Reconnecting

It has been a week of reconnecting. We sent Abigail's letters to Guatemala last week. I hope they arrive. No news yet. I am nervous. Some things she asked me to write made me smile but others broke my heart, for example when she asked me to write to her birth mother, "Do you miss me?". We will wait and see. I know mail is easily lost or slow there. Nate has been very connected to me this week. I hear Oma often as I here him crawling. All he wants is Oma and to stand. I can't help it I love it. We also put up a gate at the bottom of the stairs after he figured out how to climb under and over the blockaides we had made. I have kept the kids busy visiting friends. First friends in Shelby, today we went to the park, the rest of the week includes parade and the baseball game, all with friends. I also heard from old friends I had missed. It seems they come just at the right time. So thank you all for the phone calls and messages. I have decided it is important to stay connected. It is hard to admit some friendships were nourished or were left but it is good to reconnect. You remind yourself of the great parts of yourself, friends and life. Maybe regaining those. So I am continuing to stay connected, reconnect and make new friends (this is for a shy person when most people think you are an extravert). It is my new mission for me and my family.