When Loves Takes You In

Somewhere while you're sleeping

Someone else is dreaming too

Counting down the days until

They hold you close and say I love you

lyrics by Steven Curtis Chapman

(Photo taken May 2007)

On Friday, July 18th, 2008, we leave at 9:55 a.m. from Atlanta on Delta Flight 19 and land in Shanghai at 1:35 p.m. (China Time) on Saturday, July 19th. The flight is about 15 hours and 40 minutes. I call the flight and the thought of having to leave my children for 13 days my "labor pains". :) We should get our son, Joseph, on Sunday, July 20th and the adoption will made official on Monday, July 21st when we finish the Adoption Registration and Notarization. On Friday, July 25th, we will be able to pick up Joseph's Chinese Passport and get our notarial certificates. We will then fly to Guangzhou that same evening.

While in Guangzhou, we will complete the USCIS paperwork for our Consulate Appointment. On Tuesday, July 29th, we will go to the Consulate Appointment for our Oath Swearing Ceremony and get Joseph's visa. We will be able to leave Guangzhou and return to the USA with our son and unite with our girls on Wednesday, July 30th, 2008!!!!

PLEASE be praying for Joseph and for all of us. You don't know how much your prayers and words of encouragement mean to us. We love you all so very much and feel so blessed that you will be able to journey with us as we count down the days for God to bring us to our son and hold him in our arms.