new pictures

I haven't posted any new pictures of the kids on here lately.

 

Here is the clan:

 

Grace 3 1/2 years old

 

 

 

Daniel Paul 21 months

 

 

Caleb 9 months

 

 

 

A lesson on being content

Today marks 5 full days with no propane (our only way to cook), 3 days with less than 6 hours of electricity (which have only been at night), a day without running water, and 2 kids with 103 fevers this week.

This morning I woke up to one baby who had an explosive diaper in his pack n play. I cleaned him up dragged the pack n play to my back porch where I could clean it later. I got my other baby up and gave him breakfast in his booster seat at the table where he had an explosive diaper. So it is now about 6:30 I have a chair, booster seat, and pack n play on the back porch all covered in poop. My sink is full of dishes. My laundry basket full of poop covered clothes and sheets.  The lack of electricity has caused all the food in the fridge to ruin and its adding to the smell so I throw everything out.

We still have a little water outside where we wash clothes. I clean up all the explosive diaper mess, wash clothes, dishes, and bathe my kids. About that time the electricity comes on and I am thinking oh today isn’t going to be so bad. I put on a movie for my kids and turn on the pump to fill the tank so we can have running water again. That lasted about 20 minutes before the electricity was off again.

I fed my kids lunch a piece of turkey, cheese, and crackers. With no way to cook there isn’t much more I can offer them but they enjoyed it.

Then off to naps on the concrete floor because it’s just too hot to sleep in a bed today.

Grace and Caleb woke up covered in sweat so I decided to bathe them again outside to cool them down.

I am sitting there watching them play in the little bucket replaying the day and wanting to complain when Grace gets a big smile on her face and says “Mom, I’m so happy” Out of the mouth of babes right? I had to stop right there and remember how blessed we really are. There are people who are my neighbors in this town who have never had running water, propane, or electricity in their lives. These very same people are the happiest people you will ever meet.

“Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content.”- Helen Keller

 

This week has been quite a weekend.

I have a friend coming 2  half days a week to help watch the kids while I go run errands.  She has been AMAZING. I am so thankful for her. Her name is Adele. She just had her 5^th baby so sometimes I get to love on her little one while she runs errands in the afternoons. Adele is a go getter she sees what needs to be done and does it. I think she is half energizer bunny. If she is in town she will just show up at my house and says “Morgan, how can I help you?”  I want to be like her. I really do. How great would it be if everyone I came into contact with I said “What can I do to help?” What would it look like to really serve the one in front of me?

 So Adele was at my house this week with DP and Caleb and a woman came up asking for the American. Adele said she didn’t know where she was. Then the lady asked for water. Adele went inside got her a glass of water and came back out and said “okay ,she lives here but she isn’t home” The lady went on to tell her she was Caleb’s mom. Adele felt her out for a little while and decided she was calm so she let her come in and see the baby. Adele spent an hour with this lady she did not know. She stopped what she was doing and sat down on the couch with her. She spoke truth in  her own language and as one of her own people. Adele was able to talk freely about me, my heart for these kids, our family, and our plans. When I first got home and she told me this lady came by I was a little nervous. Then she went on to tell me Morgan it was so good.

I am so thankful the Lord made a way for me to be out of the house and these two women to be able to talk. I am thankful for the ground work that Adele layed. I am thankful that she was able to say the same things I want to say  but in a way that would be more received by Caleb’s mom.

That was Friday.

Saturday I am walking another missionary’s daughter home and this lady runs out of the park telling me to wait a minute. She is so ready to tell me whatever she wants to tell me that it kind of throws her off when I say hello. She tells me this lady is looking for me. She says she has been looking for you for a week. She says she is from Patuca. She left her number with me and ask me to give it to you.   In my mind I am thinking Grace’s birth mom (that is the only person I know from that village) So, I call this random number not knowing who I am calling or really who I am looking for. A lady answers and since I think it might be Grace’s birth mom I say "Is Carmen there? "… she replied "Yes, hold on."

So now I am on the phone with a lady I am forever grateful to. The one who gave my daughter life.  She seems excited to finally find me. She ask about Grace I tell her all about her. Then she says “and you Morgan, how are you?”

 It’s never occurred to me that she might think of me like I think of her.

 

It's looking like it might be an exciting week!

JUNE

June marks 3 years since I very first held a tiny little girl in my arms and called her my daughter.

 June brings a friend from Alabama for 10 days!

June brings friends who share a love for Honduras that spans across continents.

June we thought brought one of  my best friends and family doctor leaving but now looks like she will be leaving in July. We are glad to have her for another month!

 

 

June brings a few changes in the feeding program.  So that in July we will be eating in the new kitchen!

June brings rainy season!

 

 

 

As of this week I have:

 

A sassy 3 year old.

 

 Grace well she is just as sassy as ever and oh so funny. She's turning into quite the little mama.

 

 

 

 An all boy ONE AND A HALF year old.

 

D.P. where did my chunky baby go? He is a little boy running about and telling everything in sight "powpow" (he is going to give a spanking).

 

 

 

An on the move 6 MONTH OLD.

 

I feel like they keep growing faster and faster. I was kind of sad when Caleb started to crawl and feed himself. I wanted him to stay itty bitty just a little while longer.

 

 

 

 

 

It is a beautiful thing I get to see everyday, when the Lord sets the lonely in families.

Spring Update

It has been a while since I posted. I feel like I say that every time I post on here now.. .Sorry. Life with 3 kids does not leave much spare time to post blogs.

At the end of February , Grace and I traveled to the capital of Honduras and met a team at Forgotten Children's Ministries. I have talked about them before. Great ministry!! I knew the team leader (he was my old youth intern) but did not know anyone else on the team. I left that week with some new really good friends! I am excited to see them again next year!





March was exciting, my friend Carlie came to visit. She brought her teacher and her 2 kids. It was a sweet thing to see a sponsor meet her sponsor child in person. Grace quickly became best friends with the two little girls.

























In March we also moved into a house!







April I traveled to the States for an annual fundraising trip. If I did not get to say thank you in person please accept this THANK YOU! We are so very blessed with an amazing support family.



May I traveled to Mexico to my brother's wedding.  My family went all out making sure I had some time for myself and relaxed.  I relaxed, ate lots of good food, spent lots of time with my family, and went deep sea fishing!













I am home for a while! Enjoying some time with my babies who are growing up WAY to fast!