When all seems to be going well something else happens. This time while something small it took a month to get resolved. Chris' medical was returned as not having enough information in regards to his foot. After a lot of phone tag, letters, and finally a new medical we are back at it. The medical should be in the mail to our NGO next week. I was so excited to finally be submitted and be waiting for travel dates then this...I know it is all in God's time and we must keep the faith that we are doing what He has called us to. If I didn't have that I would have given up a while back I think. I am a planner I must know what is happening and when it will happen and that is not at all possible in this journey. I am thankful God is bigger than me and helps me to focus on we will be meeting our daughter in a relatively short time and this will all be worth it.Thanks for all the prayers that see us through these discouraging times.

We have another fundraiser running at flowerpowerfundraising.com. They have a nice selection of plants and flowers including everbearing strawberries!

As we wait for our next step we keep ourselves busy with the farm and trying to get our yards completed. Our house and yards have been a working progress since we moved in three years ago. Our lawns finally have patches of grass and plants.This year my goal is to complete the front yard and start on the back. I love seeing the progress each year and enjoy looking back at pictures and realizing how much has been done since being surrounded by bare dirt three years ago. Our soil is very poor and has taken a lot of work to get it healthy enough to grow again.
Blessing until next time! 

Well another successful fundraiser down. After a long weekend at my parents we finished the weekend with an Indian Fry Bread Dinner and Silent Auction. We had many friends and family attend.

We also had many great donations from friends and local businesses. Thank you to everyone that came and supported this dinner. We are $1250 closer to our daughter. Thank you to our donors: Bar K Corral, Bamboo Panda, Village Inn, Tri-County GM, Katy Harris, and the many family members that donated items.We are so blessed to have the support of this community!

Sometimes it feels like the waiting, financial stress, preparing for a new family member, the paperwork, and everything else is going to bog me down. Then I look at all of the friends and family we have that have supported us along the way financially and in prayer. I can never say thank you enough and for helping us get through this long journey. We still have a long way to go but we are getting so much closer. So, THANK YOU for everything!

They're here, they're here!!! They're finally here!!!!! The background checks came in the mail yesterday! It took them almost 20 weeks to get here but we finally have them. They are now off to be apostilled and then off to join the rest of our dossier. It has been weird not being able to do anything in this step and just wait. I guess it is preparing us for the months to come while we are waiting for travel dates and then pickup dates. We are still fundraising like crazy. The mustache fundraiser brought in over $400. We are now preparing for a dinner and silent auction this weekend. God Bless!