Holding Pattern

Well, our stuff got to China just in time for Chinese New Year.  So, our Date to China (DTC) still hasn’t happened yet, because that only occurs when you’re logged into the system.  We’re hoping that early next week we’ll be logged in.

We went to a local Chinese New Year celebration last night.  Sophie had a blast.  There was a dragon dance and some crafts.  It was held at a children’s museum in Murfreesboro and I had a good time walking around looking at the exhibits.

I had a big, long reflective post typed up, but decided against publishing it.  Please add my friends, the Stallings to your prayer lists.  E. went in to the ER a few days ago after two weeks of throat pain and trouble swallowing and they found a tumor.  It has spread.  The prognosis is not hopeless, but everyone is still waiting to see the plan of attack the oncologists come up with.

I am so thankful for their friendship and I am more thankful that I serve a big God who was not surprised.

So, we are in a holding pattern, and we’re thankful to be up in the air.  It’s been two years since we started this journey and our hope and prayer is that we will be able to bring Shepherd home this summer.  Once our DTC happens and we get a preliminary match we can post the pictures we have of him.  He’s a cutie.  Although some of the pics have him in pink jellies (hold on, son, Daddy’s coming) there’s another one where he is totally doing a Spider-Man pose.

I love it when folks (especially kids) do unintentional pop culture poses.  Sophie totally struck this one during our recent snowfall.

How’s that for random?

Hope all are well.

Soli Deo Gloria.