Blessed Already...Day 1

After arriving here, exchanging money, going to the market & settling into our flat. We were quite exhausted!! Thrilled to get our computer up & going & blessed beyond words at the people that have helped us so far:) We slept about 14hrs!!!! Then got up ready to go explore this morning. We met some sweet friends here that showed us around & had lunch with them. If your wondering...it was Yummy! Then we visited a children's hospital, where we sang songs, played BINGO, and played hide-n-seek with those that could go outside. The children were so sweet, and we loved every minute of it!! Tonight, we are in prayer for our SDA appt. tomorrow. Please continue to pray for all those involved & that everything will go smoothly. We hope to get the paper that says we can go see the boys asap..It is super hard to know that they are only minutes away from you. Missing my kiddos at home already(You guys are gonna love all these pictures) and feeling blessed beyond words that God has placed us right here right now. I will try to post often:) Hopefully the next pictures will be of the boys.....

Leaving Washington D.C. "Bye-bye America!!"

Now I know I won't starve:)

Tomorrow!!!!

Tomorrow we drive 5hrs to Dallas and then fly out of Dallas. We arrive in EE Tues. morning at 5:15am American time:) We have a few last minute things to take care of & all the packing still to do. But we are closing in on being ready to be gone. Please pray for our children while we are gone. They are in good hands & will be well taken care of. (I'm guessing I will have a harder time being away from them, than they will have being away from me.) Ha! We were told that our apartment has Wifi so we should be able to update and post pictures. Yay!!! Happy about that:) Pray for family as they get the kids to all their activities and the FIRST day of school. We have lots of FIRST this year. First day Kindergarten(Emmy), first day of Jr. High(Sydnie), first day at High school(Lacey), and first day of Senior year(Hayley). Wow!! They grow up SO fast!!! We covet all of your prayers as we continue the journey that God has lead us on & thank every one of you for your love & support....Blessing to ALL of you:)

Next Post...........from Eastern Europe!!

Praise God We're Almost There

We only NEED.....

$1620

Totally Excited!!!!!

$2180

This is ALL we have left to raise!!!!

$2180

In Less than 6 months, God has managed to raise $29,820 to Bring Our Son's Home!!!

$2180 seems like such a small amount after what God has done, doesn't it?

Would YOU Please Consider DONATING to help us reach our Goal:)

And then.....Read this blog over the next few weeks and see how 100's of people played a part in helping us Bring Two Orphans HOME!!!!!

God's Heart

"These are the children that the Lord saw fit to bless me with" Gen 33:5

"The Girls"

"The Boys"

Levi

Charlie

Charlie & Levi are two sweet little ones that will soon join our family....Not because we thought it sounded cool, not because we thought it might be fun, BUT because God commands us to take care of the orphans and widows and We know it's part of his plan for US. God Never said being a Christ follower would be EASY. There is no Easy Button in this Precious Life that Christ has given me. My God does NOT want me to avoid things because they are hard or because people might think I am crazy or weird. He does not want me to avoid where He is leading my family. And...I do NOT EVER want to miss out on what Jesus is really about! I want my life to be a life that glorifies Him! Going against what's normal or typical or ordinary is sometimes HARD, but SO incredibly worth it! Yes... Adoption is Hard, Adoption is Amazing, And Adoption IS the Gospel of Christ. And for us there is no alternative because Adoption Is God's Heart.

Keep It Comin'

TODAYS TOTAL

$280

Yay!!!!!

Check out how close our thermometer is to our GOAL!!! We only need $2120 and we are THERE!!!! Whoo hoo!!! With 5 days left until we leave to meet our boys, I have no doubt that we will see the thermometer filled to capacity!!! The fundraising has been quite and adventure, but now the REAL adventure begins....

***Please pray about how you can help, whether it's a DONATION, a word of encouragement or PRAYER for these sweet orphans & our children as we are away from them***

There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven. ~Ecclesiastes 3:1

50 For $50...Almost There!!!!!

Ok...... We are now 6 days away from LEAVING to meet Charlie & Levi:) Yay!!! We are seriously CLOSE!!!! I really can't believe it!!! God is so good and we are thankful for his direction & provision. As we begin to scratch off items on our TO DO list, we still see that we are short $2400.00. So, today I am challenging EVERY person that reads this blog to Please consider DONATING to help us reach our Goal; and HELP us get these little Prince's home!!!!

50 For $50

We need 48 more people!!!!

10 DAYS!!!!!!!!

Unbelievable!!!!! Not only do we have our SDA appointment, BUT it's in 10 Days!!!!!! We are a tad bit excited & already kicking things into gear to get ready to head out!!!!! Please be praying for us as we get things lined up to travel & as we get our children ready to start school, in case we are not back:( Holy Moly where do I start!!!!!

SDA Appt

August 12th

FIFTY!!!

Ok.... We are in the HOME STRETCH!!!!!! If we can get 50 People to give $50.00. We will have reached our GOAL!!!!! Yay!!!! I can't believe it!! Thank you to every person that has given so far. Each one of you have played a HUGE part in helping to bring home 2 sweet orphans that will have a Mommy & Daddy in just a few weeks!!!!! Remember you can DONATE through the PAYPAL button OR for a tax deductible donation you can Donate straight to Reece's Rainbow http://reecesrainbow.com/familydonations.html (just put Charlie & Zhora for the Harper's)

Sweet Things We've heard from Other Adoptive families:

"Charlie LOVES to hug and snuggle & his favorite thing is doing puzzles" He actually has gotten in trouble for hugging the other adoptive parents visiting. I think he will know that we are his Mommy & Daddy when he gets to Hug & Kiss us without being scolded:)

"Levi LOVES that little tricycle and has a smile from ear to ear"

**Please Pray about how you can help us as we raise the FINAL expenses**

~Blessed to be Called

Documents Approved!!!!

Our documents have been approved by the SDA!!!!! Yay!!!!!! We should have our SDA date very soon!!!!! Praise God!!!!

No News, Lost my blog template, BUT Still Rockin' Along:)

So, as Friday has passed by, still no news about whether or not our last docs were approved or if we have a court date:( God's timing, not MINE...As you can see the blog has a NEW look. Because I was trying to save my template because thecutestblogontheblock.com site was changing who stores there images. I managed to loose it completely and I am working on a getting the header redone so I can get my OLD look back up (Which I loved). I am getting really great at Redoing many things. Ha!! Monday is a holiday in the boys country so I am guessing we will not hear anything 'til later in the week. Trust me you will know when we hear something:) Keep praying...

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2 MORE DAYS

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Documents Have Arrived!!!!

Our documents have made it safely to our facilitator in Eastern Europe!!! Yay!!! Please pray over the next few days that these documents are approved:) We are Oh So Close!!!! Hopefully the next post you see will have our TRAVEL DATE!!!!

Paris!!!

Our Documents are in PARIS!!!! Which means tomorrow they will be YOU KNOW WHERE!!!Hee! Hee!!! Continue to pray that they are satisfactory to the SDA. All in God's Hands:)

Tracking The FINAL Documents

The Documents are on there way to Eastern Europe!!!! Whew!! This is our 4th and hopefully our LAST Fedex package to track as it travels...It really becomes an obsession as I check periodically to see where it is. Ha! It really is amazing how something can get from my house to an office on the other side of the world in 3 days!! Love You Fedex!!!

FINAL DOCUMENTS

3 proofed, signed & notarized documents are on their way to Austin to be Apostilled. Thank You to Mr. Thompson for so graciously getting them apostilled and delivered to Fed-ex for us. Tomorrow at this time they will be on their way to Eastern Europe!!! Whoop Whoop!!!! PLEASE cover these documents with prayer. We are SO ready to see our little men.

On another exciting note...The Ipod Touch Giveaway is up to $330!!!!!! Yay!!! If you havn't checked it out & entered to WIN the Ipod touch CLICK HERE

JUST KEEP PRAYING...JUST KEEP PRAYING...

"Whatever It Takes"

OK...For those of you wondering what's going on. We have spent the last couple of weeks sending documents to Charlie & Levi's country to figure out exactly what they are wanting from us as far as our LEASE documents. What we sent originally is all they have asked for in the past, but they have now decided to ask for more documentation:( So, HOPEFULLY we have these 3 documents PERFECT for them. Very repetitive and very frustrating, but like I've said before, "Whatever It Takes." We will have these documents ready to be sent monday and they should have the notarized/apostilled documents in their hands by thursday. Please pray specifically for these documents and for the other families dealing with the same issue!!!! If the SDA accepts them we will finally get our travel date:) It is ALL in God's hands...

PRAY HARD!!!!!

Charlie & Levi TODAY!!!!

A HUGE THANK YOU to Charissa Urban for these GREAT pictures!!!! It made my heart melt when I opened my email to see these:) Longing to hold these guys in my arms. Soon, Very Soon. Please continue to pray for the final document to be acceptable to the SDA. We were told it was shown to them yesterday & we are just waiting for a reply. As soon as it is approved, we will send the certified/apostilled copy and then we should have a TRAVEL DATE!!!!

Levi loves this tricycle

Levi - NO Front teeth????

Charlie Loves to give HUGS!!

So cute!!!! Dirty face and all.....

Ipod Touch Give-away!!!

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