Now I listen.........

I have to be honest, I have REALLY been struggling with Gods timing in the wait for Travel Approval.  While doing my bible reading this morning I felt God telling me, its okay, In My time!!!!  How simple of a phrase but I had not really heard it until today.  I know, maybe Im a little hard of hearing!!  Anyway, Im reading in Exodus, and God is telling Moses to trust Him and to lead his people and they are to follow..How true!  God has been in this whole process and for that I am so grateful, but when it came to the time that I was having to "wait" I was struggling.  WELL NO MORE!  I am going to listen to the Lord my God and I am okay with His timing!!!  Phew!!!!!!  Its been exhausting trying to endure this wait all by myself, thank you God that I am a child of Yours and I can lean on You and You know I am human and that I do fail.  Lord, and everyone that I have been grouchy with, please forgive me!  Thank you ALL!!!  God Bless!
Mindy

We got an update!!!!!~

I had emailed our agency to get our last update before we travel to China to get our baby girl!  Who by the way, isnt a baby anymore:(  She is getting so big and filling out wonderfully!!!  She looks so happy and we are so anxious to go get her and wrap our arms around her!!!!  Here she is........................

Getting Excited~

     Hello all!  Just thought Id write while we wait!  We are on day 5 for the wait on getting Travel Approval, not like I am counting or anything:)  IM ABSOLUTELY COUNTING!!!!!  It is all part of the process..I think they should tell you that from the beginning...Oh no they dont have too, it comes VERY natural!            
     Anyway, I have been reading all kinds of posts on Rumor Queen, a chat group for adopting parents of Chinese children, and I am ready to start getting ideas for freezer type dinners to have ready for when we get home.  Not only will be very tired from the trip but also we will have jet lag pretty bad I hear!  Fun!  Any suggestions would be very helpful!!
     I also have been very emotional lately.  OK, for those of you know who know me, I am one that cries!  Although, I am in my last trimester of my paper pregnancy, so its ok, right?!?  Anyway, my Mom felt that God was calling her to make some prayer shawls for some of the children in Mya's orphanage, or as Grammy calls them, Mya's friends..which of course made me cry by her calling them her friends!  So, Grammy went to her church and asked her friends that she crotchet's with if they would want to help.  They, of course, wanted to and it is now being called a "new ministry" at their church!  Grammy called me today and said that as of this morning, there were 14 prayer shawls sitting at the alter for the church to pray over.  The pastor mentioned that these prayer shawls were going around the world to China because we were adopting our little girl from there!  So, around 50 or so people came to the alter and laid hands and prayed for the orphans who will be connected through their new prayer shawls!  My prayer is that these children will find forever families in the near future, that they will have a life of love and happiness, and most importantly that they will know JESUS as their personal SAVIOR someday!!!
     Thank you Grammy for your listening heart and being called for this ministry opportunity!!!  May you, your church and the other ladies be blessed for your servants heart!!  God Bless!


Thanks Mindy

ARTICLE 5 HAS BEEN PICKED UP!!!!!!!

     We are so blessed!!!  Our God is so amazing and to Him we give all the GLORY!!  As of 1-10-2012, our Article 5 has been picked up and we are now.......OFFICIALLY WAITING FOR TA (travel approval)!!!!!
Wait a minute, Did you just hear me..I think I screamed so loud!!!!!  I cant even believe I am actually saying it, we are really really waiting for travel approval to go an get our baby girl!!!!!!!  The timeline for waiting is very non-consistent..We are sure hoping that CNY (Chinese New Year) will be in our favor in the event that they will, hopefully, will be hurrying up and cleaning off their desks to get ready for their whole week off for the holiday.
    I spoke with our caseworker today and she said that if we get TA before CNY that its highly possible to be on a plane on or around FEBRUARY 10th!!!!!  Oh I so hope so!!!  :)
   Please help us in praying that we will get a very "speedy" Travel Approval!!!  Thank you all for all of your support!
Mindy

Our Family's Prayer in 2012

I am not for sure how to share the link, but if you look on youtube.com and bring up Lead Me Lord by the Brooklyn Tabernacle choir..This is a wonderful song and is our prayer for 2012!  Enjoy!
Mindy

Happy New Year MYA

     Happy New Year to our beautiful Chinse Princess!!  It is now 2012 in China.  This is very sad and also very exciting for us all!!  We cant wait to become parents again to our 4th child!  God has blessed us sooo much, there are no words!  Although Mya is bringing in the New Year without us, she will soon have a forever family to go out of this year and bring in every other New Year forever!  Thank you Jesus for giving us this opportunity~ we have truly enjoyed our journey!  Happy New Year All!!!

Mindy

Just some thoughts~

     Im starting to get nervous~anxious!!  I have been on Rumor Queen alot lately, okay, I am addicted, anyway, I was told recently by our agency that possibly due to the CNY (Chinese New Year) that people may be rushing to "clean off their desks" in time to close for a week.  YES, a whole week...YIKES!!  As I am reading Posts on Rumor Queen, I feel like possibly we may be pushed back to mid-February.  I know, I know, I am suppose to be okay with this timeline, but to be perfectly honest, we are getting so close and every day, every day, I just sit and wonder about MYA, travel arrangements, packing...oh wow, packing~~  I am a packer, or not a packer..just depends on how you look at it!  Our paperwork states not to pack much, but holy cow, when I pack for a night, I could very easily bring 3 bags.  You never know what outfit to where..you know a girl must have choices!!!  LOL     Another concern with packing is, bringing our "Gifts" for everyone, including the orphans.  I believe we have to pay for extra luggage if not a person to account for it..more money:)  BUT, a plus side to that is......extra luggage for our purchases!!!!!!!!!  I am so excited for our shopping experiences!  I sure hope that Mya will LOVE to shop!!    Just a little update on how we, no I am feeling..I really think my husband just takes things one day at a time and is just....relaxed...HOW??????  My baby girl is waiting for us!   But if you ask him, she is HIS baby girl!  Mya is already wrapped around her Daddy's little finger just like the other 3!!  I am blessed to have Josh as my husband and a wonderful father to our "4" children..  That was fun..."4" children!!
God Bless!!!
Mindy