The start of something Amazing....

Welcome to our blog! I hope this site helps keep you guys informed on our adoption journey!

We have been asked many questions about our adoption, so let me share a small piece our story.

From the time Brian and I got married I have always expressed an interest in adoption, it's always been in my heart. Brian, well he was never as convinced as I was. 10 years have gone by and we now have 3 of the 4 children Brian has always wanted. From the time our family started he has always wanted 2 boys and 2 girls.

Several months ago we started talking back and forth about adoption. This started to re~stir something that had been deep in my spirit. Brian and I decided to start praying about this burden and see where God would take it. A few months had gone by when Brian came to me and told me he knew he could do this, and so we began......(There are lots more details and confirmations we experienced, but I'll leave those out...my hands would fall off if I typed that much!)

January o9 we sent our Adoption Application off. What a process this has been! Wow at the paper work! The start of things was a nightmare! Our septic inspection failed! The first estimate I got for a repair was $6,000.00!!! I knew this was going just about bring things to a stop. We prayed and prayed...well I think Brian prayed while I cried! But once again our God came through. We were able to get the septic fixed rather than replaced and that saved us a LOAD! God is soooo good!! The guys at the county decided they were going to be a thorn in my side and remembered they failed my well inspection also....are you kidding me?!?! Apparently when you build your home you don't have to put a cement slab around your well, you only need that if you want a passed inspection at a later date?!?! Make sense to you??? hmmmm I got that taken care of, with out the cement slab, but let me tell you, that inspector left something to be desired!!!

Our home study went great. Our social worker was one of the nicest ladies. She was so easy to talk too! I did not mind the "talks" but Brian said he felt like he was visiting a psychiatrist! lol I was actually looking forward to the visit Mrs. Patricia came to our house. I was eager for her to met our babies. That was fun! The boys got out their bearded dragon, slick. Graci got out her guinea pig, Darby, and they all had fun stories to share about our dogs! I was glad the kids were comfortable with her.

We have all our papers notarized and certified by both Ms Lola AND the Secretary of State. Once our passports come in (my picture was horrible by the way) we can get our fingerprints done for our I800A forms and then send everything to the Chinese Embassy to be Authenticated and we are done w/our Dossier!!!! WE ARE ALMOST THERE!!!!! YAY! I can't believe I have actually done all of it on my own! (I'm sure Brian can't believe it either!!! ) I'm sure it would have went much faster had we paid someone to do it for us, but you gotta do what you gotta do, right?

We've been asked a lot how old she will be, if she is born...etc. Well, my guess is YES she is born! We have requested (in our adoption petition that goes to China) and said that we will accept a daughter anywhere from birth-48 months (4 years), but are requesting she be close to Graci's age at the time we get her. Graci is SO excited about being a big sister, and talks about her all the time. She can even show you on a globe where China is and says "This is where my little sister lives right now!" The boys are both excited too and talk to us a lot about everything.

I hope this gives you guys a little insight on where we are in our process! We are excited about sharing this experience with each of you. Please keep our family in your prayers. We know that God is not going to call us to do something that He is not going to equip us for....so we are truly trusting in Him for every need throughout this journey!

Thanks for taking time to read......