Family Photo

This is our first picture as a family since our new little one Libbie!

Libbie's friends in Yangjiang

Have you seen these children? This is our Libbie in pink and these are her friends,they are from Yangjiang. We are trying to find out if they are also being adopted or if they are paper ready. If anyone has any info please let me know. Libbie has been home for almost three mnths. and she misses her friends!

Adoption Video....

Here is the video that we made of Kimmie and her adoption. In the beginning this is the city she is from Yangjiang, China and the orphanage gates where Kimmie's birth mom left her.We have several pictures of her before we got her and then while we were in China. Then of coarse all the pictures once we got home,my favorites! Then toward the end we have all the pictures that we have received of Libbie.We are leaving to go get her on Thursday!!!Please keep all of us in your prayers,Thank you

Our Adoption Video

This time next week we will be in the AIR!!!

Hi everyone! I have posted a picture below of Libbie sleeping, 10 more nights and she will be with us,in our arms. I look back at the entire adoption process and it is truly a miracle from God! I am so thankful that the Lord has blessed us with such beautiful,precious, loving children. What bigger blessing in life than children. I am thankful for what the Lord has done in my families life,we have all seen the hand of God over and over and over! We have seen the face of Jesus in this little girl, our daughter! I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. John 14:18

WE GOT IT !!!!! WE GOT IT !!!!! We got our TA,we should be leaving on the 26th of this mnth.17 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So much to do and so little time. My birthday will be spent in China,with our new little cutie,how cool is that! Now that the time is here I've lost my mind,can't seem to think straight.

I got up this morning and got online and a lot of people got there TA's yesterday!!!!!!!! Hopefully Monday is our day!With when are we leaving? When do we get our sweet,beautiful Libbie? What do I need to pack? Don;t forget this or that. When will we actually get to leave? What date is our court appt.? With all this spinning in my head,I am looking forward to a great day with my wonderful family! I have an idea that today is my Mothers day...Steve is off and has to work tomorrow sooooooooo. I know we have Maria's last soccer game at 11 and then this afternoon we plan on going to a friends house,for a cook out. Sounds like a great Mothers day. Next year I will have 5 precious ones around me, 5 hugs,5 kisses!! Doesn't get much better than that.

Thought I would post and say I'M GOING CRAZY HERE!!!!!! I feel like our TA(travel) will never come. Libbie will be grown by the time we get her home. It is just one of those mornings, I know it is going to happen,all in the Lords time. Looking back I am pretty sure I had these same feelings waiting for Kimmie.Here we are still 3,800 dollars short and all I am concerned with is leaving...I have a peace that it will all be perfectly timed.I am just having a very impatient moment. Praying today is the day!!!

James 1:17

"Every good thing given, and every perfect gift is from above.."

We got our LOA!!!!! Hopefully we will be in China by April.I have sooo much to do like clean my house....I guess I am having that nesting thing kick in,good thing! We have asked for updates on Libbie. Last July on her 4th Birthday they said she weighed 30 lbs.I am curious to see how much she has gained. We have been saving all of Kimmie clothes.
The Waiting Child
I saw youmeet your child today
You kissed your baby joyfully
And as you walked away with him
I played pretend you'd chosen me.

I'm happyfor the baby yet inside
I'm aching miserably
I want to plead as you go by,
"Does no one want a cild of three?"

I saw you meet your child today
In love with him before you met
And as I watched you take him out
I knew it wasn't my turn yet.

I recognize you from last year!
I knew I'd seen your face before!
But you came for a second babe.
Does no one want a child of four?

I saw you meet your child today
But this time there was something new
A nurse came in and took MY hand
And then she gave my hand to you.

Can this be true? I'm almost five!
And there are infants here you see?
But then you kissed me and I knew
The child you chose this time was me.

By Debbie Bodie

Gods Heart: Adoption

Here is our Libbie, she is beautiful!!! This was on her 4th birthday in July 2010. Hopefully we will be traveling to go get her in April. Her and Kimmie are 9 mnths apart, it will be crazy and great!!! Please keep Libbie in your prayers that the Lord will continue to watch over her and keep her safe and healthy.

We have our LID,12-10-10!!!! Maybe we will be in China in March or April. We also got Libbie's Christmas presents off to her. We sent a camara hopefully they will take some pictures of her for us. Kimmie was at the same orphanage and we sent a camara and when we picked her up they gave us the camara back I will always charish those pics. Joseph had his eye surgery yesterday, he had a very rough day. Today has been a little better. Thanks for all the prayers!

We are Dossier to China this past Thursday!!! Now we can breathe,and hopefully we will be in China by the first of April. The adoption process this time has been shorter, 12 months this time from start to finish 18 months last time. I just can't wait to get Libbie home!!!!

Okay so I posted Kimmie in the pool twice and I cant get it off. And it wont let me upload another pic. now so I will try back later. Anyway these are the girlies having fun at the beach.