God has really been teaching me a lot about prayer lately. How often do we think of prayer as taking our laundry list of things we want to God and rattling them off like we are sitting in Santa’s lap telling what we want for Christmas? Even when we get pious and pray for others,… Read More
I have been mulling this post over in my head for over a week. I am making sure that it is the right thing to share. These are two words that God has been speaking to me through his Word. Be Quiet and Be Confident. So how come I am sharing? I am NOT going… Read More
We have been to the pool about 999 times this summer!Okay–wait, MAYBE that has been how many times I’ve been asked, “Are we going to the pool today?” Really though, we have been spending a lot of time at the pool, the beach, and with friends. Here’s Leighanne and some of her friends at the… Read More
I just returned home from North Carolina. My three sisters and I made a whirlwind trip to go visit my Grandma Felberg. She is 91 years old. And it was time to say goodbye — for just a little while. She was moved to hospice yesterday and the workers do not think that she will… Read More
Prayer will make a difference in our girls lives. Will you join us as we pray our girls home from China? We have felt God leading us to not be specific about our exact needs, so we are asking you to pray that God would lead you to pray for exactly what He would have… Read More
The Letter Seeking Confirmation (LSC) is the official referral of a specific child from China. Up to this point all approvals are preliminary, etc. As a result, many in the China Adoption community refer to the receipt of the LSC as “the stork has landed”. We received our LSC today so we have been completely… Read More
Today our agency called me to let us know that they have our official referrals for both Hannah and Sara. We should get them tomorrow and then we have to do a quick turn around and get our paperwork to Immigration for some more paperwork. Then we have to get some more paperwork completed before… Read More
I saw this quote on a blog just recently. It caught my attention, and made me THINK! Here’s what it said, “Sometimes I would like to ask God, why He allows poverty, famine, and injustice in the world, when He could do something about it . . . but I’m afraid He might ask me… Read More
It’s started! The Nesting! After completing Leighanne and Hannah’s room (pics to come maybe later this week), we started Sara’s room. Remember that mural that my youth group kids helped paint? Well it is no longer. Here’s what happened … Before and During and After Prettty GREEN walls and a little animal print! We are… Read More
Our new I-797 from USCIS should be in China now. This form gives us permission to bring Hannah & Sara to the US. We already had approval for Hannah, and now we have approval for Sara. We are now waiting for our LSC’s (which are our official referral’s from China.) Then we will do some more… Read More
