耶稣说:"我就是道路,真理,生命;若不借着我,没有人能到父那里去"(约14:6)
Jesus said: "I am the way, the truth and the life; if not through me, and no one can come to the Father" (John 14:6)

Isaiah 43:5

"Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your children from the east and gather you from the west"

Sunday, July 13, 2008

We received word that our LOA package has arrived in Beijing, China. WOW, that was fast. Now we wait for the TA-travel approval. How exciting! I will begin collecting items we need to travel and pack. What fun, Target I am on my way!

Friday, July 11, 2008

LOA on the way to China!

Yeah!! Our group of five families returned their LOAs back to our adoption agency so....DHL is bringing the papers back to China for us! Fly, fly as quick as you can!

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Beach Fun

Beach Fun

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Beach Fun

Yes this is us holding our much awaited LOA. Greg was in the middle of a delivery so I went into labor and delivery to get his signature. It seems fitting to be in labor and delivery. I am in labor now, not quite ready for delivery. We got the package at 12:15 from DHL, went to hospital for Greg to sign, went to fed-ex, made copies and sent it back to our agency in Texas. There are 4 other families in our group. When the agency gets back all of our LOAs (hopefully tomorrow) then back the package goes to China! Next step TA-travel approval.
YEAH!!!!!! We got the LOA phone call yesterday so the paper copy should be in my hands today!!!!!!! I was so excited on the phone that Lily asked if it was Cali's mommy on the phone. The person on the phone from our agency heard Lily and said no but she said she is my mid wife! What a relief I feel in getting the phone call. The LOA is an important step in that China is letting us know that all of our documents have been reviewed and approved and they are asking us if we still accept Cali. Now it should be approx 6 weeks until travel. We are changing some bedrooms and painting, now I am motivated to get the jobs done! Kind of like nesting in your third trimester. The next step is to send back the LOA-letter of acceptance- to our agency, they send it back to China. And then we wait for China to send us our TA-travel approval. Thank you all for praying...you are a great bunch to come on this journey with us. Love you!

Monday, July 07, 2008

We have not heard any thing from our agency today but I hope to hear something this week. Since posting the Story of Ping update I decided to include some of my favorite books in my blog. I Love You Like Crazy Cakes has become my number one favorite.

Friday, July 04, 2008

Happy 4th of July!

Our agency notified us today that in the aftermath of the earthquake in China the bank that was depositing our money in China to CCAA was not recorded because of the earthquake. But on the positive, the paper trail has been followed and CCAA has told our agency that the $$$ problem has been resolved and we can expect our LOA "soon"...so hopefully,maybe,...this week...

Wednesday, July 02, 2008

OK, I will admit I copied this from a friend's blog. It was too cute to pass up and this is what we look like these days, just waiting for "the call".