More praises!!!

How great is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you, which you bestow in the sight of men on those who take refuge in you.  Psalm 31: 19

The Lord just keeps pouring on His blessings today!!!  I just went to the mailbox to find a letter from Show Hope...we are receiving an adoption grant from them!  Praise the Lord with us for His goodness!!!  Along with that, He is graciously blessing my Usborne business through so many sweet friends & customers who know that my income is going towards our adoption.  We are so overwhelmed by the Lord's faithfulness today.  He is good!

Log In Date!!!!

We are officially logged in with the CCCWA in China!  Our LID (log in date) is today August 27, 2012...just 10 days after our dossier was shipped to China!  We are blown away by God's goodness...we were prepared for a wait a 3-4 weeks before we were logged in.  So, this means that we are eligible to be matched with our baby girl!!!  Please be in prayer for this process...that the Lord will clearly lead the Lifeline staff and us to Hannah Ryan.

We are DTC!!!

In China adoption lingo, DTC means our dossier has been sent to China!!!  That means that in approximately one month we will receive our LID, which stands for Log In Date!  (Seriously, adoption lingo is like another language in itself!)  Once we are logged in, we are eligible to be matched with a child.  This is SO EXCITING, but also very sobering.  There is a very good chance that this fall we will see a picture of our little girl for the first time.  But, even after we are matched with our Hannah Ryan, it will still be 6 months or more before we can travel to get her.  Everything is becoming so real, but we know we still have a long time to wait before we get to hold her in our arms!

In light of our exciting news, we have a few important prayer requests to share:

• Please pray for wisdom for the staff at Lifeline...that the Lord will clearly lead them to Hannah Ryan when the matching process begins.

• Pray also for the Lord to continue to provide for our adoption: 
• We have applied for 2 adoption grants...please pray that the Lord would allow us to receive grants from both of these wonderful organizations.

• Pray for the Lord to continue bless my home business with Usborne Books & More this year...all of my earnings are going towards our adoption.

• We are having an Adoption Yard Sale on Saturday, October 6...please pray that the Lord would pour out His blessings and provide abundantly through that event.

• Please continue to pray for Hannah Ryan...that loving arms are caring for her and that all of her needs are being met. 

Thank you so much for joining us on this journey!