A Poem

Dedicated to my beautiful mom

Tears

Let yourself cry

Tears are the balm of the soul

Tears are cleansing

Tears are healing

Tears are renewing

Crying rids the body of toxins and the soul of illusions

Sometimes we see clearly only through the blur of tears

They wash away the layers of self sufficiency and pretension to reveal the core of us

That is pure spirit ~ resilient and immortal

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Referrals are on their way!

Well, it's that time again! Our agency is expecting to receive referrals for families logged in through December 8th, '05 this week. Why does it seem that every month referrals come, we still have about a 6 month wait? I think, this time, we can honestly say, "6 more months!" If CCAA stays consistent in doing 1 week's worth of LID's per month, then it will take them at least 6 more months to make it to our LID of January 23, '06.

Dec 9-16 in Dec

Dec 17-24 in Jan

Dec 25-31 in Feb

Jan 1-7 in Mar

Jan 8- 15 in Apr

Jan 16-23 in May (US!)

Although, 6 months seems like an eternity, it is actually just enough time to finish Kaelin's bedroom, install a new kitchen floor, clean and organize our house top to bottom, baby-proof everything, and buy everything on my packing list! Yikes! All of the sudden I'm feeling fairly panicked, here!

Congratulations to all of the families getting their referrals this month! Especially to our friends, Cheri and Shane, who are going to see their daughter, Hope's, sweet little face this week! We are so excited for you!