Easter renewal and rebirth.......

Well, I finally have the date for my medical procedure, April 10.  I was told it would be within six months and sure enough, April is the 6th month. While I go between panic and calm, for the doctors it is a routine, and a straightforward procedure, not surgery, but not without risk...for me, there are different emotions.  I worry about me, I worry about Matteo.  I would worry if I wasn't worried, but know this is normal to feel this way.  It is fitting that it will take place so close to Easter, a time of renewal, rebirth and in some ways it will be, maybe the beginning of rebirth and renewal for my family.

I hope after this is in our past, we can move forward to the birth of another family member.  So for now, I pray, and I celebrate another Easter with a deeper understanding of renewal and rebirth.

I'm not sure if I'll post until after, but will not make that decision.....there are a number of posts I've started but have not finished...the heart has not been moved to write, until now.  So if you are reading this, say a little prayer for me, for us, that all goes well and life begins again.

Happy Easter and may your renewal and rebirth bring you to a deeper faith and a deeper meaningfulness of life's mysteries and miracles.

Play dough and Thomas

Catalyst Foundation Culture Camp

If all goes well Matteo and I will attend this culture camp this summer. We have registered and hope that all falls into place in the next few months. It is not only a camp for children adopted from Vietnam and their families but it is also a fundraiser to help build schools in Vietnam.  The camp is in the US and there are a number of families from Canada heading down this year. We heard very good things from last year's camp and I am open to trying it to see how Matteo does. I'm a bit concerned as he sometimes warms up very quickly to new people and situations and at other times he doesn't.

The camp is only 3 days so hopefully in either situation we'll be fine. If you'd like more information on the camps and/or are thinking of donating to a worthy cause, you can read more information about the organization and the camps here.

Catalyst Culture camp