Olivia's passport/Approval in mail

Well, Olivia's passport came in the mail on the 25th! That's 20 days after we mailed it! I cannot believe the passports have come in so quickly! Just waiting on Anthony's now (and then the Langley's) and we will be mailing them off for our visa's to be added!!! YAY! So glad they are coming in so fast!!

On the 26th, we received our I800 Approval in the mail. That was pretty fast. They just mailed them out Wednesday afternoon! Now, we wait for about a week for our NVC notification. Then, 2-2.5 weeks for our Article 5..the 2-4 weeks for travel approval and then we leave anywhere from 1-3 wks later! So...that should put us about the beginning of Nov leaving!! YAY!!!! Can't believe we are this close now! THANK GOODNESS!!! Thank You God! Please let the remainder of our journey go as You want, but with speed, too! :) Keep our Zoey well!!! Please put it in her heart that she is about to have a family. Please let her look at that pillowcase and know that we are her family. I pray that when she sees us that it's like she's been with us forever and the transition is perfect!! Tell her we love her. Hold her in Your arms til we get there and then hold all of us in Your arms as a family of 7! Only YOU can give that comfort! AMEN!

SO, hopefully by next Wednesday, we will have more news!

I800 APPROVED!!!!

After a VERY difficult morning...my officer told me he had 19 cases in front of mine and he hoped to get to me SOMETIME this week...I called around 3:30, just to check and he had approved it about 5 minutes earlier! See...God DOES talk because I wasn't going to call and that still small voice told me to!! I am SO glad I did.
Now, the next wait is our NVC number. That is supposed to take about  a week. My agency told me to call them 5 days after approval, so of course, I will be doing that! I just pray that the rest of our times go quickly! God has been SOOO good to us through this whole wait time. We have been above the average wait everytime...even if just by days, we have been. He is an amazing God and although I get discouraged and even upset with the whole proess, I KNOW that HE is the one controlling this and it's in His timing...although that's very hard to be okay with sometimes when your baby is half way across the world, just sitting there getting older! We do have comfort in knowing that she is in an amazing home and being loved and taken care of, so that helps...but I'm a mommy and I want my little girl home! Thank you God for the comfort of knowing YOU control this!!! AND forgive my inpatient self!!
So...unless Olivia and Anthony's passport come in, this will be the last post for a few days!! But NOT many!!! Please pray with me for things to go smoothly (and fast!) and for Zoey to stay well!!!
WOOHOO!!! SOO excited to have approval!!!!

Nothing today!

I have called USCIS 2 times today. First call the lady was TERRIBLY RUDE and didn't want to help me out in any way! So, I went to the church and worked outside all day to get my mind off being upset! Then I called about 3:30 and talked to a VERY nice officer and she said she is pretty sure that we will get approved tomorrow! She said that it was at the VERY last stage (but they told me that Friday AND Monday) and that it should go to my officer tomorrow! I'm not holding my breath and I'm going to work more tomorrow at the chuch to finish there and get my mind off of this waiting. People who have the same dates as us, but 4 days later on LOA, have been approved so I don't understand...but again..all in God's timing! SO, I will just be upset, still knowing that God has this under control, and wait for tomorrow! About to go watch Chase play at his first game. He plays the drums in the band! SO...until tomorrow....Oh and Happy 30th bday to my best friend, Lana! Love you!

Praying for good news tomorrow!

Someone with the same Notice dates as us, got their approval today! SO...I am really praying that tomorrow (my bf's bday) we will get really good news, too!! Travel is usually about 1.5-2 mths later and I cannot wait to be at that point!!!
So, pray with us that we get our approval tomorrow and that the rest of our journey goes by FAST so that we can hold our baby girl!!!!
Hopefully, another update tomorrow!!!!

This video is the prayer of so many..like us!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Omj8BMxl9a0
Verse 1:
From sun’s rising to its setting
Orphans call upon your name
Crying Abba, Saying Father
We trust you to make a way
For us, for love

Chorus:
Bring our children home
Bring our children home
We sing Abba, Father
You are able to bring our children home

Verse 2:
In the morning through the evening
Families pray and praise your name
Asking Abba, to be Father
Rescuing the one’s He’s claimed
For us to love

Chorus:
Bring our children home
Bring our children home
We sing Abba, Father
You are able to bring our children home

Bridge:
When we cannot see you moving
And it seems the dark has won
May you find us still believing
That you want this more than us
You will finish what you started
And your plans for us are good
Help us cling to what you’ve promised
You are faithful. You are sure…
(back to chorus)

I found this on another adoptive family's website. They, like us, are praying for not only our children to come home soon, but also for the finances to be there. We can't help it that God calls us to STEP OUT ON FAITH and Bring Our Children Home. Some He's chosen to bring orphans home, some he has not. We are the lucky ones He's chosen and we wait, oh not so paitienly, but with FAITH and ASSURANCE that HE will not only bring our children home quickly, but to provide a way for what He's told us to do! So, enjoy the video. Pray with us that the $$$ is there when it's need. God is never early and He's never late..He's always RIGHT ON TIME! Help ME Lord to remember this!!!