Well, the time has FINALLY come! We are leaving in the am!!! We have done all we know to do and weighed all the luggage and are praying they are under the 44 pd limit for China!
Again, prayers much apprecited! Love to you all!!!
HERE WE COME, ZOEY!!!! WOOOHOO!!!
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Monday, October 17, 2011
Prayer list
As we start on this journey in about 36 hours from now, there are a few things I would like for you to be in prayer for! Your prayers are the BIGGEST things we are counting on. Although this process is beautiful and a miracle, it also have potential to be a hard trip! Although we don't feel this will happen, we would just feel better if prayer was lifted EVERY day. The itinerary in the post below will let you know what is going on everyday and might help you to know what to pray for specifically!
1. Zoey! I am pretty sure she left today (Tuesday) to head back to the orphanage. Not only is this an 11 hour ride for her (and she HATES to be in a car, so I was told on an update) it's with people she doesn't know. Pray for her little heart so she's not scared, pray for her mind tha God is preparing her for us to come and pray for her body that she stays well! Also pray that she's comfortable and can sleep well. On the day she comes to us, she will have to travel 4.5 hours, so on the night of the 23rd, please pray for safety for her in travels.
2. My boys! It is, again, going to be severely hard for me to leave them. I know they are big boys and they are going to do fine, but they are my boys! I love them more than they know and I wish they would've/could've gone with us, but God saw other ways. Cam and Chase didn't feel like they should miss that much school (work) and Zackery just couldn't miss that many days in college, so they have to stay here. They are staying with very reliable ppl from the church and I am so thankful for their willingness to watch them, feed them and give them a place to sleep! I know our church members will be taking care of them....but I will miss them terribly! Please pray, although they will say they are fine, that they ARE fine and athough they may miss us, they won't be troubled! and that they stay safe and well!! Don't need ER visits!!
3. Church, as they will have ppl filling in for Anthony, The men of God he got to fill in are great and we know they will do amazingly, but just pray for the speakers and the church in our absense!
4. Us! Our plane rides (there will be a total of 7 planes we will be getting on!) I am very scared of flying, but will do it, yet again, to be with my baby girl!
Pray that we stay WELL!!! We do NOT need to get sick!
Pray that we have an amazing time!! It's a once in a lifetime trip, and we are excited (even though Anthony and I have been there once before! :)
5. Olivia. This will be a huge thing for her. Some ppl take for granted that she's a kid and she will be fine and go with the flow, but this could change her! She's never seen all the Chinese ppl like she' about to see. People are going to be upset bc she can't speak much Chinese and people are going to want to take pics with her and touch her. No regard for personal space here!!!
SHe's also gaining a sister. In normal situations, a baby sister doesn't come into the world and want to do things for herself, play with ALL the toys and things like that. So please pray that she's able to deal with it and take on her role as a big sister and be willing to take the back seat for a little while until Zoey KNOWS we are mommy and daddy!
These are the main ones and I'm sure if I wasn't DEAD TIRED I could think of many more, but you can fill in the blanks!
We are super excited! All our suitcases are packed and ready to go. Have one more Walmart run for things here at the house and then we are ready!!! AHHH!!! I cannot believe I am about to be the mommy to another BEAUTIFUL little Chinese girl!! MY 5TH CHILD! God is so absolutely amazing!!! He has blessed us so much and we are honored to have taken this calling to adopt, one last time!
HERE WE COME ZOEY!!! WE LOVE YOU!!!!
1. Zoey! I am pretty sure she left today (Tuesday) to head back to the orphanage. Not only is this an 11 hour ride for her (and she HATES to be in a car, so I was told on an update) it's with people she doesn't know. Pray for her little heart so she's not scared, pray for her mind tha God is preparing her for us to come and pray for her body that she stays well! Also pray that she's comfortable and can sleep well. On the day she comes to us, she will have to travel 4.5 hours, so on the night of the 23rd, please pray for safety for her in travels.
2. My boys! It is, again, going to be severely hard for me to leave them. I know they are big boys and they are going to do fine, but they are my boys! I love them more than they know and I wish they would've/could've gone with us, but God saw other ways. Cam and Chase didn't feel like they should miss that much school (work) and Zackery just couldn't miss that many days in college, so they have to stay here. They are staying with very reliable ppl from the church and I am so thankful for their willingness to watch them, feed them and give them a place to sleep! I know our church members will be taking care of them....but I will miss them terribly! Please pray, although they will say they are fine, that they ARE fine and athough they may miss us, they won't be troubled! and that they stay safe and well!! Don't need ER visits!!
3. Church, as they will have ppl filling in for Anthony, The men of God he got to fill in are great and we know they will do amazingly, but just pray for the speakers and the church in our absense!
4. Us! Our plane rides (there will be a total of 7 planes we will be getting on!) I am very scared of flying, but will do it, yet again, to be with my baby girl!
Pray that we stay WELL!!! We do NOT need to get sick!
Pray that we have an amazing time!! It's a once in a lifetime trip, and we are excited (even though Anthony and I have been there once before! :)
5. Olivia. This will be a huge thing for her. Some ppl take for granted that she's a kid and she will be fine and go with the flow, but this could change her! She's never seen all the Chinese ppl like she' about to see. People are going to be upset bc she can't speak much Chinese and people are going to want to take pics with her and touch her. No regard for personal space here!!!
SHe's also gaining a sister. In normal situations, a baby sister doesn't come into the world and want to do things for herself, play with ALL the toys and things like that. So please pray that she's able to deal with it and take on her role as a big sister and be willing to take the back seat for a little while until Zoey KNOWS we are mommy and daddy!
These are the main ones and I'm sure if I wasn't DEAD TIRED I could think of many more, but you can fill in the blanks!
We are super excited! All our suitcases are packed and ready to go. Have one more Walmart run for things here at the house and then we are ready!!! AHHH!!! I cannot believe I am about to be the mommy to another BEAUTIFUL little Chinese girl!! MY 5TH CHILD! God is so absolutely amazing!!! He has blessed us so much and we are honored to have taken this calling to adopt, one last time!
HERE WE COME ZOEY!!! WE LOVE YOU!!!!
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