Thanks!

I was talking with my friend, Dan Boyce, the other day at work and he was asking about our upcoming adoption. I told him we were just waiting and didn’t have anymore details. A few hours later, Gi-Gi called me with the news that we would be traveling the first week of January. Later that day I saw Dan again and shared the news with him. He made the statement that he felt like he was a part of the adoption.


Dan was right, he is a part of bringing this child home as are the hundreds of others that have prayed, cared, and loved my family over the past several years. I always talk about the members of Eau Claire Baptist Church feeling like Kendall is theirs because of the time and effort they put into helping me and Georgia bring her home. We are in the same situation again with Presley. I want to thank each and every one of you for the love that we feel everyday. My fellow employees ask constantly about the details of the adoption. I finally have good news to share but I can’t say enough about the friends that we have. We love you and thank you for the support we have received throughout the adoption of Kendall and the upcoming adoption of our sweet Presley.

Continue checking our blog over the next month and I promise to every one of you, my extended family, to keep you up to date with everything we are doing. You are a part of this adoption and the growth of this child. Thank you!

Travel Arrangements

It is official!  We leave for Beijing on January 5^th, 2011.  We are so excited for our family to grow.  Kendall is going to be such a great big sister.  She always wants to tell everyone what to do anyway.  Georgia is ecstatic, as I knew she would be, which makes my life easier.  The stress of the past 2 years is finally seeping away and we will start a new chapter in our lives very shortly.  Thank you for all the prayers you have said and all the ones we will need in the future.  God has surely blessed this family with two beautiful girls.

Dear Presley,

Hi Presley!!!!My name is Kendall.I love you very much!!!!Presley,i can not wait for you to come home with us!!!!Love,
                                    Kendall!!!

TAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That means that we received our Travel Invitation from CCAA (China Center for Adoption Affairs).  Woohoo! We are going to China, baby.  We are waiting for our Consulate Appointment to be confirmed, but the plan is to travel the first week in January.  I was totally not expecting this news today, so to say that I'm excited is an understatement.

Thanks Margie for hanging in there and keep coming back to read updates.  I feel like I've been holding my breath since the last post.  I can breathe now for a couple of days to let this sink in that I'm so close to holding this beautiful child and never letting go.  My dream of two little girls to call my own is soon to be reality.  Thank God for all my blessings.  I wish I could eloquently express how I feel, but my head is too far in the clouds right now.  Stay tuned and I'll give it a try later.  I must start the packing preparation-only a list for now.