Bittersweet happenings this week:::::::::::::

I made my first beans that didn’t taste like dirt. I also went to the Ukraine for a while and watched the border patrol posture around waiting for quick bribes. We also have a monumentous occasion. A visa appointment for Vincent on Tuesday. But this requires an American sponsor and invitations obtained in 4 days time. So we are scrambling about and I am contacting friends and family. This is a very dangerous task. I have been displaced in Europe too long and am searching for my spot in this world- my world- back home in America.

When given the opportunity to contribute anything in an urgent situation- time, money, resources, small things such as an e-mail or endorsement, who can you count on to rise to the occasion and come though for you?

Well my search ended with me not having parents any more. Not having sisters anymore, not having those I hoped were my friends- anymore. The one saving grace that I am sooooooooo immensely proud of is my son David. He has all my respect for sponsoring his mother and new step-father to obtain a visa and come to the states. Check out his page and his videos:

http://www.myspace.com/fearofthegreatmolerat

So I lost may people this week. But I learned much about the quality of my son’s character, and gained a sudden reconnection to an old friend I thought was lost. I wait for her response, not holding my breath, but inhaling slightly with a glimmer of hope.

Another gift was the new Switchfoot video for Chronicles of Narnia, Prince Caspian- This is Home. I have played it out. It details my heart and I can’t get enough. Watch it here, and try not to cry:

To all the immigrants who yearn for a better life, a place of rest, a chance to feel wanted and safe:

This is home
Now I’m finally
Where I belong
Where I belong
Yeah, this is home
I’ve been searching
For a place of my own
Now I’ve found it
Maybe this is home
Yeah, this is home

And now after all
My searching
After all my questions
I’m gonna call it home
I got a brand new mindset
I can finally see
The sunset
I’m gonna call it homeI