The mountain is starting to move

Yippee! Things are moving in Congress! I have never been much of a political person, but I am loving me some Congressmen signing the "Child's Right Campaign." Obviously this is attributed to ALL of you who have been calling and emailing and urging them to support these precious orphans. The statement below is quoted in full from the JCICS website.


"Joint Council is pleased to announce that the letter from the Congressional Coalition on Adoption to Secretary Rice regarding intercountry adoption and child protection in Vietnam has received over 130 Congressional signatures.
Given the visit to the United States by the Prime Minister of Vietnam over the next few days, it would greatly benefit our collective effort if additional calls to Members of Congress were made immediately.
While many families and adoption service providers are not directly involved with Vietnam, we urge all families and service providers to participate in A Child’s Right Campaign by calling your Congressional Senators and Representatives today!
Please take a moment now and contact your Congressional Senators and Representatives and ask if they have signed the Congressional Coalition on Adoption (CCA) letter to Secretary Rice. If they have, please thank them for their support. If not, please ask that the Senator or Representative add their support and signature to this important letter."

So, as you can see reported here that the Prime Minister of Vietnam is visiting here the next few days. There needs to be some buzzing around Congress and the White House on this issue while he is here. So, once again, PLEASE CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES! We should all have the numbers memorized by now! Please be sure to thank them if they did sign, and ask them for their support if they have not signed yet. If we could get them all to sign, then it would be a slam dunk! I am just feeling all positive and uppity with the prospect of things continuing. We are starting to climb to the top of the mountain!

Although, however, I am setting aside this Wednesday as a day of prayer and fasting to seek God's face in specific matters in our adoption. I am also going to lift up some other very dear families that are going through some tough times right now in their waiting. I would like to invite anyone to participate with me that day. God's word says in Matthew 18:19 "Again, I tell you, if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven...". I already have one dear friend, who is also adopting and found out that they are #8 on their agency's list (yay, Lori!), who is going to join me in prayer. If you are not a waiting PAP, you could pray for other families that are waiting to travel or waiting for referral. We need to pray for the current situation in Vietnam to be resolved so that we can all move on to a bright future again. Truly God has planned it, truly He WILL do it!

Be sure to hop on over to check in on Darby and Lyla! They have FINALLY met their mommy and daddy and they are simpling adorable. Again, so refreshing to see families coming together. I so want Phoebe, Eli, Sam and Eli, and River to be united with their parents. Come on, approvals, let's get moving!

Oh, my heart is just overflowing with such joy when families move closer to their babies. Each family's situation is unique and individual. Even though we have been waiting a tremendous amount of time, God is in control of EVERYTHING, and when He chooses to bring families together, it is such a joyous time. I know that God is working on our little miracle and when it is time for it to be revealed, WOW IS IT EVER GOING TO BE SO AWESOME! I have tried to truly imagine how I am going to feel when we get "THE CALL" or what I will be doing exactly! Hey, how about some fun? If you have recieved "THE CALL" how did you feel, what did you say or were you speechless, and what ordinary thing were you doing when the phone rang? I just thing it would be fun to find out!

I could have been a mother

In the 644 days we have been waiting for Kaylee I could have birthed:

• 1 Whale
• 1 Asain Elephant
• 1 donkey
• 5 goats
• 9 guinea pigs
• 2 hippos
• 1 horse
• 6 lions
• 5 pigs
• 20 rabbits
• 4 sheep
• 15 kangaroos
• 2 human babies
• 40 hamsters
• 2 llamas
• 5 leopards
• 2 giraffes
• 5 hyenas
• 9 skunks
• 10 dogs
• 10 cats
• 1 camel
• 2 cows

Isn't that funny? I could have started a whole petting zoo by now! I just thought everyone needed a little lighthearted fun.

Adoption Survival Kit

Each year for Vacation Bible School I assemble a Survival Kit for all my workers to hold on to through the week. Well, this has inspired me to create a Survival Kit for Waiting Adoptive Parents. So, here it is. It is really cool to gather the items and place in a box or ziploc bag and when you are feeling despair in this journey, pull it out and remind yourself of what each item stands for.

PAP Survival Kit

• Rubberband: To remind us of FLEXIBILITY in all stages of the process
• Marble: So that when we have lost all of ours, we will still have at least one left
• Pretzel Twist: Resembles praying hand, to remind us of prayer
• Smile Face sticker: To help us keep a positive attitude
• 100 Grand Bar: because our children will be worth MORE than that
• Balloon: To help keep our spirits inflated
• Kleenex: For the really hard days
• Bandaid: To help heal our heartaches
• Aspirin: To help heal our headaches
• Gift bow: To remind us that our child(ren) will be the best gift ever
• Gluestick: To help put ourselves back together after we fall apart, for the 100th time!
• Nosespray: To unstop our noses after we have cried for hours!
• Your favorite candy bar: Because when all else fail, eat chocolate! (Be sure to replace it for the next time you need it! hehehehe)

Hope you enjoy my little "kit". I am going to assemble mine and keep it with in reach for the days that I need it. Just wanted to share. If anyone has any ideas for additional items, I would love to add them to my kit! Happy Saturday!