Stuck in Belgium

Good News: All my paperwork to become a Belgian Resident is now complete. I got my temporary ID card, the kids got all registered, I even went today and got my bank card since I couldn't get that without an ID card. I can now work in Belgium and stay as long as I want. After three years of living here, I'll be eligible to get dual citizenship and be able to have all the rights of an EU citizen and an American citizen.

Bad News: I can't leave the country for five months.

Crisis Averted

So after lots of phone calls, prayers and stresses, we finally tracked down the envelope that my sister had sent last week with all my documents.
The office closed at 5p, so my SIL Esther quickly drove me over there at 4:30p.
We knew it was there, but guess what? They couldn't find it. They searched high and low and could NOT find the envelope! It was listed as being there, but they couldn't locate it. SOOO frustrating!
Well thankfully they were open for a few hours on Saturday so the lady got our number and said she would look high and low for it after they closed and would call us and we could get it in the morning.

No Travel?

My heart dropped when I heard that this morning.
But I am getting ahead of myself. Here's how my morning went.

Today I had another immigration appointment and everything seemed to not go according to plan.

Warm Again

ahhhh, I'm warm.

The last few days have been a definite challenge in temperature department.

It started on Tuesday when Jon woke up to go to work and realized the house was unusually cold. He discovered that the gas for the heating system was too low to get the heater to come on. He was going to make some phone calls and see if we could get a company to come out and put some gas in.

Remembering Vision

There is a lot of change in the air.

I can feel it. 

When you are wading out into the ocean and you turn around with your back to the seemingly endless expanse - standing there staring at the shore you don't have to turn your head to see when there is a wave coming. You can feel it. The water pulls back against your legs and the sand underneath you begins to shift.

That is where I am right now. I feel the wave coming and it makes me want to soar.

Things to Know About Living in Belgium

Here are 10 things that I've gotten used to in the almost 3 months that I've lived here in Brussels. I could write more, but I figured 10 would be a good start. :-)

Choosing Life

When asked why she would carry a baby to term that she knew would not survive when she could just terminate her pregnancy at 20 weeks, her answer was,
"Because he's our son."

Could you say the same?
When most people were picking out nursery furniture and attending child birth classes, she was selecting an infant casket and had appointments at the funeral home.