Another milestone!

Ok, not regarding the adoption, but my 17 yo got his DRIVERS LICENSE yesterday! Woohooooooo!

He already took himself for an allergy shot today and now he is going to the library for a while to work on an assignment (homeschooled)!

Way to go Josh!

When it rains.....

...it pours!

I am in tears as I write this! I am so blessed beyond belief!

Oh my goodness, can it be.......                                                                  

I need to catch my breath.

Today in the mail I got a letter from Show Hope. I knew it was the letter that would tell me we were not chosen for a grant. I didn't even want to open it. (I know you know what's coming here!) Whenn I opened it, it said " Dear Brian and Bridget,
......we are pleased to  inform you........"

Wow. Right there I couldn't even go on. First, finally getting our TA, then getting this! $3000. Wow. I don't even know how to express my gratitude. Wow.

TA! TA! TA!

Woohoo! FINALLY!
Lookin to get my son on Valentines Day!!!
I'll find out forsure in the next day or two!

Still waiting

..with no news. And no, no news is not good news! I am trying to stay busy and not stalk the computer. You know, refreshing my email every couple of minutes and such.

It's been pretty easy for me to kinda redirect my mind when I'd be obsessing during this adoption, and tell myself that it's really all in God's timing and I can accept that. Life goes so much smoother for me when I am content with God being in control. But this wait for travel approval is killing me!

I think about trying to pull a donkey by a leash when he does not want to go. He digs his heals in the ground and fights you every inch of the way. Eventually he gets to where he needs to be, but the trip was exhausting, for him and his owner. Now, if he just resigns himself and walks along with the master.....

See you at the finish line!

Last March I ran my first 5 K. It was called the Blarney Run and me and Brian did it together. I started out toward the front of the pack and little by little people passed me." Hey, you go gf!" "see ya at the finishline!" Ok then.
It reminds me alot of this adoption. It was a forerunner. I'm waiting right now for my TA.12/23 was my A5 pick up.  Last week people were getting theirs who were art 5 after me. Today people got theirs who are art 5 after me. While I am happy that their race is nearing the finish line, I'm getting tired of my run and want to see that finish line too!

Look at MY Christmas gift

First I got this precious picture of little William Levi XinYong sittin on Santa's lap! THEN I finally sent him a package telling him we are his new family, with our pictures and a stuffed Build-A-Bear doggy named Tristan! Liberty has a matching Build-A-Bear that she will bring when we get him, except her's had pink bows on it's ears while his has a red ribbon around it's neck.
THEN, I received word that our Article 5 was picked up on DECEMBER 23!!

I am asking Liberty's teacher if we can ask for orphanage donations and I will ask at church. I got a letter with some supplies that they are needing from America:
soy formula
infant/children's tylenol
vitamins
xl diapers
educational toys
hmm, I know there was something else, but that was the jist of it.

Libby and I are traveling alone to save money. Not my ideal situation.In fact, I am pretty apprehensive about the whole thing. When we went last time, our agency had everything planned out for us. We were also with a group of people. I think my biggest worry is that I will get sick...again. As we were heading out to go home, with Libby in 04, I got sicker than I have ever been in my life! Strep throat, ear infection, double pink eye, fever, etc, as we got to the Hong Kong airport! A 17 hr plane ride, with a velcro baby-to-momma, a 7 hr layover in SF, a small plane with irritated people that we had a crying screaming baby!  What would I have done if it was just me? I just need to trust God, right? To have Faith. I get so selfish that I forget that it's not Brian's ideal either. He's the one staying home, and, as he put it, it hurts his heart to do so and to send us. :-(

I'd have loved to be here...

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=SXh7JR9oKVE&vq=medium#t=19