Name it and Claim it....

As December rolls on in here, I feel so strong that this is the month I will get to see my baby girls face. It could be that I came home to some good news on the Hope Boards about referrals being made, it could be me moving into that 5 month window of waiting, or it could be that GOD has put a song in my heart that my baby girl will be home soon.

There has been so many turns in these last 2 weeks that I once read, "international adoption is not for the weak at heart" How true it is, if this process does not break you, it sure makes you stonger. You can learn a whold lot about your self throughout this entire process.

my Soliders:

I am so thankful to have my mom, who speaks and represnets nothing but a silver lining in any dark place, the cup is always half full w/her, never half empty. I am so thankful to have Robbin, Terrie who have formed this cirlce of sisterhood and who can feel the pain of the other as if we have known each other for years and years. I am thankful to have Diann, and Renee two other PAP from Hope who have also formed a sisterhood with me and where our joys and disaapointments have been shared b/t us w/in a short time. Renee Praying for you on the 12 of December and Diann praying you are filed really soon.

I am naming it and claiming it............this month of December I say is the month.

CB

Week 19 and 20....Happy Thanksgiving

Im Back!!!

Still have lots of work to do, but I can see the end of the tunnel and the light is ever so bright.

I was able to catch up on my work, although the semester does not offically end until December 8, 2008. (That is just two more classes away)

I have so much to post regarding these last two weeks I will have to chat about it later.

Twist and Turns........Does it every stop

Week 18....and still purging

short and sweet.........gotta go before I start surfing blogs. Lots of reading typing and more reading and typing. Dec. 8th can't come fast enough.

Shutting it Down.........

Until school is done this semester. I had to once do this before, and it worked. It was almost like a purging from blogs, the Internet and e-mail. Sorry yall, starting today I have to purge once again. I am in graduate school and this is my last year. I will be done in April. However, being a straight A student all through this program, I feel like my grades are in jeopardy, b/c of blogging, reading blogs, obsessed with the referrals and just not wanting to do anything but shop on Ebay, shop when I should have my butt home working on my Thesis, and weekly readings. I am upset w/myself, b/c I am so far behind and so not on top of my school work. I can't help it...........so to save my GPA and finish this semester I am going to purge until the semester is over which is December 8, 2008. I am not even doing the weekly count down post, b/c then I will want to surf blogs. I will catch up on the post after I am done. And pray I can get through my last semester

I will inform everyone if I get a referral during Me missing in action (MIA)

Bad Girl Celeste

Week 17..........What Can I Say....

It is a changed world forever.............and this week I am more happier than last week. What a wonderful part of history to witness. I have looked at every magazine, tried to get the Daily News and local paper but they were all sold out, and people stood in line for hours to get the paper that Wednesday day after the election, but the two/three that I am waiting and hoping to collect and store away and I am also hoping they dedicate the entire magazine to this victory are the Essence Magazine, the Ebony Magazine, and I have hope in the back of my mind Oprah will remove herself from her O magazine and allow the 1st family to grace her cover...I am hopeful. I have also listened to the radio stations talk about the election, and listened while people have cried and become speechless when describing the "moment"

Here is how it happened for me............at 10:59pm I went to grab the lap top and sit down, just as I began to sit CNN splashed accross the screen our new president....Barak Obama....I was surprised and in shock. I just knew that this would be an all nighter for me. Making up for lost time when I went to bed thining, and knowing Al Gore had it in the bag, only to wake in the middle of the knight and find George W. Bush had stolen the race. I was in complete shock and became so over whelmed with joy, and still almost 7 days later I tear up just thinking about all the endless hope for not just African Americans, but for all people.

When I see Obama I see no color, I see a man that stands for what I believe in and sounds like change, looks like change, and I bet he even smells like change...LOL

So for my week 17 post...........I am happier than I was last week.

Celeste

Robbin it's on...........You made me go there

High School Pictures of Graduation



No this is not my mom, we were on a cruise and I did not know how to crop her out...sorry Ma Reeder


LOL, just a few pics I was able to find of me

On A cruise in 2002

The 1st Family of The United States of America

Rosa sat so that Martin could walk.

Martin walked so that Barack could run.

Barack ran so that my children might fly.

Pic borrowed from Tami's blog....

Hello Mr. President

And my 100th post on my blog....never knew I had so much to say.

Lets us Pray and Be Hopeful....

Look What Santa Bought Me...... Nursery Pics

No it is not a referral, but the next best thing........baby Room pics....

Ok, the room is almost complete...I have to get back and put my finishing touches on it.

But here you go....