Ornament Swap

We participated in an Christmas ornament swap with Harrah's Make the Wait group. Thank you to Cyndi and Dean for the beautiful ornaments.

December 2008

It was three years ago this month that we made the decision to adopt from China. Looking back we would never have imagined that our journey would take so long. But we continue to have faith and believe that God has a plan for us. Although sometimes it seems that so little has happened in the last three years, so much has. We have made friends and done things that we may not have if we already had our child. Most of all we have learned that what we do with our blessings is much more important than counting our blessing. This holiday season we hope you too are blessed and choose to do great things with those blessings.

If you shop on Amazon, we ask that you do so via the Love Without Boundaries link on the right. If you clink on the Amazon link at their bottom, a portion of your sale with benefit China's orphans. You may also consider making a donation or sponsoring a child. We are blessed for the work they do.

You are probably wondering what date China is on- February 19. We will update December's referrals (hopefully) this week.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

September

We have been continuing to keep busy here. After returning from a fabulous vacation with family and an in between trip to one of our favorite spots on earth, Destin, Florida, it was back to work for another school year. No complaining here, I thoroughly enjoyed my summer. I also enjoyed each and every minute I got to spend with my nephews. I just love this picture of Dave, and it would be even more perfect with a little hand reaching up to his. Once again, I pray that our next trip to the beach is with our little one. (Oh yeah- picture taken with my brand new camera). The latest update is...last week China matched children to their families through the date February 6, 2006 and they arrive sooner than expected. We are taking a Chinese Culture and Language class at our local university.

Infinite Patience

January 2006 Log In Dates are now complete. That leaves February, March, April and May. So, we are getting closer. I have linked some blogs for families who received an August referral (on the right). I wanted to share an inspirational thought for the week:
Patience produces character, and character produces hope. And this hope will never disappoint us. Romans 5:4-5

We hope you are enjoying the breaktaking moments of the Olympic games and the beauty of our child's birthcountry as much as we are.

We're Still Here

Today makes 26 months that have passed since we were logged in and our wait began. We've been having a wonderful summer, relaxing and enjoying the things we love to do. There hasn't been much to update on our journey but we have faith that after the Olympics things may move along. We have been watching the Travel Channel's China episodes, and embracing the opportunities to make a difference in our child's birth country. Most times I do not understand why it has been so difficult for us to share our lives with children. Yet at times we are reminded of our capabilities. We were overwhelmingly blessed last week to receive an email informing us of how what we do have can and did share our lives with some very special children. The email informed us: "We are in the process of setting up a foster care program there and, through your generosity, we were able to purchase an incubator just in time for their newest arrivals—two tiny babies that were born in April. The staff at Shangqiu wanted us to pass along their sincerest gratitude to you for your generosity." The photos that were attached reminds me that this is the place in our journey of life that we belong. With that in mind to keep to keep this blog active I am going to try and use my love of taking pictures to post via a picture a week. Now I must buy that digit camera. ( The new layout is a work in progress, something else I'm learning this summer.)