We Leave In Four Days!

And it feels so good to say that! Our bags are pretty well packed. House-sitting is covered. Thank You Lord for bringing us to this point! I don't think I'll have access to our blog or facebook while we're gone, but we are able to use Instagram. This is the conversation I have daily with Joshua:

Me: What are we going to do next week?
Joshua: "ide air-pane get dan-el"

Me: That's right. In four days Daddy, Mommy, and Joshua are going to ride in an airplane to China.
Joshua: air-pane goes up up up...den down down down. Josh-u hug dan-el.

Me: That's sweet, Joshua. "Thank You Jesus for giving Mommy and Daddy Joshua and Dan-el
Joshua: nods yes

I wish I had the ability to see what he's thinking about all of this. He says our suitcases are for China. We packed our "iddle Bible" instead of our "big story Bible." We talk about the adventure that we're going to have over the next two weeks.

God has brought us to this point. It's been two years and nine months since we began working towards and praying over adopting Daniel. We've seen his picture now for six months. We received pictures of him three times over the past six months. We're going to hold him in person in less than a week from now. We are seeing our dreams become reality. The Author and Perfecter of our faith is writing a great story. We're thankful to be a part. And in six days these two brothers will meet. These two we have prayed over for so long. Whether easy or difficult, this brotherhood will be a miracle. It will be just as it should be. We're so glad Joshua gets to go and that the four of us will be together.

We meet Daniel one day after arriving in China, and he will be ours on that day! I'm grateful for this because he will be with us for our entire time in China...touring and everything. I cannot wait to hold him! I can't wait to get to know his little personality. I am so grateful he'll be with us the whole time. I plan on taking tons of pictures (we'll see how that goes ;).

We're scheduled to see:

• The Great Wall
• The Forbidden City
• Tiananmen Square
• Hutong Tour
• An Acrobatic show

Once in Guangzhou (we're we have an appointment with US consulate), we'll continue touring: 

• White Cloud 
• Park Guangzhou Zoo (This is actually scheduled on Joshua's birthday! So, yay for a birthday zoo trip in China with brother!)
• Shamian Island  

We W

We spend one night in Hong Kong, then we're headed home. Though I don't know what communication will be like while gone, I have high hopes of blogging about some of the trip once we're home. 

The next picture on this blog will be a family of four! (Also, it is very possible that Joshua thinks we're riding in one of these to go to China. While these are cool and all, praise the Lord for modern transportation!)

Praise God from Whom all blessings flow!