Here she is!

The little cutie and her proud parents.

Congrats Andrew and Sara!

It's a girl! Elizabeth Gabriella Dawn born at 1:42 this morning. 8 lbs, 15 oz.

wow--2 posts in 1 day!

I read this on the internet and it just made me so sad.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-suicides28jan28,0,3590996.story?page=1&coll=la-home-headlines

(sorry--I couldn't get that "insert link" thing to work)

When I was in Ecuador, an issue that I had was exactly this: that parents would leave their kids with uncles/aunts/grandparents/friends while they went to work in a different country to make more money.

At the same time, who am I to judge? Do I know what it is to experience poverty and to want a "better life" for my loved ones? No. Still, the cost has been high. Too high. I pray that the Ecuadorian economy improves so that children will stop being abandoned.

Estoy congelada!

Well, we're in the middle of a deep freeze right now. Still, I managed to walk to church today (I think it was -35 in the morning when I left). Only a half hour walk--nothing, really :)

Bueno, ahora en mi ciudad hace mucho, mucho frio--mas que normal! Hoy en la manana estaba -35. Pero, igual camine a mi iglesia (duro 30 minutos--nada! ;) Ok, talvez estoy loca....