Long time no blog

Sorry, I've been a MIA the past week or so.  It's been a whirlwind.  I arrived home in Wichita late last Wednesday.  It was non-stop getting ready for Christmas and then on Monday we left to go to Oklahoma for a few days to do Christmas with Cody's family. It's been a great week of lots of family time, laughs, hugs, and yummy food. 

Mercy is doing well.  We've been able to Skype with her a couple of times and we get some sort of update about everyday.  We did figure out that it may be best for her to not see or hear me on Skype.  She's used to talking to Cody, Emma and Avery that way, but not me.  The first call ended in tears, so today I just sat off to the side and watched.  It was great to see her funny faces and hear her voice.  We are so grateful for Beth & Jeremy and Doug & Kathryn for taking such good care of our girl.

I booked my ticket tonight to leave on January 10th and arrive in UG on the 11th.  No official news to report from Uganda.  Nothing will likely happen until the court offices reopen on January 7th.  Please continue to pray for things to go quickly and smoothly for us in January.  As much as I've enjoyed being home, I still miss Mercy like crazy and I can't wait for all of my family to be together under one roof.  What a day that will be!

I'm not promising too many more blog posts while I am home.  Trying to spend as much time as possible with my family and also catching up on life.  Tonight I worked on the mail/school papers/misc. pile.  Oh my!