To Go Get Our Girls!!! Somewhere we are flying–or in an aiport waiting for the next leg of the trip.  But– We are on the way. Bags All Packed! Paperwork included! Passports Ready! And Nana and Papa are here with the Biggest of the Bigs! (We technically don’t have any littles any more.) Here we… Read More

Happy Birthday to our sweetheart Hannah–You are 8 years old today! I can not lie–I cried lots of tears when I realized we would miss sharing your 8th birthday with you. But then I realized that we could celebrate together a little later and it would be okay.  Not perfect–but okay. It will be okay… Read More

One Week from today!  I can hardly believe it! I thought the time would drag by–but it hasn’t it has flown! I wonder if our girls know that we are coming–SOON! I wonder if they are losing sleep at night? I wonder if they are excited, scared, anticipating, or maybe they are experiencing a little… Read More

When I post this we will have about 15 days and 5+ hours until we get on a plane to Beijing. We’ve been counting down the days.  They sure are passing by quickly! We aren’t really “rushing” them, because they are bittersweet days. We are spending some good time with our family.  Just yesterday we… Read More

Remember this verse that I posted on 8/22/2011?  “Do not shout; do not even talk,” Joshua commanded. “Not a single word from any of you until I tell you to shout (emphasis mine). Then shout!” (Jos 6:10 NLT) It is time to SHOUT!!!!!!! God is so faithful!   When this all began in 2010 we didn’t have… Read More

3 Weeks From Today!!!  WooHoo! China Bound Baby! And no–still not packed–yet!

Okay, I think we (mostly Julie) have teased you long enough about the extra special announcement…… Our agency requested the Consulate Appointment confirmation yesterday afternoon for 11/1 or 11/2 and said it normally took 2 to 5 business days to get a confirmation, so we were resisting the urge to hope for it on Monday… Read More

The will of God is never exactly what you expect it to be. It may seem to be much worse, but in the end it’s going to be a lot better and a lot bigger. ~Elisabeth Elliot   I’m not sure exactly what God has going on behind the scenes–but I am thankful that God… Read More

“Be assured, if you walk with Him and look to Him, and expect help from Him, He will never fail you.” –George Mueller I told you God has a sense of HUMOR!!! Guess what we got today??? T.A.!!!!!! So what does that mean?  Well it means that we will travel sometime in October.  We will… Read More