And there's more.....

Tonight at choir practice we were practicing "Jesus, What a Mighty Name" and there's a line that basically says that Presidents and royalty will all, at the right time, will acknowledge Jesus.....and so will peoples of ALL nations.

I couldn't help but then wonder, do Jing-Jing's biological family know who He is? Does Emma's biological family know who He is? We pray that all of our girls will come to know Him (Meredith was saved July 3, 2007) and spend eternity in heaven with us. In thinking about that, I was just wondering if Jing-Jing's and Emma's family members will be in heaven with us? Boy, that is hard to ponder. I sure hope so. I wonder how long it will be before they ask us those kinds of questions.

Lord, You are so good and in You is all light and wisdom. Please give us wisdom for this journey.....one that we could have never imagined, or even dreamed up on our own. It's those deep, spiritual things that I think about....because this is us now. Not only do we have our sweet little family here in Alabama, but we are connected to two other families in China, and it's my heart's desire, that somehow they are Believers. I know that's possible, but sometimes I wonder if we'll ever know.

More on the paperwork process.....my birth cert. was certified in Jeff City and is now at the Chinese Consulate in Chicago. Once it gets that seal, that doc will be ready to go to China!!!! I'm sending Matthew's tomorrow. It will be headed for the US State Dept. in D.C. and then on to the Chinese Embassy down the street.

Soon we'll file our Immigration I800A packet and once that approval the I797C is back, we'll be able to complete our AL process (Morgan County cert., then on to Montgomery, and then on to the Chinese Consulate in Houston).

We have a deadline to have our Dossier submitted to AWAA by April 19th....it will be close!!!! Once that is done, we will be waiting.....

In the meantime, we will be applying for Grants to help with the remaining expenses.
I know He will provide for us and I believe that we'll receive funding so we don't have to completely deplete our savings. I am a bit concerned about that b/c it would be nice to still have some savings for 'emergency situation'...like I had YESTERDAY...

I was at Publix yesterday before I went to deposit the Juice $$ for school and a nice man pointed out my car's flat tire. Matthew saved the day and came to change it in the FREEZING cold, in his nice pants and new shoes. Then, he took it today to have the hole patched where the massive nail was embedded, only to find out that the tire was coming apart from the inside out. Nice....so he had to buy 2 new tires. Inside, I was thinking, okay, Lord....why???? we're in the middle of adoption expenses and now this?? But then He reminded me that He is in control, in case I'd forgotten. It will all work out, somehow. It's not my job to figure all that out....it's just my job to trust Him and obey. After all these years of following Him, I'm getting that message a little quicker, but at times it's still hard to 'Be still, and know that I AM God.' He is, and I'm thankful!!