Traveling Light

We booked our tickets to Taiwan (1 point for the assist, Ma, thanks!) and we’ll be on our way July 3 and returning July 11. Flying through LA can be an adventure, so we’re sure to have lots of fun along the way. Of course, prayers are always welcome!

The anticipation is building and we all can’t wait until Joshua is home.

More soon!

Talkin’ To Our Boy

This morning was a special treat for the family – we got to talk to Joshua for the first time. Thanks to the wonders of modern technology, we had a video call with him via MSN. The video was slow and the audio was choppy, but it was better than the latest Hollywood blockbuster to us.

We got to talk to Joshua for about an hour. He had translation help from an American missionary who lives nearby but we got to tell him all about his name, and a little about the new life that is waiting for him.

Everyone was shy at first. Then as we started to talk it got easier and easier. Then Joshua started laughing as Jordan made weird faces and started making funny faces of his own. All the kids got into the act – even Sarah. They were all giggling at each other and it was great to see.

We all got to sing the alphabet together (you know, the ABC song) and Joshua sang us a song about a tiger. Jordan and Joshua talked a little about climbing trees and soccer and boy stuff.

At the end of the call, we said wo ei ni (I love you in Mandarin) and Joshua smiled and said wo ei ni right back. That was the best part for mommy and daddy.

One more month and we get to go to Taiwan and bring our son home! We’re still fund raising, so if you can help at all, please let us know.

It’s Even More Official Now

We got our final judgment and we’re going to Taiwan! Hopefully we will get some word soon of an exact date.  We can not wait!

It’s a Bit More Official Now

We got our court date! May 20 will be the hearing in Taiwan (we don’t need to go, but we’ll be represented there) and then we wait for the decision. It’s usually a month before the official decision and again we’ll be represented for this. Then, finally, we will get to go pick up our son!

We can’t wait – only a little while longer until the adoption is official.

The people we’re working with are estimating July for travel. With airfares on the rise, this could be an expensive summer “vacation” – but well worth it!

Another Step

In the last two weeks, we got our “official” referral, got a few much needed financial boosts and wrote a bunch of checks. Pretty normal around here, I guess.

We sent back the official referral paperwork and the process will take 3 to 4 more months according to what we were recently told. Well, at least the first big payments are off and on their way to the various agencies, which is a load off of our minds.

This weekend we’ll be making up a package to send to Joshua including a family DVD, which should be a real laugh putting together. God certainly is blessing us in this process!