In the COLD state of Wisconsin

Greetings from COLD, SNOWY Wisconsin.  We made our trip to Mobile, Alabama to pick up our daughter.  Headed from there to Tennessee to see our son and family.  Then made the trip up here to Wisconsin.  And into SNOW.  We thought we were seeing the last of it as we arrived at our very nice, comfortable, WARM house here on the lake.  The temps stayed at about 37 degrees... brrrrr... really, really cold for us.

We had some rain, and then woke this morning to snow falling again.  This is April 19th, and it's snowing... not something normal for this area.  I thought you might want to see a couple photos of us in this snow....

 

 That is our daughter (yup, out in the snow with a cane) and me throwing snow balls at each other.  Then there is Don out there putting seeds out for the many birds, and even deer.  Don sat and watched a deer this close last evening.  

Tomorrow is our 50th Anniversary.  We will be going out for a meal with most of our kids.  Then Sunday there will be an open house for our family and friends.  We are pretty excited to be able to see some of the family we haven't seen in a LONG time.  

Today is Don's first appointment with the eye doctor.  Next week is his physical, then the following week, the first meeting with the surgeon.  And a few days later his first operation for the cataracts.  Keep it all in prayer, please.

We've gotten some discouraging messages from Haiti concerning the adoptions.  The powers that be seem to be wanting to stop little Sammy's adoption to the family who is anxiously waiting for him.  Please keep this one in constant prayer.  As far as Savanah's adoption, we aren't sure where that stands, but we are praying that the fact that a biological aunt is one of  the adoptive parents, may be a positive thing and that things will work out more easily.  

We really believe that God would not have worked things out this far in the adoptions to have it stop completely.  God has constantly opened doors and placed His people in our path.  We believe that somehow, in God's way, things will continue to go forward.  Please put this at the top of your prayer list.  Both Sammy and Savanah need to be with their adoptive families, soon.  They are missing the love and support of these families.  And pray with us, earnestly, that God will again intervene and work the problems out in His way, but soon.  

Thank you so much for being there for us.  Thank you for your support, both physically and prayerfully.  And please continue to pray as both Don's situation and the adoption processes continue.  

Also, remember to put the Lord at the front and center of all you say and do.  Keep Him in all areas of your life.  

Until next time, blessing to you all!!