God is Good

Today has been a little stressful.  FedEx informed me that my envelope was on a truck sitting on their lot and they would not be sorting through it until tomorrow morning.  After speaking with several people and much crying, I finally spoke with a sweet manager that was willing to go to the truck and find it for me.  We now have our visas/passports in hand and are ready to go.  A big thank you to Tim at FedEx for following God's will and helping us in this journey.  I am amazed at how God works out the details and who He puts in our path!

Our plane leaves at 8 a.m. tomorrow morning.  Thank you in advance for the many prayers and sweet comments.  Our friends and family have been so supportive and uplifting.  I know that we are being covered in prayer, and you cannot imagine what a comfort that is to me.  We will meet Katie for the first time on Sunday.  In that moment, our dream of adopting this sweet girl will become a reality and so many prayers will be answered.

Packed and Ready To Go

It's not an easy task packing for a trip half way around the world.  The last minute details are coming together.  We still have not received our visas, but I'm picking them up tomorrow at FedEx.  That's got me a little nervous since they were not scheduled to deliver them until Tuesday afternoon.  That just didn't work for us since our plane is leaving Tuesday morning.  So hopefully they will be there at the FedEx office.  Then everything will be ready to go to China!

WalMart

If I have to go to WalMart one more time, I might scream!  No matter how many lists I make, I still forget something when I'm there.  And I have bought one of every kind of medicine we could possibly need for this trip.  I look like a walking pharmacy.  I'm so afraid we will get over there and not have something we need.  I know they have a WalMart there, but I'm not sure I trust the medicine they have.  We wouldn't have had to buy so much if the items in our medicine drawer were not expired.  I found one in there that expired in 2005.  That just shows you how often I clean up around here.

We are counting down the days.  The small details are still not finalized yet.  I've really had to let go of my control issues and trust that things will come together.  We purchased plane tickets yesterday, and all of our tours for Beijing have been arranged.  Our agency is planning the rest of the trip for us and we should get those details tomorrow.  My visa is still not here, but I'm trusting God knows what He's doing and it will make it in time.

China, Here We Come

One week to go, and we will be China bound.  Here is a rundown of our timeline.

June 21st- Leave Huntsville and fly to Washington D.C. then on to Beijing

June 22nd- Arrive in Beijing 

June 23rd-25th Tour Beijing
June 25th-Leave Beijing for Xian

June 26th- GOTCHA DAY!!!  We will meet Katie for the first time!

June 27th-June 30th- Tour Xian 

July 1st- Fly to Guangzhou

July 1st-July 7th- We will tour Guangzhou, have Katie's medical exam, finish a bunch of paperwork, and shop.

July 8th- Fly home from Hong Kong  (I'm not sure how we're getting from Guangzhou to Hong Kong, but I think it's on a train.)

Thank you in advance for all the prayers!  I can really feel God at work in all of this.  I know that He will be with us and continue to guide us as we complete the journey to our daughter.  

Happy Anniversary

Travis and I have been married for 12 years today.  I think we should celebrate big and take a trip this year.  China sounds good.  What do you think?

Labor and Delivery

My head is still spinning!  We received our travel approval yesterday and are China bound!  We won't know for certain if our consulate appointment has been confirmed until Monday, but it looks like we will be leaving soon.  Pray for: me on the flight (most of you know I hate to fly), Trevor to have the experience of a lifetime, Travis to be our rock (since I'm highly emotional), and Katie's heart to be prepared to accept us as her parents.

This does sort of feel the same as going into labor.  After months of preparation, when the moment finally arrives, you feel totally unprepared.  I'm such a planner and this has been God's timing, not mine, all along.  We are nervous but so thankful that we will finally be bringing our little girl home.

Garage Sale

Please help us raise money for our travel expenses for our trip to China. We will be having a garage sale on Saturday, June 18th from 7-12. If you have any items that you would like to donate, we will be more than happy to pick them up from you at your home. Just think, you can help us and clean out some of the stuff you don't need anymore. You don't need to price anything and you won't have to take it somewhere for donation. All items that don't sell will be donated to our church's thrift store. Thanks!