Barbara's blog

I went to Catholic Charities--did the usual form filling out. And then it was off to take Jacqueline to an appointment. And to see Nadine. What a joy to see her so surrounded by the love of her family-it brought tears to my eyes to see her smiling again!! It's been a while since I heard her laugh out loud--music to my ears. Her Mom is so sweet and was such a good sport about going to her appointment . Though we do not share a common language, we managed to get where we needed to go. At the appointment we found out that she had yet a second appointment 2 hrs later at an entirely different location I did learn a very important fact--she does not eat chicken!!!That's what Nadine always got so I foolishly made an assumption that the same was true for her. She eats beef--not chicken. Again she was so sweet - I didnt know why she would not eat her lunch, so I called Nadine. Thursday I took Jacqueline to get some lab tests done. When I arrived Nadine was playing with Cecelia [youngest]. Again I was so thrilled to see her interactions with her family. Keep up all your wonderful encouragement for our family--we have been blessed to be involved --prayers do get answered--in His time, not ours. Melissa,Elsa and I have encouraged each other with those words. They are all too true- Barbara Gamsberg