ebb & flow

Our family is going through the first year ebb & flow of being attached, of jiving, of loving, and of living in peace. At times it is hard, harder than I thought it would be. We are not attached yet - it is a process. To be honest I have been so maxed out that I have been drained. I have six amazing kids that graciously forgive me when I blow it. I’m sorry goes a long way at our house. We always have hope - we know that Christ is always with us, God is sovereign, and that all things work together for our good.

Update on the kids - Temesgen is in kindergarten for the first two hours of the day and first grade for the rest of the day, he loves it! He is wrestling and doing great, he has gotten first in every tournament that he has been in. Tesfanesh is doing dance and cute as can be! She helps me babysit during the day, but loves to have friends over to play and go to friends house. Rochelle is having a great senior year and trying to figure out what college to go to. Harrison’s year is going great, he is busy with sports, and hanging with friends. Emily is in middle school and her favorite thing is hanging out with friends - this year is her favorite year in m.s.. Hudson is in fourth grade and has had fun with friends, brother, and activities.

Home!

We are well.

We are in the US.

We will post when we have rested.

Praise God!

Petition

http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/face-act-of-2009.html

Please read the following or follow the link for more information, and sign if you feel led. THANKS!

The intercountry adoption process is a long, tedious process for American citizens seeking to adopt a foreign born child. Paperwork includes home studies, finger printing and criminal checks. The process can take up to three years to complete. At the completion of the adoption, the child must be approved for a U.S. immigrant visa in order to enter the U.S. and gain citizenship. The immigrant visa is required despite the fact that the “immigrant” is the child of a U.S. citizen. The U.S. is one of the few developed countries in the world that requires internationally adopted children of citizens to immigrate in order to join their new families.

Most countries recognize internationally adopted children as citizens upon the finalization of their adoption. The Foreign Adopted Children Equality Act (FACE Act) would recognize that internationally adopted children deserve to be treated as children of American citizens and accord to the same citizenship process as children born aboard to American citizens.

Under the FACE Act, Adoptive parents would apply for a U.S. passport and Consular Report of Birth instead of a visa. The documents provide adoptive parents with immediate proof of citizenship for their adopted child and they remedy this gap in the rights of U.S. citizenship.

Sad

http://vimeo.com/4023493?pg=embed&sec=

I hope this link works, if not visit

www.drawnfromwater.org

It is hard to believe that this still happens, but it does.

:’(

Easter Blessings

We have so much to be thankful for…

Part of our families Easter tradition is to be in our communities Passion Play. It is a wonderful way to be focused on the price Jesus paid for us on the cross. It is a privilege to meet with others to celebrate the sacrifice that was made on our behalf. Tomorrow we will spend time with family, another thing to be thankful for.

I hope you and yours have a wonderful Easter day tomorrow!

Dreaming Again

We inquired about a sibling trio this morning - as it turns out it would probably be a placement that would be out of birth order. These three beautiful children will find a wonderful home, I am sure of that.

The days keep plugging along - I have started to look for a job next fall. I know that I can always sub. The kids are busy in the things they love to do and Paul is beginning to get spring fever.

We keep praying, and hoping. Someday, hopefully soon, we will have some news!

Belong

So, I was driving home from work (that is so fun to say!) and my thoughts were drifting - you know pondering the great mysteries of life. What should I make for supper? Should I start running again? Should I cut my hair or let it grow?

Then it happened… the theme song from “Cheers” popped into my head - come on you know the words

“Making your way in the world today takes everything you’ve got.
Taking a break from all your worries sure would help a lot.

Wouldn’t you like to get away?

Sometimes you want to go

Where everybody knows your name,
and they’re always glad you came.
You wanna be where you can see,
our troubles are all the same
You wanna be where everybody knows
Your name. “

Belonging, we are hard wired to be emotionally, spiritually and intellectually connected to those around us. We are created to know and be known. That is what I love about being around kids - children wear their passions on their sleeves, they will tell you things that you want to hear and things that you don’t. Everyone needs to belong, feel special. We long for being in familiar places and with familiar people. I can tell when one of my children don’t feel well just by looking in their eyes, or when there is something they want to say but they can’t right then - the little things that come with being connected. I love how a thought of one of my family members or friends will drift across my mind and I get a little grin that I cannot suppress and a twinkle in my eye. God says that His thoughts of us are more than the stars in the heavens and more than the grains of sand on a beach. Not only are the number of thoughts that God has for us beyond my comprehension, they are very detailed. He knows the very number of hairs on my head. That is belonging at its best - complete and unconditional.

Hello world!

The journal of the journey of the Feldkamp family.