Memories made... Lives changed...

Driving back to Antigua felt like driving home. This time was even more exciting because we were getting to share this part of our lives with Kayman as well. It most certanitly mad it feel more complete.

As i started typing this post, I started writing about our travels and adventures in a typical travel blog style. I planned to basically tell you about our every move and expeience. Then I realized... This is not a  travel blog, but the story of our lives. Through the years, this blog has follow our family from Waiting on our son, to bring him home from Guatemala... Waiting on our daughter, to flying to the other side of the world to hold her and bring her home... Now, the content has changed to telling a story about the wonderful people around the world.

The past two years our families hearts have turned to helping children in care and families in need. For us, this was not a new thing, but a new place. See many people may not know that evr since we adopted Karter we have been involved in helping families. Sometimes that was through organizations such as toys for tots, and sometimes it was through our own projects where we would find a family that needed some help, buy christmas presents for the whole family and then leave them on their doorstep... All without them ever knowing who did it.

Now, as you know, our efforts have been focused in helping in Guatemala. I have been asked many times why we went to Guatemala. The first reason is easy... That is where Karter is from. Other than that, my only answer is that for now, Guatemala is where our hearts are drawn. We love the country and love the people. The smiles on the childrens faces when we show up would melt any heart. It is such a great feeling to provide food and supplies to orphanages, and to deliver beds to children who have never had a place to sleep. 

That is what lead us to start Karter's Dream. We are so excited to see what is in store for our lives. This trip was the first trip to represent Karter's Dream. We not only got to deliver beds and supplies, but we got to make more contacts and stregthen relationships with old friends. It was a very good trip, and yet again very difficult to get on the plane to come home.

However, the best part of coming home is looking forward to planning the next trip...