This morning I woke up to find the most beautiful photos of our daughter in our e-mail (thank you so much, Angela). What did I do to deserve her, Lord???? I love her so much it takes my breathe away. Oh my goodness, she is just so sweet and absolutely beautiful. Just a few more weeks and she will be ours...forever! My heart can hardly wait. Very soon she will have the "safe and sheltered place" … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2008
Longing!
Oh my heart...I am LONGING to see a photo of Haven...just one more before we travel in September. So, I e-mailed a contact that I have in China, a precious woman who knows Haven's story and has been praying for the last 2 years that another family would come for her. I asked her if she would please try and get a new photo for me. The orphanage director has been so kind and so gracious in the … [Read more...]
A blessed weekend
This weekend we had our good friend, and Godfather to our children, fly in from LA and spend the weekend with us. My South African friends may remember Nick from all the times he spent with us there. Yesterday I got to go to my first professional baseball game. I had no idea what was going on :) I kept comparing it to cricket in South Africa...but this was so different, I could not believe how … [Read more...]
Yuk!
Uuuhhhhh....today our travel agent called. Bad news. Our flight to China on September 12 got cancelled! Apparently airlines are cancelling a lot of flights...they want to ensure that those that are available are full, due to the ridiculous gas prices. So, we can only leave the next day....that means one day longer to wait before I can hold my sweet girl. Nasty! Gotcha day will be September 15. … [Read more...]
Antsy-ness and busy-ness
For the last 48 hours I have been feeling a little antsy (is that really a word? :) ). I am LONGING to get on a plane and go and get my daughter. It's a strange feeling. With Hannah-Claire's adoption we got travel approval and left 2 weeks later. Now with Haven we have to WAIT. Oh my.....I am soooooo NOT good at waiting! I am definitely one of those "see it and do it" kind of people. My husband … [Read more...]
Contentment!
A few of my bloggy friends have been blogging about contentment and the things that they are grateful for in their lives. Mmmmm...it got me thinking. This is a journey the Lord has been taking me personally on for the last two years. So, I thought I would share contentment through my eyes in the season I am in.Many friends have gone around their homes and posted things that they are grateful for. … [Read more...]
Fun at Elitch Gardens
Yesterday we had a FUN day! Our precious friends, The Pack's, treated our family to a day at the amusement park in Denver. Needless to say...the kids had a BLAST! I think we were one of the last families to leave the park when it closed. It was sooooooo much fun. Thanks C and E...you really blessed us :)Here are some pics of the FUN.... … [Read more...]
We have travel confirmation!
So exciting.....yesterday we got our consulate appointment in China! We will leave on September 12. Sweet Haven will be OURS on September 14 :) Wow...we're getting closer. Now I can start counting down the days. That means she will be ours just one month before her 8th birthday.God continues to open the floodgates of heaven and provide for ALL our financial needs to adopt Haven. There are no … [Read more...]