32asXCtIu3bK0BHROokat4HhqeJ7WPMRZucJs4aWRei5ErqJvlE7rtuBl8wBSpA5IdZaua0E25/s1600-h/002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329517776076225874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfK7-ap7CMKZDmh0PV-DRjG9E5G8um8uuEHPXu4UPvXWdTHTZ8e-jTHMVEAr3UBusmTh32asXCtIu3bK0BHROokat4HhqeJ7WPMRZucJs4aWRei5ErqJvlE7rtuBl8wBSpA5IdZaua0E25/s320/002.JPG" border="0" /></a> We had our Embassy appointment today , had to be there at 7:15 even though they didn't open the window until 8:15 . our friend Monica meet us there , that was a blessing .</div><div>There was only one other adoption appointment .</div><div>When we had Hayle's appointment therewere atleast 20 other families waiting.</div><div>Just a sad reminder of the children being left in very bad situations due to adoptions being closed.</div><div>Please pray God will move the right people to get a good system in place soon.</div><div> </div><div>Monica then brought us back to the hotel, 1st thing on the to do list was swim , so we let the girls swim for an hour , then we all took a nap woke up, they swam some more, atleast we know our pool will get used this summer.</div><div>After the second swim it was to the mall to dominos, you would never know from looking at the girls witch one eats the most .Hayle ate 1 1/2 pieces of pizza and Lexis ate 4 1/2 pieces.</div><div>Then it was back to the room where Hayle and Lexis did each others nails .</div><div>It's amazing for 2 little girls who speak different languages they sure do seem to comunicate well.</div><div>They giggle a LOT ! </div><div>We thought Lexie would be a bit shy ........ AAAHHHH NOT !</div><div>She really did pick up where we left off 2 1/2 years ago.</div><div>She also seems to really understand the whole family concept .</div><div>I believe that is because of all the prayers ! </div><div>We showed her picture's of Cortney and asked her if she remembers her and she smiles and giggles and says yes !</div><div>Last night she looked at Cort's picture and said " Cortney " </div><div></div><div>Cortney ... you might have to get a double lock on your bedroom door these 2 together just might figure out how to get in your room locked door and all .<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div></div>Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07337557022235024041noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952248023237039453.post-13796581286123981112009-04-26T13:21:00.000-07:002009-04-26T13:38:37.427-07:00Reunited !!!!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeGyAapXdkOGCbCRaSOlW8yZJEbdr9W4O38pZZ-JDLf29ne0kr_CJTZMLGiu3GlbLqYuKkJUf-lpfxzFh4VTRg682kEGMdfAogoOiN_-ibeJuWpNVLVfUoKq9pBKaRPoD22ETAs2l16k9W/s1600-h/reunited+022.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329100222252841890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeGyAapXdkOGCbCRaSOlW8yZJEbdr9W4O38pZZ-JDLf29ne0kr_CJTZMLGiu3GlbLqYuKkJUf-lpfxzFh4VTRg682kEGMdfAogoOiN_-ibeJuWpNVLVfUoKq9pBKaRPoD22ETAs2l16k9W/s320/reunited+022.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtJa1sAwTdmQvrJa0IWTH_JXXNgr1RBZE_Smmsd0FDdHfUnnf2Vb9KCZqIF19J4xnDmpgspBCriQz7lSGOgiWbYiY_koL14-_xirFCVvFXSgq7QBLYdcT8eDlLrQoqdB33SUZIzDR5p0Fc/s1600-h/reunited+021.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329100025044298290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtJa1sAwTdmQvrJa0IWTH_JXXNgr1RBZE_Smmsd0FDdHfUnnf2Vb9KCZqIF19J4xnDmpgspBCriQz7lSGOgiWbYiY_koL14-_xirFCVvFXSgq7QBLYdcT8eDlLrQoqdB33SUZIzDR5p0Fc/s320/reunited+021.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQfZhke_IkKBOnW3FEx_3eiV5VT3oE5sfOVa3uvsbe0_EVXMb-Ra5XsNQE1EOZNlksUTM2dfSr4Q0yNnwEfkBzK_jqgFqToye8kFHOpSfPGDnfLBMWSJBzOuIrP3HzoSCt_Hgz8aBl7tIM/s1600-h/reunited+023.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329099641222174370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQfZhke_IkKBOnW3FEx_3eiV5VT3oE5sfOVa3uvsbe0_EVXMb-Ra5XsNQE1EOZNlksUTM2dfSr4Q0yNnwEfkBzK_jqgFqToye8kFHOpSfPGDnfLBMWSJBzOuIrP3HzoSCt_Hgz8aBl7tIM/s320/reunited+023.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>They arrived at the hotel about 1/2 hour ago. She ran straight for Mark , </div><div>jumped in his arms and said PAPA!!!!</div><div>Gave him the biggest hug , then she hugged me and Hayle , she has </div><div>not stopped smiling since she got here.</div><div>She and Hayle are waiting to go swimming, they already have their</div><div>swimsuits on.</div><div>More later , but here are some picture's.</div></div></div>Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07337557022235024041noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952248023237039453.post-67461097658495343452009-04-25T05:38:00.000-07:002009-04-26T13:40:27.460-07:00Pictures from the past !<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinH5pU1FXfuFjmIAhYum_JqVmetl2EgakSdNl7vcQ5Hs1EVNV6uxXapFlpKTmtuuLXAlj-vrZ7PuK5ATwICUEfHBNdkr9tdfrfVI43pNMM0ZC3XqLFme5PlnbULvlwr4GO0Z6xTx_3TDXR/s1600-h/reunited+024.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329102694685614370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinH5pU1FXfuFjmIAhYum_JqVmetl2EgakSdNl7vcQ5Hs1EVNV6uxXapFlpKTmtuuLXAlj-vrZ7PuK5ATwICUEfHBNdkr9tdfrfVI43pNMM0ZC3XqLFme5PlnbULvlwr4GO0Z6xTx_3TDXR/s320/reunited+024.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgACukb31nxevc7l2lzP-m1ADpB6vk8XqqlhQSAZh_BHOWpxutto_KnHG6fpyhJ8TFZImT1jhWSXRlmrFG5ztQaZhUShtyAXjTg919PxrpyXVfazPtVkagA6RwcmOqqLn1myGxw_eXCVM-B/s1600-h/secondbatchPictures414+306.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328615504037317554" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZ-EPzuzeg_AUrzx71AnZ0R2Kv5Oyxwc6sWWMKf4UER0vMS1ZgdP3DhYyOWZUq2JfCFSb8bugJ6ZCIVxu-cdoYFt4OZFhja6bZRD8nGJjtLrRANHmVTAd20AtrQ33lqbEXtlv0vLzMJrZ/s320/secondbatchPictures414+012.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyg6cHexyo9N5lX1cYGVT0_-uCwAvcdb76LYd-9TFrsWAVyx98N8UggVmUpvzGjfMMS2jxk3e97QjGfZu7RpJZVECVHd0H1WuRAEd5WWtj6VPQuRQk0Ma4cIDofwSeE-Fvul7Bp5MaAqnD/s1600-h/secondbatchPictures414+016.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328611058415066770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyg6cHexyo9N5lX1cYGVT0_-uCwAvcdb76LYd-9TFrsWAVyx98N8UggVmUpvzGjfMMS2jxk3e97QjGfZu7RpJZVECVHd0H1WuRAEd5WWtj6VPQuRQk0Ma4cIDofwSeE-Fvul7Bp5MaAqnD/s320/secondbatchPictures414+016.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#000066;">Here are some pictures from our visit trip with Lexie , Oct, 2006 , yes ! 2 1/2 years ago .</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#000066;">Saying goodbye to her, knowing she was going back to live in the orphanage and not knowing how long or IF we would ever see her again was the hardest thing we ever had to do , it was awful !!!!!</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#000066;">She was so happy with us , right before they came to take her back , she woke up from a nap, clinbed up on her Papa's lap( that's what she called him ) put her arms around him gave him a big kiss and said " I Love you Papa !" </span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#000066;">It will be so wonderful to hold her in our arms again and tell her she never has to go back there .</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#000066;">We have had friends who have visited her for us and taken gifts and she would ALWAYS when is Mama and Papa coming to get me .</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#000066;">The last time was Feb 2009 our friend Suzanne visited and when she told her the gift was from Mama and Papa Zeiler , she said her little face lite up and she had tears in her eyes .</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#000066;">Suzanne told her not to lose hope , imagine a 7 year old child waiting half her lifetime to be with her forever family .</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07337557022235024041noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952248023237039453.post-64077910243922647062009-04-25T00:16:00.000-07:002009-04-25T00:20:25.938-07:00Leaving For Guatemala !!!!!!!WOW ! I can hardly believe we will be heading for the airport in just about 24 hours !!!!<br />We are SO excited , we don't know if Lexie has even been told yet .<br />Please pray for a safe and uneventful trip .Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07337557022235024041noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952248023237039453.post-55795253571295294792009-04-21T19:07:00.000-07:002009-04-22T13:21:46.623-07:00Happy Birthday to my Hero !<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDgFwP-3mZ2PpSz105VFGoaiJAuK-pQH6an3D8MzR6dBDVpINJWIfRbvdGiBaLfslKLaDW9REUdhVFrRWvub8-pOjRU7T8wxIV5y-_7ghNIJse4I8n4oY_LilyzggVGe5ZH-2pejqI3DWP/s1600-h/August+2008+030.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327339887874089586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDgFwP-3mZ2PpSz105VFGoaiJAuK-pQH6an3D8MzR6dBDVpINJWIfRbvdGiBaLfslKLaDW9REUdhVFrRWvub8-pOjRU7T8wxIV5y-_7ghNIJse4I8n4oY_LilyzggVGe5ZH-2pejqI3DWP/s320/August+2008+030.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3sS028B3K3TlX8Rs3UkhR5vaxOCiOgYRDyYAZgjMy8T2XhdalvKHgAm5rnN7Ss3-O0ZPsT2AD3jGZfrXtQ5tygM3SkMVAs5FPnZL21jPb2FWlO_hvIEgWwSN_WF1a0RwpoQiJpnn0490M/s1600-h/secondbatchPictures414+036.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327335541769485026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3sS028B3K3TlX8Rs3UkhR5vaxOCiOgYRDyYAZgjMy8T2XhdalvKHgAm5rnN7Ss3-O0ZPsT2AD3jGZfrXtQ5tygM3SkMVAs5FPnZL21jPb2FWlO_hvIEgWwSN_WF1a0RwpoQiJpnn0490M/s320/secondbatchPictures414+036.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY7l64_qzcuMhYh795GOqKV7qN_zaGSKytSuPQCUcU_vTpbttKU-jnBArEpLG7NVQS0PAIu_iE6IYeRtDQCny3Ncjw0RLVZXj9biZOv-K0xl8HPrp1tiOhNJTFI9JM0R6XXqvXf7vn3N9t/s1600-h/Jan-Feb+2008+008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327335537400996754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY7l64_qzcuMhYh795GOqKV7qN_zaGSKytSuPQCUcU_vTpbttKU-jnBArEpLG7NVQS0PAIu_iE6IYeRtDQCny3Ncjw0RLVZXj9biZOv-K0xl8HPrp1tiOhNJTFI9JM0R6XXqvXf7vn3N9t/s320/Jan-Feb+2008+008.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#000099;">Today April, 22 ,2009 my Husband turns 49 years old ! </span></div><div><span style="color:#000099;">He is the most wonderful Husband and Father I know .</span></div><div><span style="color:#000099;">I thank God I am so richly blessed .</span></div><div><span style="color:#000099;">I have known him for 29 years and have been honored to be called </span></div><div><span style="color:#000099;">Mrs. Mark Zeiler for 25 years .</span></div><div><span style="color:#000099;">He is my knight in shinning armor , captian of my heart , my prince </span></div><div><span style="color:#000099;">Well ,you get the idea , he is the real deal .</span></div><div><span style="color:#000099;">He is a man of honor, integrity , Faith , He loves the Lord and his family .</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#000099;">I Love you Honey ! Happy Birthday !</span></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07337557022235024041noreply@blogger.com0