Shine,Shine,Shine!!!!

 I heard a beautiful story about the Opal, how it is made of desert dust, sand, and silica and owes its beauty not to its perfection but to a defect.  The Opal is a stone with a broken heart. It is full of minute fissures that allow air inside, and then the air refracts the light. As a result, the Opal has such lovely hues that the stone is called the " lamp of fire" because the breath of the Lord is in it. An Opal will lose its luster if it is kept in a cold, dark, place, but the luster is restored when it is held in a warm hand or when light shines on it. May your little Opal shine bright the rest of her life!

Thank you to Ms. Pat  a sweet sweet lady who is the picture of Gods love!! She shared this beautiful story with us. I am so thankful the Lord has entrusted us to hold His precious Opal in our warm hands and allowing us to be the ones that get to see her light shine!!!!! What a true and wonderful blessing!!!

Homestudy Approved!

Our homestudy is APPROVED!!! Hopefully we will have immigration approval by the 20th and then all documents authenticated and then finally DOSSIER to China by the first of April!! Praying that all things will go smoothly so we can get our precious Gem home.