I'm really missing my girl.
Everyday that we get closer to a possible travel date gets herder..
Especially because we may not even travel this year yet.
It's like knowing that you are going to have a baby soon, but just aren't sure when you're due - even though you look and feel like you could pop any day.
I was watching Joyce meyer today and she described how God can change your life in just one day.
How you could be struggling with something day after day with no real idea when or if it will ever stop..
And then all of the sudden God answers or moves and that problem or struggle is just no longer there.
You can go to bed trying to deal with that issue on your heart day after day, and then just all if the sudden it's over, it's not a problem, your relieved and you never even saw such joy coming your way.
Lord I pray that that day will be coming for is shortly. We miss our little girl, and pray that you will give us the relief of going to get her this month. Amen.

Thanks Gramma!

I wanted to take a minute to say thanks to my Grandma who is the one responsible for teaching me how to crochet when I was a little girl.

With out her, I couldn't have made these hats - which is going to raise us a couple hundred dollars for Olive!

Thanks Gramma!

Mini-update & prayers please!

I got an email from our state-side coordinator and this is what was said:

"I wanted to let you know that J* checked with Olive's social worker on Friday. She's still working on getting everything completed on her end. I told J* to make sure and let the social worker know that you have your USCIS approval...and that everyone is just waiting on her!

I'll let you know as I hear more."

As she said it - EVERYONE is waiting on Olive's Social Worker.

Please, please join us in prayer that this woman will understand the weight of her timing! Please pray that God will light a fire under her butt, and give her a huge sense of urgency to get everything done CORRECTLY.

Also we have broken the $5,000 threshold! We now only need $4968.40!

Hi Cloth Diaper Nation Moms!

Our hat orders are pouring in!

God is so good!

We have about 1/2 of our goal already!

I also wanted to say hello to the lovely moms at clothdiapernation.com who have warmly welcomed me, and have already made their support known. We are blessed!

HATS AND SCARVES FUNDRAISER!

We have about 5K to go!

And we are so impressed with all of the support so far.

GOD IS GOOD!

If you're interested in supporting our adoption - we are selling hats and scarves for donations. Just look a few posts down for options :) or click here

We would LOVE it if those of you who do get hats, would email us a picture! We plan on putting them in Olive's adoption book.

Here is our first :)

This little cutie is Naomi's little bundle of joy!

Here is the running list of orders so far :

Orders:

Rachel - sent

Naomi - sent

Jessica - 4T hat/scarf in red. - shipped (paid)

Tesney - 3 hat/scarf sets in red. Adult, 2/3T, 4/5T - Shipped (paid)

Karen - adult red hat scarf set in red - Shipped (paid)

Joanna - 12 month Olive hat - shipped (paid)

Kerri - newborn (15) and size 6/7 red hat/scarf set in red, knit leggings/arm warmers - done

Emily - 6mo hat/scarf set in red -sent -(paid)

Elizabeth - hats (unspecified), 18-24 month pants - waiting for sizes

Kim - Green brim hat/scarf set size 4 (check in mail) - working on them, ran out of yarn - will buy more!

Katy Sundararajan - hat/scarf in burnt red, 12-24 months, and possibly leg warmers. (paid) - working on them

Summers Family - flower hat 3-12 months, 3T burnt red, 5T burnt red

Kasey - boys green brim hat size 7, girls red brim hat size 4

Nicole - brown newborn vintage hat with pink flower - paid, and thank you for the donation!

Lindsay - newborn vintage hat in purple with pink flower

Viola - 3-6 month mint green/pink flower (or brown and green), 9-12 purple/green flower, both girls

Tricia - 0-12 Olive hat for Girl, and 12-24 brimmed hat - paid

Paula - 2/3t vintage hat in lilac and purple

Susanne- 24 months, girl olive hat

Miranda - custom crochet pants

Joanna - 12 month Olive hat, girl

Grammy - 0-12 red hat, girl - paid

Blessed

We were blessed today by Karl's parents.

It is our 4th anniversary, and they took us out to dinner.

Our plan this year was to spend our anniversary trip in Europe adopting our daughter, but we instead spent it here in the states.

BUT hopefully soon!

I can't wait to kiss these cheeks.

Prayer Request!

We are praying that we are given the opportunity for a matching grant and possible no-interest loan to cover what ever remaining costs we have from LifeSong for Orphans.

We are also praying that we can get the house in a better order to bring Olive home (still have to get her room set up, etc.).

We are also praying that we can sell our truck to cover some expenses we have (replacing my computer monitor which is on the fritz and most likely fixing the transmission in our family van) and to drastically cut the amount of funds that we still needed.

And last, we are praying that Olive's social worker will get her paperwork done quickly, that we will be approved quickly, and given a travel date for the end of November.

If all of this happens - it will have to be GOD! So please be praying with us.