Have you heard the BIG news? We got word yesterday!!

We are going to China!!

To bring home our daughter, Eliza Claire.

And we are doing that in FOURTEEN days.

Yep. You read that right!!!!

We have Travel Approval, our Consulate Appointment is confirmed, and are working on our plane tickets!!

On Monday, July 14th, Eliza will be forever in our arms.

We are so excited, anxious, thrilled, terrified, overwhelmed, and incredibly happy!!!

Those of you who know me know that the Lord has blessed me with the gift of being organized! It is serving us well right now! We feel prepared and ready to go! The lists are gone, and the piles are made! Praise the Lord!!

The suitcases are sitting out ready to be packed!

And now WE NEED YOU. Really, really, need you. Please pray for us. Please pray with us!

*For Eliza, as she will be placed back in the orphanage sometime this week, away from everything she remembers knowing and the foster family I am sure she loves

*For Eliza’s transition, attachment and bonding to us, particularly me

Our plan is to post an update each day while we are in China, Lord willing! We will include prayer requests in those posts. And photos!! Lots of photos!!

PLEASE, please leave comments on the posts or send an e-mail if you feel led. It will mean SO much to us to have that bit of encouragement each day while we are gone! (No texting though, please! It will not be included in our regular cell phone package and it is pricey!)

It is almost time!!! The Lord’s perfectly appointed time!!! China, here we come!!!!!

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” Hebrews 11:1, 6

Just another day here. Could not get the kitchen faucet to turn off, and it could not be fixed, so in goes a new one!

Hoping the part for one of the ovens arrives today so it can be fixed and we can use it again.

We REFUSE to be discouraged!! Our joy is in the Lord!!! Praising HIM!!!!

We have had lots of rain, humidity, and heat (and gnats!) this past week. Thankful for the air conditioner units that keep that humidity out of the house. We have been working hard on the farm any chance the weather gives us. The gardens look so beautiful! I am excited to see what the Lord brings us for a harvest this year!

There are lots of green berry buds in these strawberry plants! This photo was taken on Monday. These plants are full of red now, and we are picking berries everyday!

We also have our second batch of chicks in the brooder, and the first batch (below) are hopefully going to be butchered before we leave for China.

Even though we have standing water in some areas of our land because of all the rain, it has made everything so green, lush and beautiful!

As always, we are loving life here on the farm – hard work and all!

With a note saying there is a card to start each day with a verse on it while we are in China.

Thank you, dear friend! We love you too!