The year has come to an end, and as always it makes us look back and ponder about what transpired throughout the year we leave behind.  I am at a loss as to where to start.  I am in awe of God’s faithfulness and sovereignty.  There were many firsts this year for me and more so for my children.  Who could have thought that we would be where we are today?!  Only God can turn our lives upside down and then right again.  I find myself sometimes in disbelief that I am now a mom.  We get so caught up with daily stuff that sometimes we forget to acknowledge major…

This summer we had the opportunity to be able to take a vacation. In one of our most recent adoptions at the Ranch, I found out that in Mexico adoptive parents also get a maternity leave. I had been wanting to take some time off and spend more than a couple of days with my dad and brother, so this was an answer to my prayer. After school finished, we went to Chihuahua City, my hometown, to stay with my dad and brother. A couple of days later, we had the priveledge to join the Ranch kids and some of the staff on their vacation to Creel. I’m so grateful…

I realize the title kind of gives it all away. And there is probably so many other things I could write about. Yet, I cannot and feel I must write my Little E a mermoir. So forgive me for being redundant and using this as part of my mourning process. For those of you new to my blog, little E was a baby girl whom I had the priveledge of caring for a few months. (Feel free to check out the following blog about our life together, God’s interruptions). I had just been here for about 2/3 months when we begun having an influx of babies. Therefore, I volunteered to…

As I mentioned in my previous post, after being discharged from the hospital we stopped at the pharmacy to get some medication. I had become nauseas and vomited. Thankfully, I was able to make the 45 minute trip back home with only one more incident. Grateful that God gave me the sense to stop drinking water, which I found later was probably what caused the nausea. My kids were waiting for me and were quick to send me to bed to rest. I was moved by their care. The first week, as I was bed ridden, they were constantly telling me not to get up or do anything. The first…

Some of you might know that last year in April, while we were in quarantine, I had a thrombosis on my left leg. I didn’t know what that was, much less that it had happened to me. All I knew is that one morning there was a huge black bruise on my leg. It is not uncommon for me to forget if I hit myself somewhere and later see the bruise, so I figured I must have hit myself somewhere. Unlike any other bruise, this one hurt much more, and it was painful to even walk. Even just feeling the clothes caress it hurt. Unfortunately, I don’t tend to fret…

It’s been a few weeks now since my children have been home with me. I’m amazed that things have gone so smoothly, and it feels like normal for us. There are obviously a couple of awkward moments, but they slide by pretty quick. Even though it is a huge change for us, by God’s grace, we are adapting well. I was humbled by all the good wishes of family and friends and so grateful for their continued prayers. As is normal here at the Ranch, life keeps changing on us. At least in the inflow and outflow of children. Although for the last couple of months, it’s been more of…

If you recall from the post, Emptiness then Life , there was one dream I had left which I decided to surrender and seek God’s dreams for me. That dream/desire had become a goal about eight years ago. It was the first mother’s day after my mom passed away. That day I made up my mind that I would adopt as a single if I had not married by 40. So when I felt my dreams/goals for my life were not God’s dreams for me, I decided to give my goal of adopting children to him. Lo and behold, a couple of months after turning 40 God orchestrated it so…

Each year is another testimony of God’s faithfulness. This year was not the exception. We have much to be grateful. As it’s almost always the case, the holidays began and went by too fast. Though we are blessed to have more people to interact with than a regular household, it was a welcomed change to have a few visitors in the past few weeks. The kids fully enjoyed seeing different faces and more so have time with them. Although this ministry is in Mexico, it continues to have an American influence, which is one of the things I like. So we celebrated Thanksgiving, a holiday that has become one of…

This year has been a bit paradoxy, time wise. Part of me cannot belive we are already in December and the other part feels like it has been a long year. Much like life here at the Ranch, this year has been packed with changes that it feels like it’s been forever. One of those changes was back in March, when we were blessed to have a new staff member join our team. It was God’s perfect timing, another caregiver was having to move on to what God had next for her. The lady that arrived, grew up in this ranch and by God’s sovereignty she was able to come…