ANOTHER WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

TRIVIA NIGHT!

The pictures say it all.  Last night was our Trivia Night Fundraiser to help with Addison's Orphanage Fee.  As you can see we have some amazing friends and family who heard the call and stepped up to lend us a hand in bringing our sweet baby girl home.  It was a packed house with people from all areas of our lives. A HUGE thank you to everyone who organized, attended and prayed.  Love to you all.  Here are some pics of last night's event. God is leading us right to Addison...see for yourselves.

Our friend John the master of questions and our friend Lonnie working out the set up.

Did someone say "desserts"?

JPA CREW

Cousin Table #1

It was Elvis' Birthday so we had the "Suspicious Minds" table.  Too cute!

Cousin Table #2

Kording Family and Friends table (Can you spot the grandma?)

Addison's grandma and Aunt Candy making sure we had plenty of drinks:)

We can't forget the Gorilla Man Gun game.

We had 19 tables total and over 200 people.  God is good ALL the time.  We will see you soon Addie.

Our Gift

As most of you know we have just been dying to get a new updated picture of our precious baby girl.  We were told over and over that we would more than likely not receive a new picture before we traveled.  After much prayer this is what we received in our email inbox today.

We are just beside ourselves and totally in love with this little person.  She is 10mnths old, 15lbs 4 oz. and 24.9" long.  Words once again fail me when I try to describe this miracle that is transforming into our lives.  Because of this little girl our lives will never be the same and because of us her life will never be the same.  Thank you God.

Happy New Year!

2011 will hold something very special for our family and my heart aches for that sweet little baby who is half way around the world.  Why is this taking so long?  Why can I not get a new picture of Addison?  Why can we not get updated measurements?  Why can the USCIS not get my paperwork out of the dreaded lockbox? You get the picture..this is all about FAITH and trust in God's plan and His perfect timing.  When I get a case of the Why questions....I turn to these two scriptures. 

Philippians 4: 6 - 7
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by Prayer and Petition, with Thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

As Mike keeps telling me...we are one day closer.

Happy New Year and Blessings to you all.

Christmas Eve

As I sit here in my living room surrounded by a fire and the lights of the Christmas tree I can't help but think of a sweet baby girl who is turning 10 months old today.  I woke up this morning with hopes of an update or new pictures but there were none.  Hurry up and wait that is where we are right now.  We did receive our LOA on Monday and for those of you who don't know adoption lingo an LOA is similar to gold!  It was the document that we needed to be able to go on in the process.  So needless to say we turned all the paperwork right around & overnighted everything to Texas on Tuesday so that immigration can do their thing.  This is all very exhausting but I am comparing it to labor pains that you forget as soon as you hold that precious baby in your arms.  So back to the question "What is our little Addison doing today?"  I am picturing her warm, content and filled with a love in her heart that she cannot yet understand.  You see Addison doesn't get to celebrate Christmas today because she is in a non-christian nation that does not recognize Christmas as a holiday so for Addison and many other children in China it is "just another day".  Next year will be Addison's first Christmas and we will have one more little face around our tree.  This year my family and I will be celebrating HOPE.  Not only the HOPE that Jesus brings to us but the HOPE thru Him that we will bring to Addison.

Here are some pictures of all the latest happenings that have taken me away from blogging.

Mike was the top shoe salesman for his company and so that landed us a trip to Vegas and here we are at Hoover Dam.

A limo ride with PaPa Russell and Grandma Glenda.

Paperwork and more paperwork for Miss Addison:)

Baking Christmas goodies with my beauties.

Merry Christmas to you and yours!! 

My Husband, My Hero!!

As we make our way to the end of another week, let me just say it has been a rough one.  Sunday night the stomach flu hit me like a Mac Truck.  Two days in bed with no kids, no TV and no communication. I know to some of you that may sound like a dream but for me it was more like a nightmare.  At one point, I couldn't even pick myself up off the bathroom floor:(  Too much information, I know.  Wednesday, thought I would give work a try only to find myself back in bed by 4:30pm and well today I am finally turning around.  Planning on getting out and joining the real world tomorrow but before I do I just want to give my husband kudos for taking such good care of me.  I have not had to worry about one single "mom" duty this week and for that I am grateful!  Thanks Mike you are awesome and I love you!!!!