Mr. Wheel!!!

It’s official, Danny is now honored with our oft mispronounced last name.

This being the web, I’m not going to reveal the proper spelling, or pronunciation of our last name. But I can tell you that more often then not, we are referred to as the “Wheel” family. A vivid memory from Gordon’s childhood is of a grade school episode where he was doing some no longer remembered bit of mischief. What he does remember is the teacher shrieking “MR. WHEEL!!!!!” And he remembers the titters of his classmates at the mangling of his last name.

I still tease Gordon that it would have been wiser to use my last name which, while often misspelled, is rarely mispronounced. Plus, we’d be further up in the alphabet (by four letters!)

But the good news is that it’s official. Danny has our last name. When we got married, we changed our middle names to my last name. So once we’re all back home, Danny will be: Daniel Isaac with our two last names. The “Isaac” was decided upon not long ago while listening to an inspiring sermon about Abraham and Sarah and their longing for a son. We can relate on many levels, not the least of which is that we’re old!

The three angels who visited told them that they would be back in a year and that at that time, Abraham and Sarah would have a son. We too, will have waited a year for this miraculous child when all is said and done. We too, consider him to be a blessing from Heaven and the answer to our prayers! We have been surrounded by angels through this entire journey in the form of all of you friends who have unwaveringly stayed at our side through all the ups and downs. I leave you with a few pictures from a few of those angels:

Danny’s are taken by a mission group currently at the children’s home (thank you Ashley!). And although we don’t personally know any of the women in the photos, we thank them from the bottom of our hearts for loving our sweet boy. You’ll also notice in Danny’s photos that he’s in the thick of an orphanage-wide battle with the Chicken Pox. We hope this pesky illness leaves all the kids alone, soon!

Gracie’s are taken by a friend who accompanied us on a recent visit to the Children’s Museum. A wonderful gift since I have very few pictures of the two of us together.

Finally, Josh’s photo, which I love, was taken by a neighbor and sent to us. So tonight’s theme is “Photos from a friend.”

Our new timeline is reflected in the side-bar. Because the agency wanted to process several cases at once, the next steps will not take place until next week.

Finally, please hold a very dear family close in your hearts and prayers. Nathan A. (See sidebar for a link) has been waiting for a birth mother interview, but the birth mother has officially disappeared. This family loves their son dearly and we hope the courts of Guatemala will see their way to finding a way to resolving this issue and bringing this sweet boy home soon. None of the rest of us adoptive families will be truly at peace until this happens.