Walk-in Wednesday

A small but HUGE answer to prayer.  We have a biometric aka finger printing appointment.  YAY!!!  I was coming home on Tuesday and said a little prayer in the car on the way home asking God to please let this be the day we received our letters.  Walked in the house, and on the counter laid two letters from the Department of Homeland Security!!!!!!  God even answers the littlest prayers.  We are so stoked to head to Indy.  Even though we have an appointment in just a few weeks, we are going to walk-in on Wednesday because Chinese New Year is approaching and we want to get things rolling while the holiday is going on so that when it commences, our paperwork is ready to roll.  While we are there, we are going to get all the documents we have authenticated so we can get the most out of our trip.  Plus, if there are any issues with our paperwork, we will find out right away and be able to fix it before our approval paperwork comes from Immigration that will also need to be authenticated.  Two trips to Indy . . . so worth it!

Oh, and we have our W2s which seems silly to be excited about.  However, getting our taxes done means one step closer to us submitting some grant applications.  We are crawling along ever so steady.

I'm so in love with this boy and Angel House where he lives.  This is Jordy on a field trip with his foster care facility this summer to a museum in Beijing.  I'm SO glad we still have our train table downstairs waiting for him to play with it!!!

Overwhelmed

We finally have it!  We have our home study paperwork in our hands and as my "adopted" daughter Angel will tell you, my mind is a whirl.  I picked her up for a visit the same day that our home study arrived at our front door by FedEx (Thursday) and I was so excited to get my I-800A paperwork ready that I kept having to redo my work because I would realize I made a mistake- I tried to make it 2012 and I tried signing on the date line.  After throwing out about five pieces of printer paper, I finally got it together and it is on it's way to the USCIS by FedEx!  Yay!!

YAY!!!  We are coming Jordy.  WE are coming!

Having the home study means other things, too.  It means we can begin the process to apply for grants which is so overwhelming I've decided to put it aside.  We know God is in control of this whole situation and I've completely forgot this.  I don't need to stress.  I need to pray.  So friends, please pray with us as we explore the grant opportunities available to us.  We don't want to apply for every single one out there . . . okay maybe we do but each one requires a great deal of time and work to put together.  There are other things that have to be a priority like God, family, schooling, and work.  Perspective is everything.

We also have to remember that we have already received the opportunity for a matching grant through Brittany's Hope.  If we raise $1,500, they will grant to us an additional $1,500 towards our expenses once we have travel approval.  One idea that we have to help us work towards this matching grant is the Jordy Jar.  We have plenty of empty canning jars in our basement that we would love to see filled with pocket change.  If you are interested in collecting your pocket change towards Jordy's adoption, let us know.  We'll gladly send one your way.  I had a pint jar filled half full on our counter and just took it to the bank and there was $10 in it!  We already have a few quart jars out there and I took a full one to the bank Friday.  I was A-MAZE-D by the loving contributions in that single jar!!  We have incredible friends.  Brittany's Hope also has a website set up for us at https://www.brittanyshope.org/seedling/petrosky/.

Last, I have to post this picture again because I haven't heard of anyone committed to this lovely girl yet.  I keep praying.  Her file name is Berta Sophie and she gets psoriasis in the winter.  She just turned 11.  Her file says this: Personality and hobby: Extroverted personality, likes running, sings, reading, watching TV, likes playing dolls, also likes animals, such as: cats and dogs. Agrees for adoption.

There are many more like her.  Think about it!!