Reviewed & Other China Lingo (from Sherri)

Allergy season. Not for the faint of heart when you have young, snotty children. Our precious one-year-old had a very difficult time falling asleep tonight, probably because he took too long of a nap today, and because he couldn't breathe out of his nose. I let the precious baby cry as long as I could stand and then scooped him up in my arms and held him on the couch for thirty minutes while his ragged little breathing calmed down from crying (I know what you're thinking, he’s spoiled). Being the youngest for a little while longer, he is in fact spoiled. While reflecting on the day before bedtime I thought of our sweet daughter still in China. Who rocks her when her nose is stuffy, or scared alone at night? These thoughts bring tears to my eyes. But thankfully we are even closer to holding her in our arms.

Our family is currently waiting for LOA (letter of acceptance) from China which can sometimes take over 100 days! After waiting only 42 days since our login to China’s database, we've been reviewed!!! This means that we could receive our LOA within the next few weeks. Wow! God is so good. We have been matched with sweet Esther since last July! We're over the moon that the process is moving quickly. We're still hoping to travel this summer, but several months earlier than planned.

Please continue to pray for our family and other families at Lifeline Children's Services that are earnestly waiting to meet their children.