Rodeo 2010

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Chinese New Year 2010 Year of the Tiger

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Happy 2nd Birthday my sweet Hsin Yu!!!! We miss you so much!

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What a week!

Feb. 23rd our sweet daughter turned 2. We watched from a far as she turned 1 never thinking a year later we would also watch her turn 2 and still be so far from having her in our arms. We were suppose to enter the courts early this week and found out at that time we were missing our TECO paper work. We called and called but TECO in Houston would not return our phone call. So we drove there and when we ask about the status of our paperwork we were told we must be mistaken as they had no file on us. But it just so happened { thank you God} Rick had saved his receipt from them and brought it with him. When we showed it to them they were not happy and finally had to admit that our file was lost. They said they would look for it and call us the next day but we never heard a word from them. We drove there today to find out what is going on only to find it was closed. So we spent today reprinting our forms and paperwork so we can start all over. Some of the forms were sent from Taiwan so we are not sure how long it will take to get it all back together and notarized again. So we can start with TECO again. But I can tell you this it has been a very long time since I have felt this tired and discouraged! But God is so good to us I know He will come through for us once again!



Lord let us rest in you!

Happy Valentines Day Everyone!

We have just been ticking off the holidays waiting to get to Easter so we can go get Braeley and bring her home. Well yesterday we got word we will once again not be traveling at Easter to bring our sweet baby girl home. The paper work never even made it into the courts yet and we have to get a date for first ruling and then wait around 6 weeks for the final ruling then get a visa appointment. Soooooo as we once again deal with the pain of watching our daughter have her 2nd birthday from a far as we did her first we ask for all the prayers we can get. Please pray we don't  have trouble getting Braeley's visa and we can travel soon. Pray for a speedy court process. I know it is all in God's time and He does have a plan! This wait has been so hard on Alana our 5 year old. She has waited so long to get her baby sister home. I pray we see the light at the end of the tunnel soon!
Debby

Braeley and her foster family looking at the family pictures we sent her.

Happy New Year Everyone!

I know it is a little late but me and Alana was sick all Christmas and we are just now getting back into life! She got sick Christmas eve and shared :-) got to love them! Well at the last minute we were allowed to send Braeley a package for Christmas but it was so late it didn't arrive in Taiwan until long after Christmas. She got it yesterday and bless Deana's heart she took pictures for us. But I have to admit I am a little worried about her foster father, as in the pictures he looks like he is trying hard not to cry. So I am thinking the package made it real to them! Please pray God will give them a spirit of peace and healing as they prepare for gotcha day! They have had her for almost 2 years so I know it has to be hard and their hearts will grieve.

Braeley weights 24.2 pounds and is 35.4 inches. I sent 12 month clothing in her package as I have never been told and could not get her information and I am hoping it fits. Deana said some of the shoes didn't but some did. She didn't say anything about the clothes so I am worried. She only wrote 2 lines and had unexpected company and said she would finishing writing later. She did find out Braeley is still on bottles and in diapers. She also sleeps with her foster parents! UGH :-) I need a bigger bed!!! My queen already feels like a twin with just Alana when she sneaks in and we have been working very hard to break her of our bed! I guarantee she will not stay in her bed if Braeley is in ours! I am thinking it is time for mommy to get a new bed! :-)
We are STILL waiting for the home study to get back to us! I am so frustrated!!! First we were fighting Christmas and New Year here now we are trying to get it back to Taiwan and get a court date set before Chinese New Years there! Still no sign of it!!! Everyday I walk out to the mailbox and say a prayer before we open it. I know it is in Gods time but my heart and arms ache to hold my baby close! I want her home yesterday! :-) And I have to admit after losing the referral several times I just really want this behind us! Just pray the home study comes tomorrow so we can get it to TECO and get it stamped and they can get it sent back off to Taiwan and we get a court date. So close but so far, that is how it feels right now!
Debby