Patience

Walker Walker and Brison Michigan yuk! FalanciaThe Girls Sivencia Falancia and Sivencia Jiovenda

Hi everyone!

I know it has been awhile since I have posted, but there has been little change. Our paperwork is currently being legalized and we are anxiously waiting for it to go into MOI. The time frame for MOI is 3-5 months and is our last big step until we go to get them. After MOI there are still some other things that need to occur, but hopefully those won't take to long. We are hoping and praying that they are home sometime in early summer. But for now life goes on and we are enjoying being a family of four. I remember back to when I was pregnant with Walker and how much I cherished that time alone with Brison. Although, I can't imagine Walker not in our lives, time alone with each of your kids is special. That time will become even more stretched when there are five kids running around.

God is so good and kind and giving! Patience is a fruit of the Spirit that He placed in each and every one of us, when we accepted Jesus into our hearts. He continually asks us to exercise our fruits with the daily struggles of life. It is not always easy, but He is glorified when we do!

Please keep our girls in your prayers. Falancia's birthday was yesterday, she just turned 7 and Sivencia's is today, she turns 3. The following is from the update we just received on the girls yesterday. Enjoy! Love you all! Alli

Falancia has been called upon to be a helper in the preschool classes in the morning before she goes to school. Kiki is Sivencia’s preschool teacher and she loves having Falancia in class to be a helper. Falancia is great with the younger kids and is really becoming a great helper for the teachers, nannies and myself. Falancia loves the praise by everyone and is very willing to help out in any situation.

Jiovenda has moved up in school with the Haitian teachers. She is now in class for four hours in the afternoon with a teacher named Mona. This is the same creole class that Falancia and ten of the other big kids are in. Jiovenda really seems to enjoy class and does well. She does however seem to pick on Falancia a bit in class so we make sure that before class is started that they are sitting at two different tables.

Falancia’s hair is growing out very nicely and she now has enough hair to have it braided so she patiently sat while her nanny, Bernadette braided her hair using thread. Falancia was so proud when it was all finished and ran outside so show me. When I called her over to see it she started getting shy and ran towards me covering her face with her hands. This was a very special moment for her because before she was one of the only big kids that didn’t have enough hair to have it braided.

The girls are healthy and doing well.