Two Months Ago Today.....

we met our daughter, Janelle MinMin at the Civil Affairs Office in Guangzhou, China. As most of you know, that was not an easy day for her, nor were the days to follow. It is so amazing to see the difference now, two months later. MinMin is a happy girl, is learning English, loves her brother and sister, and is happy to have big sister, Lancy, visiting right now. Though the beginning was hard, and we wondered how things were going to work out, we never doubted that God had chosen MinMin to be our daughter.

Four years ago this week we were first challenged by God to bring home another child for our family. It was not something that we had planned to do. Maybe there is someone, even one family, reading this post today who God would call to adopt. Watch the video that follows and be OPEN to God's still small voice calling you.....

(Please mute the music on the slide show above.)

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May you find God's Peace this Christmas Season.

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Christmas Elves

OK, if you want to laugh, click on this link:

http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1112388051

Looks like you'll have to cut and paste, but it sure made me laugh!

Amanda in Europe

Amanda was able to spend her Thanksgiving vacation in Prague and Vienna this year. She traveled with the College of the Ozarks handbell choir for 10 days of concerts and touring. She plays in the handbell choir, but was also able to play her violin with the bells on a few of the pieces they did. I don't think that this will be her last trip to Europe.....she says she loved it there!

We Are Going To China

We got our travel approval from China today. Stay tuned for details as we get our trip worked out. Hoping to leave October 4th.

Moving Day--September 9th

LiAnne Turns Four -- September 20, 2007

A visit with Amanda

We all miss having Amanda at home. We do get to talk to her most days, but that is not the same as being able to visit. We enjoyed being with her while we were in Missouri. Her college is only 45 minutes from my folks, so we were able to see her often. Besides her job at the college, she plays her violin at the college restaurant 5 evenings a week. It was fun for us, and especially for Taylor and LiAnne, to go to "Amanda's restaurant" and hear her play. The kids also enjoyed visiting her dorm room, and watching her play soccer along with Matt and Crystal and the group of MK's/international students.

House Remodel

We were busy during the month of July, remodeling a house in Missouri. We have done this before in order to pay for Taylor's adoption. Our realtor found us this house that he thought we could do well on, so it became our vacation project.

Thanks to the help of Matt and Crystal, my dad on the electrical, my mom in keeping the kids a couple of days so that they didn't have to be there everyday, and we were able to get a lot of the work done while we were in Missouri. Matt and Crystal are finishing up now that we are back in Mexico.

God was good to us.....and we had a buyer come by the last week of work. He had offered on the house in the past, and still wanted it. He was very happy with the work that we had done, and signed the contract to buy before we left. Closing is August 31st.