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Friday, April 25, 2008

Three weeks today!

And what a busy third week it's been! This week we not only received our Travel Approval, but also our consulate appointment & firm travel dates. We'll be flying out on Thursday, the 22nd and flying back home on Wednesday, June 4th! We're comin' to getcha' sweetie!!

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

TA Already?!!?!!?!!

TA (travel approval) is something we need to get from China before we can make our consulate appointment and buy our plane tickets. It came yesterday!!! We're one BIG step closer to bringing Lucy home! Our estimated date of travel is May 22nd. We'll keep you posted on anything new!
And hey, another piece of good news! Beth, my wonderful sister-in-law (not to mention, one of my very dearest friends), is coming with us to China! YAY!

Have a great day!

Friday, April 18, 2008

Two weeks and counting

Today marks two weeks since we got our referral for Lucy. We're REALLLLLY getting antsy. We're so grateful that God's timing is perfect, and we're so grateful that His time has almost come! Have a great weekend everyone!

Friday, April 11, 2008

One week down

Well, we received our referral for Lucy a week ago today. I feel like the week has just flown by (I've been realllllllly busy at work), and Loren thinks the week has just dragggggggged on. It's all still sinking in. One thing that I can tell you is that we love this little girl more than any words can say. We haven't heard any more about travel dates yet, but as soon as we do, we'll letcha' know. Thank you again, for all your continuing prayers and words of love and encouragement.

Saturday, April 5, 2008

There are no words




This is honestly the most beautiful face I've ever seen. We are so full of love for our daughter. She is an awesome gift from God and we are truly blessed.

Good Morning!!!!!!!!

I've been up since 3 am and waiting, but no fedex guy in sight... yet :-) I've got the camera ready. Do you think he'll let me take his picture?

I'd like to thank all the visitors for the good wishes you've been leaving for us. We're SO blessed!!!!!!!

More soon!!!

Friday, April 4, 2008

Yesterday was a great day, but today is BETTER!!!!

We got the call!!! We have a daughter!!!!! We won't see her picture until tomorrow morning, but our (very sweet) America World coordinator told us that her birthday was 9/29/07 (just 6 months old last week), she has some (not much) dark brown hair, big puffy chipmunk cheeks, great-big brown eyes, and is beautiful! Now for the reallllllly cool part. Everyone knows that we've been planning for a very long time to name her Lucy. Well, the orphanage gave her the first name of Lu. That's a GOD THING! Her full name is Vhuang (last name) Lu (first name) Feng (middle name) and soon to be Lucille (Lucy) Elizabeth LuFeng Sanders.

We also asked if we can post her picture here right away & WE CAN! So tomorrow, when we get her package, we'll scan in the photos & post them here. And mom, you were right, she wanted her own special day! :-)

Thank you Lord!!!!

*** UPDATE! We just got another call from our coordinator. On January 26th, Lucy weighed 12.1 lbs and was 22.8" tall. We also found out that she's in the Jiangxi Province at the SWI of Yifeng County. I'll never get to sleep tonight! :-)

Thursday, April 3, 2008

This was a great day!

Today is our 15th wedding anniversary, and it was a great day! No referral today, but still a day that the Lord made and we rejoiced in it. Tonight on the phone, my mom reminded me of how I was supposed to be born on my brother's birthday. But, I wanted my own birthday, so I waited until the day after to come. Maybe Lucy just wants her own special day, and maybe we'll get the call tomorrow?!!?!??!!

Good night all!

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Another day blessed with anticipation!

Hi there!

No call came today, but.... there's a rumor that China has sent something. Lord willing it's referrals! More tomorrow! :-)

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Another day of waiting down.

Thank you Lord for getting us through another day of waiting! Hopefully there won't be many more. Good night everyone & we'll update you again tomorrow!