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January 2011:
- Our family returns together to Haiti on January 1 after many months away completing Phoebe's adoption. (Thanks to the amazing help of one Joanna T!)
- The Harbor House is officially named, replacing the ever so creative name "House for teen moms".
- The 1st anniversary of the earthquake - a day to grieve and remember together
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| January 12, 2011 |
February 2011:
- Enisse (15) gives birth to Sophia (Harbor House)
- 52 year old Lucille gives birth
- Paige meets and translates for Miley Cyrus (that was different!)
- Leoni tries to drown in our pool, then things got weird
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| Enisse & Sophia |
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| Lucille & Sarah |
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| Paige & Auntie Tina March 2011 |
- Paige gets rid of her braces, Paige deals with MRSA
- Fedline gives birth to Michlanda, a week later she moved into the Harbor House
- Sundays - I have to believe
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| Joanne & Ricardo |
- Joanne gives birth to Ricardo, moves into the Harbor House
- Djennie and Kenny moved out, we grieved that difficult decision
- Cried over and fought for Dalonne and Job
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| Dalonne & Job |
- Found amazing teachers for our kids
- A challenge was offered - YOU quickly helped us raise 15K for the Harbor House.
- Paige went to prom
- Britt visited for Mother's Day
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| Paige & Kevin |
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| Mother's Day 2011 |
June 2011:
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| Judler & Leoni June 10th |
- Leoni delivers Judler. (Harbor House)
- The Things We've Handed Down
- Hazelnut joins the family (doubling the poop in the yard)
- June was the month three babies died (one after being born, two in utero) there was lots of heaviness in June
July 2011:
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| Paige & Julia |
- Paige's best friend from MN visits
- Favorite anonymous comment in history
- Moving toward Midwifery/Weirdwifery
- Telling stories in Haiti
August 2011:
- Moses is found near Heartline gate
- Imagine if you will - a post about AIDS, injustice and reality in Haiti - this young woman is very ill right now and will probably not live through 2012
- Crazy Haiti day ... and rat part one
- End of the rat saga
September 2011:
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| Troy, Aaron, Harold - Bromance triangle |
- Troy's friends surprise him with a new guitar and a visit.
- First day of school at Heartline Academy
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| Jimmy & Becky and their students |
- Bill Clinton (favorite photo of 2011) and one crazy day
- Three Harbor House babies (Ashline, Bianca, Fiola) born - two on the same day
- Moses moves hearts
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| three new babies in a few days at Harbor House |
October 2011:
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| McHoul wedding |
November 2011:
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| Mama E. laboring w/ Cookie, Beth, Heather |
- Counting the cost
- HIV
- Harbor House baby dedication
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| Dedication day for Harbor House babies |
December 2011:
- Christmas video
- Year end stats - amazing grace!
- Road trip madness
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| Christmas Eve |
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| Juan Dolio, Dominican Republic |
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| standing IN the ocean listening for the ocean in a seashell |
Going through the year in photos and stories reminded us of how faithful God is. To see it all in black and white and look back on the ways He sustained and provided is both beautiful and humbling. 2011 was one of the best years we've ever had in Haiti. We're so grateful for the ways God has allowed us to grow and for so much evidence of His love and mercy at work.
Multiple stories and people touched our lives, challenged us, changed us this year.
What story or person moved you in some way? We'd love to know.
With gratitude to God for the year that was and best wishes for a Happy New Year!
t & t & tribe
17 comments:
Wowza. What a year! And what an honor to follow along on your journey. Thanks for being/sharing Jesus.
What story moved me? Oh so many. Have to say though that Anonymous Commenter takes the cake.
Happy, Happy 2012 to all of you!
So much heartache, so much hope! Praise God for the hope we have in Jesus. Our labor is not in vain.
Love reading about your lives. Through the funnies, the frustrations, and the heartaches, it is encouraging to see the Lord work and care for His people in Haiti. For me, Moses was the most moving. The way y'all took him in and the way the Lord provided a forever family for him. Such a beautiful story.
Thankful for how y'all are serving and sharing your lives with us.
derry, new hampshire moved me. and by "me," i mean, "my bowels."
An amazing year, I'm flabbergasted. Prayiing for you all this morning, Tara, truly. Got your back here in Canada for the year ahead. May God continue to do infinitely more than we ask or think. xo Sarah
Marla - Elizabeth - Kathy C. -
Thanks for reading and encouraging!
Keight ... your bowels have my back. I think that is good for me and maybe bad for you. 2012 we meet!
Sarah - thank you so much, love your writing!
i discovered this blog in june, right as the stuff seemed to be hitting the fan for you guys. i loved reading due to the honesty, doubt, faith, and grace evidenced in your writing. plus, a killer sense of humor doesn't hurt.
i think what i find most encouraging is your kids. as someone with a toddler getting ready to move overseas (plus we want to adopt), it is pretty cool to see such awesome examples of (little) kingdom people.
You all have had quite a year! I remember reading about most of that the first time around. It seems like yesterday. Tempus Fugit! Always wanted to use that term legit-like. (and legit, too)
OK. Bye.
Dear Livesays, I just read your 2011 posts and am moved to write! Not too long ago, when we kept running into Santa's asking kids what they wanted for Christmas, instead of just bitching about it, I asked myself what I want for Christmas. The first thing I came up with is for Haitian women to be keeping their babies. The audacious and long-standing good work of Heartline is obviously moving towards this goal. I am loving the photos of the women (fresh from the miracle of birth) and their new babies. Bondye beni nou!!!!
Reading your blog, i can hardly stay in my chair yearning for the feeling of Haiti, the desire to live on the front lines of injustice, exploitation, joy, hospitality, grace, and the rugged physical beauty of Haiti.
Finally, we've watched your Christmas 2011 video again and again. It's great! We are awed by Hope's gorgeous voice! Gabriela is still singing "Glory to God" from the 2009 edition.
Blessings to you all! Esther (Gabriela, Niko, Matt)
Loved the re-cap and the stats about the Heartline ladies. Although it's true that names and people are more important than stats..... some might be interested to compare the Heartline stats with the regular stats of Haiti.
I don't know them exactly of course....and maybe no one knows how many babies/mothers die at home / on the side of the road / outside the gates of the hospital that they can't get into..... but I know the numbers are far less impressive than those of Heartline.
Thank you for LIVING in Haiti
and PRAISE GOD for His goodness and faithfulness and His mercies that are new every morning!!
Happy New Year Livesay Lards, McHoul Hippies and Hendrick ?? (they need a nickname!)
Love you all!
T&T, Merry Christmas to you, too!
Love reading and following your lives, it's very encouraging to us here. Thanks for the laughs, too, you are witty and clever and I love that you remind me that missionaries can be funny and it's OKAY, people. Glad you and your MKs had the opportunity to get away from it all and relax together recently.
Keep blogging!
Many blessings in 2012!!
Chris
I found your ministry right after the earthquake, and when I think of those days, the great coming together of so many under your roof to bring "battlefield" medical care to the horrifically wounded, my heart still lifts with joy and awe. Look where you are now. I need no further evidence of God's loving work among humanity. Happy new year, Tara!
After reading the 'anonymous comment post' for the first time, felt the need to say that...
I have been following your blog on and off since the earthquake because it is the most uplifting and honest document of Christian mission I have come across.
We are called to be counter-cultural,surely (do not conform to the pattern of this world...) so good on any ageing hippies out there.
I wish I'd had the courage when I was younger to uproot my children and take them off to experience another culture - what an enriching experience.
Not a bad synopsis for an aging unclean hippie. (I'm sorry...I simply had to!) Looking forward to your 2012 adventures! Onward fabulous hippies, onward!
I have been most moved by your family. Looking back on 2011, I remember loosing a one-of-a-kind student in January, Hope. It has been so great to keep track of how she is doing and what a wonderful blessing she is to the world around her.
Thanks for sharing her with Texas for a while!
Happy 2012!
Mrs. Thiering
I loved reading Moses' journey and the ways God was evident in the lives of everyone around him. And, as always, I'm continually blessed by the way you share your family's struggles and learning. Blessings to all of you in 2012.
Mrs. Thiering! Hope loved reading your note. We didn't know you read this here blog ... we're thrilled to hear from you!
Esther - This place misses you and Matt every.single.day. We love you guys and your precious G and N.
Thanks all for your sweet words. It's a wild ride and we're thrilled to be on it ... Selma avek Jezi - Nou konnen Li gen gwo ke pou Ayiti.
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