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Adoption News
Adoption Report
Hola,
Amigos! That’s
Spanish for Hello, Friends!
Wow, I just went on my second mission
trip to Bolivia and, boy, was
that plane ride ever long! But, I enjoyed every minute of it because
I got to charm everyone with my
smiles
and
by blowing kisses at them! I even made great friends with Tyler
Washington (the 7 month old son of missionaries DaRonn and Angie
Washington). We both get so excited when we see each other! I also
really enjoyed playing with all the kids at the Washington’s
orphanage. You can even sponsor one of them by going to www.christnationministries.org.
Be
sure and tell them that
I
sent you! Smile! Let’s see, umm, what new things am I doing since I
last wrote you? Well, I am standing on my own, and I am just about
to walk! Gotta go! Love
ya’!
Isabella’s First Birthday
Party!
On December 19,
2006, we celebrated Isabella’s first birthday with a big
party at our house. We had many guests come and joined with us in
celebrating this momentous occasion!
The party was an Angel theme since
Isabella is our little angel.
Mommy made a cupcake tree out of organic cupcakes (which were
actually very good), but Isabella was not too impressed with even
organic sugar. We have
done our best to keep her off sugar her first year, and she did not
take to it quickly. It
was rather funny that everything else usually goes in her mouth, but
she was not sure what to do with the cupcake!
Lisa (otherwise known as Mommy) had
a great idea for Isabella’s presents. Since Isabella has had so
many wonderful gifts given to her by people all over the country,
Lisa felt that it would be a good idea if everyone bought something
for a little girl Isabella’s age. We then took the presents to
the Angel Tree for
Christmas. We wanted to
bless other less fortunate girls at Christmas.
Of course, not to worry, Isabella
still received many nice presents at the party and through the
mail. For all who gave
her presents, we thank you!
By the way, at 13 months, she is a
little over 21 pounds and 30 inches long. She is growing and is the
joy of our lives!
Adoption News—Isabella Rebecca
Boehm
This Child for which We All
Prayed!
We wanted to let you know that our daughter, Isabella
Rebecca Boehm, was
born on Monday, December 19th in Isabel,
Guatemala. She is 5 lbs. 8 oz. and
is 18.5 inches
long.
Adoption
Report
After 3 miraculous months of
waiting in Guatemala, Isabella is
Home in America! Yes,
miraculous! We have used that word frequently over the last
few months as we have walked through this process. Allow us to
chronicle some of them for you as a way to proclaim the
faithfulness of our God!
1. So many of you graciously
gave financially so we could do the adoption. We had all the money
that we needed! Thank you,
Jesus!
2. We prayed throughout 2005 that
Isabella would come that year! We actually received the phone call
on December 20,
2005 that she had been born on the 19th. Incidentally, the 20th was
the 22nd anniversary of when Hal proposed to Lisa!
3. We also learned that her birth
mother had named her Isabella. She did not know that was the
name we would give her as well. Coincidence? We don’t think so!
Confirmation? YES!
4. Speed of the process in
Guatemala! Even though we
were there for 3 months, compared to other cases we saw down there,
it was a short time. When we were at the U.S. Embassy, there were
about 25 other parents there, and Isabella was by far the youngest
in the group! Everyone was asking who our lawyer
was.
5. We feel that meeting Mirella,
our lawyer, was a miracle in itself. She is a Godly woman of
integrity.
As you can see, we could go on and
on with all the miracles! And, they continue even to this very
day!
We want to thank all of you who
have stood with us in prayer and celebrated with us over this
incredible
miracle that the Lord has brought into our
lives!
If you are believing God for
something and you have His promise, then no matter how hard it gets,
don’t give up! When it seems something else has
come along and you think God is taking too long, don’t give
in! So many
times we have looked at Isabella and thanked God that we did not
give up nor give in. She is God’s promise
manifested!
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