when east meets south
We are here. We landed safely yesterday and other than a certain someone tossing her cookies in the immigration line, it was a flawless travel day. We arrived at our hotel with just enough time to catch our breath and brush our teeth. Then we went out for a short walk to a local noodle restaurant. We were told it… Read More
And we are going soon. Like a week from today, y’all. We found out last night that our request for a Consulate appointment on the 24th of November was approved. Which means we will be holding sweet Clementine in our arms on the 17th. Only 12 days from today. And guess what else we got? Eeeee! Just look at her…. Read More
We are jumping for joy around here. We got travel approval, y’all. If you’re not hip with the current adoption lingo, (heck, I don’t even know what it all means) *travel approval* means that China has given us the final a-okay. They’ve checked the come-on-over-and-squeeze-your-baby-girl-for-the-first-time-ever box. And we are ecstatic. Hoping to get our consulate appointment confirmed shortly and then… Read More
Finally, finally finding a moment to sit down and catch my breath…lots of good things going on. On the morning of September 26th, we got a surprise phone call from our wonderful Lifeline social worker. I think she was in as much disbelief as we were to hear that we were “match reviewed” – which basically meant our LOA was… Read More
Please take a minute and read this one to the end, friends. One week ago, my sweet husband delivered 1300 Found shirts to my door. Since then I’ve done everything in my power to get these on their way. Stat. Honestly, there’s nothing like 24 t-shirt filled bins, lining your bedroom walls, to get you up and at ’em in… Read More
After hitting a teeny tiny snag in production, the Found shirts will be ready for pick up this afternoon. My sweet husband is taking the day off work tomorrow so he can drive to A-town to pick them up, to avoid the shipping time and cost. I was planning to go, but my wise printer pointed out that this order… Read More
Wow. Just wow. It’s been four days since our fundraiser ended and I’m still basically speechless. Over 700 people gave. Over $36,000 was raised. And over 1500 Found shirts will be printed and worn – God’s people carrying His Word on their back on behalf of one little girl, halfway around the world. Speechless. So I thought pictures might better… Read More
Y’all ready? Because here we go… (Trying to summarize it all right here in one post. If it seems like a repeat, it’s not. Lots of good stuff – please read to the end.) We are in the process of bringing home a precious baby from China. Her name is Clementine, she has Down syndrome, and she is as sweet… Read More
Sooo, I posted a few days ago about the guy’s version of the Found shirt. I was *so* excited about the design. I hoped to place the order quickly so that those who are already waiting on the re-print of the heart tee would have it in their hands asap. And I said that the last day to donate to… Read More
Would y’all please keep Clementine in your prayers? Specifically her sweet little heart? We have learned that her heart condition is more serious than we had anticipated. And she will be undergoing heart surgery in China in the very near future. And that’s pretty much all we know, but our agency is doing all they can to keep us updated…. Read More