A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. God sets the lonely in families..... Psalms 68:5-6

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

It's been a while......

AND a lot has gone on so I figured I better get the site updated while I have a chance:-)

Ok, so our I-800 (this is what we had to file AFTER we got the LOA) was received in Lewisville, Texas on Monday, August 8 (yea!!!). We got the receipt notice in the mail this past Saturday (August 13). After it's "processed, aka: cashing my check) it will be forwarded to Lees Summit, Missouri where the actual approval will happen. We should have approval sometime during the week of August 22nd, if not before (praying). Once that is done, there is a ton more paperwork to submit, but I'll post about that when we get there.

On Monday, August 8, we were finally able to send Desi a care package. Inside her little box was the most important thing.....a photobook of her family!!!! Also included was a baby doll, coloring book with crayons, bracelets and a disposable camera for the orphanage to take some pictures of her for us (just in case I do not get to travel there during my trip). The post office said it should be there around August 22nd so it's still out there somewhere, waiting to be delivered.

So much other stuff has been happening while we wait for our I-800 approval like, moving Devan back to OBU, getting Jordan and Jenna back in school here, sanding and painting furniture for Jenna and Desi's room, preparing their room for a new coat of paint, sorting through clothes that some wonderful people have given us for Desi, etc. Crazy, that's the only way to explain our lives right now. The fact that I've had to work just about every day the past two weeks hasn't helped me get caught up with anything:-( I'm so afraid the I-800 is going to get approved and I'm not going to have everything else ready!!! Time is so important now!!! We are getting so close and the faster I can get everything completed, the sooner Desi will be coming home!!! That's what we're concentrating on now.....just getting her home!!! I wonder if she has any idea how much she's consuming our thoughts and daily activities!!!! LOL!!

Please pray that we get the I-800 approval soon so we can go on to the next step. One step at a time....that's what I keep telling myself, along with God's perfect timing:-)

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