We cannot believe it is already February! We started off the month celebrating Nick's 46th birthday (Feb. 1). Last year, on Nick's 45th birthday we thought Anna Jean would be with us to celebrate his 46th! Oh well, great things come to those who wait! Speaking of great things... our friend Leigh Ann received her referral last month. I am pleased to introduce Yi Ru Mei (also known as Mary Grace). Mary Grace is currently living in Hunan Province. Leigh Ann will travel to China to get Mary Grace March 2. You can follow along on her journey at www.leighannschinababy.blogspot.com. We are happy for Leigh Ann and we can't wait to meet Mary Grace. I am sure Mary Grace and Anna Jean will be close friends! We have now been logged in more than 60 days so right now our wait has shortened to 14 months. Referrals came out yesterday. The CCAA placed children with families who had been logged into their office after September 27, 2005 and before October 13, 2005 (about 2 weeks worth). Lately, the CCAA has been taking 2.5 months to get through one month of referrals (that is why the wait has gotten so long). We pray that it will speed up sometime this summer. Mary Grace is proof that it will happen. Leigh Ann waited 16 months! Hang on Mary Grace.... you will soon be here with us in Sweet Home Alabama!! A big thanks to our friends and family who have posted comments! It is good to hear from all of you. I also want to express my thanks to my dear friend Sherry who lets me pour my heart and soul out to her on a daily basis while we wait. Sherry is just as excited as we are about Anna Jean... believe me when I say Anna Jean will be the "best dressed and girliest girl" in town. I also could not get throughout the day without my sisters in Christ and prayer warriors Joetta, Shannon, Renae, and Alethia. God is good!
"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength." Mark 12:30
