One Day Closer

We have been in a holding pattern for almost 6 weeks now. We have been here almost 3 months. We THOUGHT that we would be in Florida to begin the"Family Life". But it has not happened. Things have started to occur that would not have had we been HOME..So Hap and I talked and asked advice from others and we are going to start living here. Unfortunately with a Dad via internet and phone. So please add that to your prayers. We are going to set up a schedule. Have set times that things happen. Have rules and expectations. We extended some grace in the beginning because we THOUGHT it to be for a short period. But I have begun to see things that need to be handle now and can not wait for Florida. We have a very good daughter. But we need structure and regular times of this and that. I have found a great english school but that is not until the 14th..Which we are praying we will have started the work to be heading to Mexico City by then..I have feelers out for other options of english help and plan on going to the good school tomorrow and talking with the principal again to see if a little money would help to get her in early. She got to chat with a friends daughter who is her age today by phone that speaks spanish and will be in the same school as her when we return home..I could see a change then..Then the girls father talked with her and I think this is going to help alot to go ahead and have her start relationships with the people we know there that speak some spanish..So if you are a part of our group and can speak good spanish please feel free to call on WEEKENDS when my phone is free and introduce yourself..We are having to watch our $$ because the cost of this is going well beyond our thoughts when we began. Now with the cost of english school or tutor here and the cost of Mexico City and all we are cutting back on alot. I know and trust that GOD will provide.. I have thought that when I get home I might look into starting to clean a couple of houses a week for a little extra cash..SO all you working people..I do a good job..We are praying and hoping that Sandra's papers will show up at the Embassy this week..I am praying for first of the week..Then we can get the physical going and start winding down and getting plans for Mexico City..Please pray with us..That GOD will grant us some mercy with this..I am good but I can tell that I am starting to wear down. I have excepted the fact that I have been living here.Kind of hard not to if I stay in reality..I am ok with that and any thoughts that tries to enter my mind I am taking captive, as a friend calls it..I have come along way now and the rest should be easy compared to what we have come thru thus far. With the strength and peace that GOD has been so gracious to give me...Hap is doing good..We have for sure found a new and strong trust and faith in the LORD thru this..I so want to get Sandra started to learn our Lord the way we do..I know she has had some teaching but I also KNOW that some that taught did not walk...It was words and the actions taught that it was worthless..This is a thing that will not happen over night or in a month or so...This is something that over time she will see...and learn..So...Oh yea,,,The soccer game last night was fun..The half time show was the best..Mascots dressed in their weird outfits doing an obstacle course race..How funny..The other interesting things we learned is that when the home team would score[thank you it was only 1 point] beer would start flying..The first point, I see the score point, the crowd roars...I see massive amounts of what looked like rain but I smell the strong odor of beer and splash we are wet...We find out afterwards that this is tradition that whatever drink you have in your hand when the hometown team scores sails into the air...First thing I thought was "Sure hope I dont get stopped on the way home because they would for sure think we had been drinking"...Then figured since it is the police' home town team they would know the tradition...So..All went good. We had a good time and it was fun to see how a different culture plays sports..We also saw riot police totally encircling the field every 15 feet in riot gear..No problems that we saw..But I know on TV I have seen it get ugly. There was also a gorge between the stands and the field that you would have to take a giant leap to clear..It was FUN..and different..Well I will close this down for tonight..Going to bed and starting my new day tomorrow..Praying for GOD to guide me and strengthen me for whatever the day has in store...Love to my husband and family..We are wishing we could be counting the days till you arrive Hap,but we can mentally know that each day is one day closer....
Preserve me, O GOD, for in you I take refuge. I say to the LORD, You are my LORD, I have no good apart from you..