Good Morning Family and Friends,
Well it is 1:20 Sunday morning and I find myself sitting with a precious little man who is wide awake. He is just smiling at me like this is what we are suppose to be doing. I of course am smiling back thinking if you wern't so cute and it wasn't so cold outside I might just have to let you explore nature for a few hours while I explore the inside of my eyelids. :) I guess that is why God gives them just the right personality at just the right time.
I want to take this opprtunity to say a few things to everyone. First I want you all to know how special you are to me. Though I couldn't read the comments you were sending on the blog I could sense your presence and love all the time. Yesterday, I found 7 messages on my cell phone that people had sent on Wednesday, the day I left Vietnam, and what incredible words of love and encouragement they were. Between my awesome God, my loving husband and daughter and you all I could not have felt more love.

To my sweet family and friends, who have sent or given gifts, I want you to know that your thank you notes are coming. As always, I have great intensions. We are utilizing everything we have gotten. Hanna keeps saying, "Did I have to have this much baby stuff?" Of course we assure her she got more new things because she was the first. Haden gets the hand me downs.

Looking back on the last week of my life it is hard to believe it is already over, that I made it through and at the same time it is hard to believe I ever had doubts. You all know I was praying to get out of Vietnam but I was also praying and asking you to pray that God's will be done. How quickly he showed me his will was being carried out exactly as he planned. When I think of all the flights out of Vietnam that were possible for me to get on and how each of them fell through I stand in awe at how awesome God is in his work. I know his will was for me to stay right where I was because our precious baby would need so much more than to be home. I am crying right now thinking of how God spared him from flying when he was getting so sick because I don't know what would have happened to him had he been on a plane. I also stand in amazement at how God gave me the strength to trust him during the times that I just wanted to do things my own way. Haden is a true testment to God's favor when we walk in faith and obedience.
It is so nice to be home. I am getting back into the swing of things. Haden is obviously still trying to understand my swing of things. I am hoping he will soon learn the importance of sleeping when I want to and not when he wants to. I was so glad to be able to take Hanna to school and pick her up. It was great to tuck her into bed and to have a snuggle night with her and Jeff. I am so thankful to see Jeff every morning and evening and to go have lunch with him during the day. I love my life. God has so blessed me and I am so greatful.
On a final note, I learned one thing about myself while in Vietnam. I was not made to be a world traveler. I love being home and I love my life.
Thank you again to everyone for your love, prayers and support.
I just took this picture to show you how happy Haden is to be awake right now.
Love
Dedra