Dear Santa, Please deliver Esther to us!

Well, the holiday is almost here and we are very excited. The kids are getting out of school on Friday and they are just besides themselves. It is kind of a sad Christmas this year as we had many dreams of our Christmas this year with our sweet Esther. But as we are learning is that things just do not always happen as you plan. We are making the best of it and will miss her each minute of the holiday season. I have had many sad moments this past week , but I know she knows we love her and that she will someday be celebrating with us in the future. I have explored the world of the blogs and have found some wonderful caring human beings that are adopting out of Ethiopia and a very caring couple who are trying from Guatemala. There have been great moments for some of them as they have gotten their referrals for a child and some very heartbreaking ones who are still waiting for immigration approval. As you understand we feel for those who are hurting as our journey down the adoption path has been far from perfect and very heartbreaking. Please send your prayers to our new friends and so they can heal as much as they can and enjoy the holiday season with some peace. I do know how it feels to not be able to be with your child on these family occasions. On the brighter side of the Raymond household, we are very excited for our time with the twins, Aunt Eve and Uncle Eric, Oma and Opa. We have been practicing our lip sync and are ready for the day. Although last night Glacier replaced me in the family band and Aunt Eve now gets to be there in my place. I did like Aunt Eve, once, but she is staring to get lower on my list. Smile...Smile! We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and we hope your New year is full of great new journeys and great Peace. We love you all and thank you again for your great support this year through our trying times. Please send out your positive thoughts to our Esther, and our prayers to those who too are missing a loved one this holiday season.