bitter sweet

today we said goodbye to our guests from Ecuador that had been staying with us for the Samaritan's Purse Children's Heart Project. Little Ariana who is two years old came to the Mayo Clinic to have heart surgery. Her mother and a translator came as well. They arrived back in Nov. for the surgery. We got to know each other real well and our family grew as we adopted these new friends from another country. they will be greatly missed by my wife and I, but especially by my kids. they became really close over the last several weeks. Now as they are on the plane to go home to their actual family we pray that Ariana will stay healthy and that the reunion with her daddy will be sweet. Sad to see them go, but glad to know they are going home.