WE HAVE A REFERRAL

Four weeks ago this Tuesday we received the call. It was Faith at Children's Services calling to let us know that we had been matched with a little girl named Guang, Tian Feng. She is 3 1/2 years old and is now living at the Guangzhou City Orphanage in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province China. As you can imagine we were very excited but needed time to get a little more information before spreading the news that yes we are going to be parents to a little girl. This week we received the info we needed and can now tell everyone that we will have a daughter. We hope to be travelling later this fall probably in October or November to bring Tian Feng home. We are all so thrilled and can't wait to meet her. The boys are pretty excited about having a little sister and are having fun sharing such wonderful news. We ask for your prayers of protection and care for Tian Feng over these next few months. We will post her picture soon and look forward to taking you along on this journey.

House Renovation

Before we even started the whole process of adoption we knew our home was just not big enough. We checked in our town for a different house but found nothing we liked. On to idea #2 we would take our 1 1/2 storey home and change it into a 2 storey. Taking our top level that only had 2 bedrooms due to sloping ceilings and creating space for 3 bedrooms, one of which will be Julianna's, a walk-in-closet and a bathroom. So 2 weeks ago we started the transformation and ripped the roof off and took it right down to floor level. Of course as soon as you rip your roof off you know it is going to rain and it has off and on for 2 weeks. So we come to the stress of tarps and getting them on and off in the wind and rain. NOT FUN! Then add in a roofer who quits at the last minute and you have entertainment. Fortunately, some very good friends sent over the fellow that has been doing all their reno work and he is due here tomorrow at 5 am to start. See attached pictures to understand a little of the drama in our lives over the past 3 weeks.