Found Some Cute Pictures...

There is not much going on with our adoption right now other than waiting for paperwork in IBESR and dispensation.  We continue to pray for things to move quickly and we will leave all of that in God's hands.  I did find some cute pictures of the boys taken by Julie Manfred and I will post them for you.   They just make me smile. 

 

Father's Day Wish

Wishing everyone a great Father's Day today.  I don't know if you can remember when your child first said "Papa" or "Daddy", but I know that moment sticks in your mind.  For my three older children I got to share in every first word, first step, and every milestone.  For my two boys in Haiti it is time to make some new firsts and memories since we have missed out on their early childhood.  My five children are all special and I am thankful that God has trusted me and my wife with them, and our goal is to continue teaching them about HIM.

Cherdinor and Darby play football.

I can not tell you, at one time, what a wonderful time we had with our boys in Haiti.  Christy and I truly fell in love with these boys.  I wanted to introduce one of the new Chester County football stars of the future.  Here is a video of this football prospect.  We do have a few years to go and a little practice....

He is a beautiful boy and will fit right in with our family.  He is quiet, polite, and just wanted to play.

I wanted you all to meet my knewest baseball/soccer player, Davidson.  We've got a long way to go but he sure is determined.  We love the time we had to play ball with him.  As soon as we brought the ball out he livened up and was all grins the rest of the day.

His feet were clubbed at birth and he has had surgery and casting, but still not where he needs to be.  I am going to look for some knew footwear to send him as soon as possible.

Back From Haiti........

Wow, what a week in Haiti.   Our mobile medical clinic saw over 1,900 people in 5 clinics from Sarthe to Santo.  We worked in 5 subdivisions of Port-au-Prince and it was awsome.  We came back exhausted.   The biggest excitement of the trip was seeing our boys for the first time.  I can not tell you how much emotions we felt last Sunday.  We played, we hugged, and we cried.  We tried so hard to build a bond so they will know who we are.  Here are our beautiful boys with Darby right in the middle.  I will post some more pictures and some videos in the next few weeks.

 

 

 

Almost packed

We are packing and getting ready for our trip next week.  I can not tell you how excited my family is.  We have been working hard to get things ready and the time is getting close.

One of the things that we made for our boys was a family book.  Here a a few pictures from the book and we recorded messages with the pages.  I think they will enjoy this and can't wait to give it to them.

"God,

We pray for safety, for courage, for peace,
always knowing that you are in control of all things, amen."

Miskelly Family

All is quiet.....

Today has been a great day with my family as we get ready for my oldest daughter to graduate high school this next week.  It is a big milestone for every child and we are excited for her.  She has a scholarship to play Soccer at Freed-Hardeman University in the fall so she will spend most of her summer getting ready for this.

Still not much movement on our adoption.  We are still in IBESR and not sure if we are on the President's desk waiting for dispensation or just in process.  We are leaving this all in God's hands, and we are at peace.

We are excited about our upcoming Mission Trip to Haiti.  My wife, my oldest daughter and I will be traveling at the end of this Month to spend a week in Port-au-Prince overseeing a portable medical clinic in several areas of the city.  The great thing is we will get to spend a whole day with our boys.  This will be the first time we have met with them in person.  We are trying to think of the best gift for them but what do you take to an orphanage.  I can remember when I met each one of my children in the delivery room for the first time.   This will be different but I can honestly say we are just as nervous and excited as then.  We will take lots of pictures to post.

I will leave you today with a family picture that we took before Award's Banquet the other night.