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Thankful Thursday

o For my friends Jess and Amy and the great visit that we had. It seemed to go so fast.

o For both of them finally getting home safely as their visit was during the great Texas downpour of the decade!

o For another week going by and one week closer to our Travel Approval.

o For all the friends and family keeping me busy so that I am not thinking TOO hard about the Travel Approval.

o Once again for all those who are praying for Nadia and her health and safety as we wait to adopt her.

o For the continuing good information that we have received about her orphanage and the care that they give the children.

o For my friends who have later LIDS in November 2005 who just found out that their wait is getting ever longer and they still keep their chins up.

o For great Italian food.

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Thankful Thursday

Ahoy! VBS was great this week! They have one more day, but I will be with my friends Amy and Jess in the morning and then running back up to the church for the little event with the parents. So I am thankful for such a successful and fun VBS.

o For my oldest friends (timewise not agewise) Amy and Jess being able to come to visit me for the next 5 days!

o For our 171 situation finally being resolved (lets hope we get it in the mail by Friday)

o For the families in our church that have been just so excited about Nadia and letting us know that they have been praying for her. It’s so sweet that it brings me to tears.

o For the women that I got to know better this week working on the VBS team.

o For all the effort that everyone puts in for this week at our church and for what it means to the children who have never been to church before.

o For yahoo groups and the wealth of information you can find on very specific subjects, for example there is a group just for people who have adopted from the orphanage where Nadia is.

o For it already being 2 weeks since we saw Nadia’s sweet face. We are that much closer to travel 🙂

It’s been a crazy week, but it’s making the time go fast.

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Thankful Thursday

Life has been a whirlwind since we got the referral and we both can’t believe it’s already been a week since we saw Nadia for the first time!

o I am thankful for the OK City Orphan officer checking out our file and getting our 171H in the mail to us yesterday. Now we have the LAST piece of paper we need to go and get Nadia! BIG, HUGE, GIANT relief!!!!

o For the orphanage she is in being small. It seems they pay a lot of attention to the babies.

o For such healthy babies coming from her orphanage. Overall they seem to be in great shape when the parents get them.

o For being able to send a care package to her orphanage for the nannies and the other children who will be left behind.

o For the doctors thoughts on her medical report. She is in the 50% on the Chinese growth charts, which makes her tiny here, but it’s all good.

o For my friends and family who have just sent the sweetest emails about her and well wishes for our speedy travel. It’s exciting to know how many people can’t wait to meet her.

o For Kaye at church and the MILLION hours she is working to get us all ready for VBS next week with the kids.

o For VBS and the chance to be a teacher. The kids are so fun and we get to show them the love of Christ through the story of Jonah.

o For all the volunteers at our church from people bringing food to artists and teachers. It’s so great to see so many people come together for the kids.

o For packing lists that other parents have posted and shared. What a lifesaver!

Let’s hope the next 5 weeks go just as fast as this one!!!

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Thankful Thursday

Nadia Li Yun's Mugshot

Need I say more than “look at this photo?” Oh my list could be 2 miles long, but here goes.

  • She’s a young, little peanut.
  • She looks healthy.
  • She is SO GORGEOUS!!
  • From the research I have done today, she comes from a very small orphanage that has about 50 babies and a few toddlers.
  • Been there, done that parents have told me that the babies are very well loved, cared for, healthy, on target and so on.
  • Every post I have seen says that if you mail disposable cameras in a care package, you get them back on Forever Family Day.
  • She has the cutest lips!
  • She has kissable cheeks!

You get the idea. We are so excited and our hearts are so happy for our blessing from God. Thanks to everyone who has been a part of this journey so far and for all those who will be praying for us while on the trip.

Mike and Louanne