Here We Go!

Tomorrow is the big day! We will be leaving bright and early and travel for 23 hours on 3 different planes to get to Presley's province. We are ready! We are praying for God's perfect peace to enfold us, and we know and trust that He is holding us all in His ever loving, never changing, faithful hands!

 Here we come precious girl!!! xo

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and petition with thanksgiving present your requests to God. And the peace of God which transcends all understanding will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:6-7



First and Last

Here she is on the same stairs . . . the first picture we ever saw and the last picture until we meet her face to face! Today is Monday, and by next Monday she will be ours!


"We wait in hope for the Lord;
    he is our help and our shield.
 In him our hearts rejoice,
    for we trust in his holy name.
 May your unfailing love be with us, Lord,
    even as we put our hope in you."
Psalm 33:20-22

One Week!

In exactly one week we will be on a plane to China! We have prayed, planned, and prepared for this for so long. We are full of joy and excitement as we ponder the moment that we will see this sweet face in person!

Yet as we tend to focus on how we feel at this moment and how we have felt for the past year as we have pursued our girl, she may not have ever given us a thought. We have been told that she is happy she is being adopted and to be getting a mommy and daddy. However, does she even understand what that means? My heart hurts as I think about how scared she may be when she is whisked away from everything familiar. She will walk into a new life forever! We know that it will be so good, but she has no idea what it will be like. She will need to learn that we love her and that we will take good care of her. She will need to know us and our love for her so that she can learn to trust us. I am so reminded of how our heavenly Father is with us. We must know Him and His great love for us in order to trust Him! And when we truly begin to comprehend this amazing, undeserved, redeeming love, we become confident that we can trust our good Father. He is the One who has pursued us; He has called us to Himself, and He calls us His children! What greater joy is there than that?!

    "Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God - children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God."
John 1:12-13

Oh, sweet Presley, may you know our love for you! Precious daughter, may you learn to trust us in the days to come. Most importantly, may our heavenly Father use us to teach you about His great love for you! May you believe in Him and place your trust in our mighty God who has the power to save!

“It is important to realize we adopt not because we are rescuers. No. We adopt because we are rescued.” — David Platt

"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." Romans 15:13

We're Going to China!

We got it today . . . TA!!! Travel Approval . . . two beautiful words! We are leaving in ten days . . . the countdown paper chain has been made by some pretty excited sisters!

God has now revealed the exact day that He has planned for us to meet our precious little one . . .

"Gotcha Day" is set for September 19th! Presley will join her forever family on that special day, and we can hardly wait! It's time to pack our bags and go get our girl!

But, as it is written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him”— 1 Corinthians 2:9