As we look forward to welcoming our first girls to the ranch, we do so with certain anticipation, but also with an appropriate level of anxiety for all that this entails.

But when we reflect on all the Lord has done thus far, we walk forward trusting in the great things we know He has prepared in advance for us and these young ladies.

Have you ever been to a 100-year old’s birthday party? I can’t say I had until this past month.

It's been a wild and crazy few weeks since I last wrote to you. I flew back to California earlier this month to take care of some client matters for my legal practice, get a root canal, have a medical check up and (for The Best Part) fly back here with our daughters, Audra and Riley, who came down to visit us in Chiapas for a couple of weeks.

We arrived back on the ranch to discover that our building crew had kind of lost interest once we left the property. They made some mistakes - not grave ones - just some that set our project behind. Our perfectionist architect, Felipe, fired them all and brought on a brand-new team.

There are certain family events that you just don't want to miss. Our youngest daughter's graduation from University was certainly one of those.

t’s hard to believe Michael and I have been living here on the ranch for a month now! We’ve moved into our little casita and have made it into a cozy home. I am delighting in being here and in my new home on this healing and very peaceful ranch. I can’t imagine leaving.

Do you know that you can provide financial support to Aguas Sagradas/Reina's Hope and it will cost you nothing?

Every quarter we receive a donation directly from Amazon based on the purchases made by those who use the "Smile.Amazon" log-in and designate Aguas Sagradas as their selected charity.

We have made the move!

It's been a work in progress, but we are now officially residents of the Aguas Sagradas Ranch, in Las Margaritas, Chiapas Mexico.

When we started this journey, almost 6 years ago, we knew we could not do it alone...and we knew we would not be alone.

Over the course of the last 6 years, we have seen the answer to so many prayers.

In Joshua 1:5, the Lord says to Joshua, “Just as I was with Moses, I will be with you.“ As many of you know Celeste’s parents prayed over the Aguas Sagradas property over 20 years ago - an entire generation ago. And just like the Lord was with them, He is with us as we step into the land God promised, preserved and prepared.

We are in Chiapas as I write. Living in the unexpected seems to be the way we all live our lives these days. It’s not just living in Mexico. It sure seems life is more precarious than “usual.”

I keep reminding myself that we are in God’s hands and in His timing. I don’t know about you, but I don’t like feeling unsettled and walking in the unknown. I KNOW He wants us settled in Him, not in world circumstances. It has been work for me to settle myself down, breathe through the tightness in my chest and getting my mind focused on what He wants, where He is instead of all the “What If’s."