Answered Prayer

I can hardly wait for Thursday--Oct. 19---that is the day Anne and family will be arriving in LA--staying for 3 days and 2 nights and then flying off to be with us in NJ!!!  This is an answered prayer for me --and am thankful and grateful for His kindness and generosity.  Even if this was just a quick prayer request---still it was positively answered.  It will be a good, even if brief, opportunity for all of us to have a happy reunion and most especially for Migs and Gina to see us in person even if we continue to chat every week on the web!  Jade (my younger daughter) will also see Migs and Gina in person for the first time!

Lolo Rick is mighty excited too---and is looking forward to having the kids, esp. Gina, sit on his lap ...feeling grandfather to the max!!! I warned him though that  Migs might be too big and heavy (LOL) to sit I on his lap-- still Rick looks forward to hugging Migs and giving him and Gina a good time here.... Conversely, Migs will enjoy relating with Lolo Rick since Rick is so knowledgeable about a lot of subjects interesting to boys----history, astronomy, archeology...sports, extinct animals like dinosaurs, etc.  Migs will surely enjoy discussing mummies, safaris, etc. with Rick.  And since both Migs and Gina speak English very well (in fact the kids are more comfortable communicating in  English than in Tagalog since they converse in English at home---a strategy Anne kept since I raised her and Jade that way too-they only spoke Tagalog when they were like 9-10 years old)---so communicating with one another whether Lolo or anyone else here in English  will be easy and pleasant!

We have planned out how we will spend the days....what to visit...what to eat...where to take them for dinners and the like.  We hope that our usual backyard visitors (deer, turkey, red fox, etc.) will show themselves up if only for the kids to see!  Golf, New York, etc. is also part of our agenda.

Of course, heading the  list to visit is 6th Flags Great Adventure, and  New York's museum and Top of the Rock! And Jade has planned an 8th birthday party for Migs in Chucky Cheese. Migs will celebrate his 8th birthday on October 31st, while  Anne, on the other hand, will be celebrating her birthday also on Oct. 27--and we have planned to have a special dinner at a nice restaurant for her. So, it will be most memorable birthdays for both Migs and Anne.

Brrr...brrrr...It is unsually super cold--- it's almost like it will snow anytime.  And if it snows--that's going to be a terrific experience for Anne and family---a bonus to boot!

Well....we will surely post pictures and may I ask my dear contacts to please pray for a safe and pleasant trip for the Medina Family (Yani, Anne, Migs and Gina).  Thank you in advance friends and may God bless you for your prayers!