A busy day!

We got invited to a luncheon organized in honor of Susana Luarca, a Guatemalan lawyer, and some Guatemalan Congressmen who were in South Florida. They have been visiting different parts of the USA to talk to adoptive families and to see some of the children that have been adopted from their country. Mrs. Luarca has been fighting for years to keep Guatemalan adoptions open and I had read many of her posts and has always been impressed by her dedication and enthusiasm. It was a pleasure to finally meet her.

Mrs. Luarca talked about the importance of keeping adoptions open and the uphill battle they face in their country due to the false information Unicef and other international organizations spread about international adoptions. We also heard one Congressman talk and I could see I was not the only one moved by his words. It was great to have the opportunity to talk to the other members of the delegation and to thank them for giving us the opportunity to parent Guatemalan children and to ask them to keep fighting to keep adoptions open.

We met other families with children from Guatemala. Most of the children were toddlers, Carlos was the oldest! He immediately became friends with the son of one of the lawyers and Titi played with the babies. They had fun.

We also went to a birthday party but Carlos and Titi were exhausted and wanted to go home early.