Troy and Arnold have gone to Port for the day. Two people come in later today that they'll pick up. Troy is meeting with Hope and Phoebe's birthmom. She asked to see Phoebe.
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I am praying that Troy can be straight-forward with her and that she will do the same. The four months it took to get the birth-certificate are making us concerned for the future and for the time line of the adoption.
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I do not know what it is like to just try to survive day after day, because of that I do not want to try and guess what it is like to live her life. It frustrates me that it does not always seem like she is playing things straight and there are ulterior motives ... but I try to remind myself that because her basic needs are not met, maybe she is incapable of understanding or knowing how to place her children first.
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On most levels I believe God intends for this adoption to be completed, and I pray that Phoebe will become a permanent member of our family -- we will work towards that with all our energy and resources -- but I also have had a definite sense from the very beginning that this process is not going to be easy, clear-cut, or smooth.
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We've enjoyed having Britt's friend Chris here. He is a great young man. Last night Troy, Paige and I got beat badly at 'Gestures' by the two of them. Paige, Britt and Chris all fly out of here on Thursday. The girls are visiting their other families and Chris heads back to school in Gainsville.
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It has been a while since I said this, but the kind words, support and prayers for our family are greatly appreciated.
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Without even reading between the lines it has probably been apparent that we've got some big decisions coming up in the next few months and that we're going through a time of "refining." We came here to be refined, so these things are part of what God has for us, we simply pray that we will be teachable and that our trust in Him would grow.
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Thank you for caring for us and for taking time to check-in on us.
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With Gratitude-
T & T & Tribe
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 3:5-6
