Fundraiser TShirts are here

Our fundraiser tshirts that Richard and I designed are here.  I'm excited at getting started fundraising for our daughter's adoption.  We are giving the tshirts out for a minimum $15 donation.  We have a long way to go before we have our paperwork completed and all of the funds necessary to travel and pick up our daughter.  I am expecting that our paperwork and funds will be completed at the same time.  God is faithful and where He leads He always provides.  Thanks to everyone for all their support.

When You Know It's God

     This has been an amazing journey so far!!!  Yes, it is tedious, a lot of paperwork and a big financial commitment, but as we move forward we can see God's hand, His faithful hand, on this process.  For example,  I had to make a list of all the places we have lived since we were 18 years old.  That is a lot of addresses!  I needed to list more than just city and state.  As I sat down to begin I knew I did not have a clue to the full address of every place we had lived.  Over the past 26 years we had probably changed addresses at least 10 to 15 times.
    I was very stressed as I sat down to search my brain for somewhere to begin.  I started back at year one of our marriage and progressed to our current address.  There were many holes in my information and I did not know what to do.  The phone rings and it's my mom calling to see what I was doing.  My mom usually does not call me; I am the one who initiates conversation and I usually call her.  So, I told her exactly what I was doing.  She pulled out an old phone book and filled in all the information I was missing.  I knew this was God's touch!
    When we needed Richard's passport I believe God led us right to it.  We still have many unpacked boxes and I had no idea if we even had it.  Not only did we find it slipped between two books, but it turns out without his old passport we would have been unable to get his passport.  We would have needed to wait until his new driver's license arrived to request his passport.  This would have been quite a delay because we are still waiting on his new driver's license.
     I am grateful for the favor God is giving us.  These markers along the way are showing us God is at work in our lives and in the life of our new daughter.  It is a part of our story and encourages us to keep moving forward.  God is so faithful!!!

Keep Moving Forward!!!

Keep Moving Forward this is my motto for the day.  It's a process and all I can do is what's in front of me.  At the end of this long road there is a beautiful little girl waiting for her parents to bring her home.  It's what keeps me going each day with a smile on my face.  It's just paperwork!  Please be praying for the safety of our daughter and all of the children in countries where there is so much political unrest.  Please pray for favor for us with everyone we come in contact with.  Again, thank you for all your support!

Another Busy Day

It's been a very busy day!  We finally got our passports ordered.  I am praying the rush we put on them get's them here in less than 2 weeks.  God has showed great favor so far.  My driver's license came in the mail today.  It was perfect timing because they would not take my temporary license for my passport.  Richard has not received his license in the mail, but we found his old passport so he didn't need his license.  He just renewed his old passport.  God led us right to it as well, because it was packed in a box and we weren't even sure if we had it.  At each turn, our God has been so faithful.  Last night we were also contacted by someone who met our daughter about 9 months ago and she had some pictures of her she sent to us as well.  She is so beautiful and her smile keeps us focused in the overwhelming pile of paperwork.  I don't know how many times I have answered the same question just a different way.  These forms are long and tedious.  Thank you to everyone who is praying for us and supporting us!!!  God is so good!!!

Adoption Announcement

We are so excited!!!  Our news is now able to go public.  We are adding a new daughter to our family. Please pray this process goes smoothly and quickly.  We are very anxious to bring her home!  We also need prayer for strength and endurance because this is a difficult process.  Thank you for all your support!

Another day full of paperwork, making copies, ordering needed documents and physical exams.  It is tiring and tedious.  I know this is just the beginning of a long process, but the outcome will bring our new daughter home where she belongs.  I am hoping today will be the day that all the paperwork is in order so that we can reveal her picture.  It would be awesome since today is our 26th wedding anniversary!  I have an amazing husband and a wonderful family.  God has blessed us abundantly and continues to bless us!  

DAY 1

June 16, 2014

We are so excited to be starting this process.  Today has been a day of filling out paperwork, getting it notarized and faxing it in.  We have turned in the beginning of our paperwork for our home study and sent in our commitment paperwork to Reece's Rainbow.  As soon as this paperwork is looked over and approved we can put up a picture of our new daughter.  I know this is just the beginning and our journey has just begun!