Another Letter!

We were siting down for dinner and I can see the computer from where I sit at the table and I had the email open and from across the room I could see there was something with an attachment.

So I got up during dinner, which I don't usually do, and saw it was a letter from Michael!

Everyone was excited to know what he said, so I actually printed it out and sat back down at the dinner table and read the letter to them.  :)

I have said it before, but I will say it again, Michael has such a sweet soul.

This is EXACTLY what this momma needed tonight!  

Thanking God for giving us such a blessing, in such a simple way as a letter from our son. 

This the the "snack pack" we sent Michael for Chinese New Year

Dear Baba & Mama,

How are you? I have got the gifts which you sent me in the New Year. I love it very much.

Dear brothers and sisters I am looking forward to seeing you! I miss you very much!

I wish that I can bring you happiness!

Mom, I have eaten all your chocolates and candies. They are all sweet from the mouth to my heart!

Thank you very much !

I wish Baba, Mama very healthy.  I wish my brothers and sisters very happy!

H J P

22FEB,2011

Giveaway Time!

Kodak Playsport HD Video Camera Zx5

We are having another giveaway and we are excited about this video camera! It is so new it isn't available until the end of March!

All donations will go towards helping to bring Michael home!

There is a "Donate" button at the top of the left hand side bar, under the photo of the camera.

So here's how the giveaway works:

For every $10 donation you will get one entry. 

You can also have a chance to receive additional entries by:

Posting an entry to your blog about our giveaway - Gives you 1 additional entry

OR

Change your wall status on Facebook with a link to our giveaway - Gives you 1 additional entry

OR

If you do both - Gives you 3 additional entries

You will need to leave a comment here or on our Facebook group Help Bring Michael Home (click here) with a link to your blog or Facebook entry.

Click HERE if you would like to see a video about this video camera.

The winner will be drawn on Sunday March 27th.

Product Specifications

Sensor type	1 / 3.2–type 5 MP CMOS
Lens	5.5 mm, 35 mm equivalent
Zoom	4X digital
Image stabilization	digital
Display size	2.0 in. 154K TFT color LCD, 4:3, auto brightness control, LCD Glare Shield
Storage	128 MB internal memory[1], SD/SDHC card expansion slot (up to 32 GB)
File formats	video: MPEG-4, AAC-LC still: JPEG/EXIF v2.21
Video length	~10 hours of HD video with the expandable SD/SDHC memory card slot up to 32 GB (~20 min. per 1 GB at 720p HD @ 30 fps)
Focus system	continuous TTL multizone auto focus (auto macro)
Focus range	auto: 10 cm–infinity macro: 7–17 cm auto underwater: 13 cm–infinity macro underwater: 10–22 cm
Face Detection	yes
Capture modes	1080p (16:9)—1920 x 1080, 30 fps 720p (16:9)—1280 x 720, 60 fps 720p (16:9)—1280 x 720, 30 fps WVGA (16:9)—848 x 480, 30 fps still (16:9)—5.3 MP
Capture effects	vivid color, normal color, sepia, B&W, high saturation, 1970's film look
Weather/Outdoor ratings	waterproof—IEC 60529 IPX8, up to 10 ft dustproof—IEC 60529 IP6X shockproof—MIL-STD-810F, 5 ft. onto plywood
Review mode	delete, playback, FF, rewind, pause, volume control, tagging, Share, e-mail, add e-mail
Editing options (video)	trim, extract pictures
Share destinations	FACEBOOK, FLICKR, KODAK Gallery[2], YouTube, TWITTER, ORKUT, YANDEX and KAIXIN001 sites[3], e-mail, and KODAK PULSE Digital Frame[4]
I/O interface	micro USB (2.0 high speed)/AV out/5V DC charging; micro HDMI (type D)
Tripod mount	1/4 in. standard
Microphone	yes—monaural
Speaker	yes—monaural
Power	internal Li-Ion battery (service replaceable), in-camera charging
Dedicated buttons	power, capture, review, menu, 5-way switch, delete, Share
Remote Control	optional
Dimensions	2.3 × 4.4 × 0.7 in.
Weight	125 g

Can you say...

We are DTC!!!!

Can you believe it!?  After 8 Loooonnnngggg months, our dossier is on its way to China!!

For those that have never had to gather paperwork, made sure not to forget one piece of paper, made sure to get each one notarized, then Sate Sealed, then Authenticated, it can be a daunting process.  

But with every piece of paper, filling out every form, making sure it is all done correctly, we would say it is WORTH all the effort we put into it!!!  Every single minute, worth it!!!

Taking each step to get our dossier gathered and sent on its way, means we are closer to bringing our sweet precious son home!

We are DTC baby!!!

Happy Lunar New Year!

It is the year of the Rabbit (tu zi) and we are starting our Lunar New Year off with a bang! 

Our dossier is back from the Chinese Consulate and all authenticated!

It is now on it's way to our agency, it will be there tomorrow (Friday) and they will do a few more things with it and then it will be on its way to China!

Can't wait to post that we are DTC!!

Xin Nian Kuai Le!! (Mandarin) 
pronounced Sin-Nien-Kway-Leh

Gong Xi Fa Cai!!  (Cantonese)
pronounced Gong Hay Fat Choy

But it all translates the same to...

Happy New Year!!

Because she is led

On this day, January 14, 2011, CYJ accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior!

We have thought about not posting about this.  My thought was, this is a personal and private moment.  But after thinking about it some more and discussing it with Papa, we realized that God would want us to share!

We need to share how God is working not only in our lives but in our children's lives as well.

We want to give God all the glory for what has happened with our sweet daughter!

On Friday, January 14th, Miss C. accepted Jesus into her heart and into her life!  She is 5 years old and took it very seriously.

Talking about Jesus is what she does, all the time, all day long, every day (not exaggerating) and has been since she started talking.  When she was 3 she always would have us clip a little blanket around her neck to make a cape and she would say, "I am a Superhero for Jesus!"  

So on that Friday evening at home, she told us that she wanted to accept Jesus.  Imagine our excitement!  She said her prayer and then we prayed over her.  Yes, momma AND Papa were crying happy tears.

We are just so happy for her and we know that God and the angels are singing too.  :)

God Bless you, our sweet Miss C.!!

More good news!

Approval!!!

What a week we are having so far and it's only Tuesday!

New pictures and a letter yesterday and today we received our I800-A Approval!!!  

There was a hiccup with my fingerprints failing and having to have them redone at an office that is 3 hours from us, a whole long story for another post.

So what does this step (approval) mean exactly?  It means we have been approved by the US Government to adopt from China!

So now onto the next step.  Getting ALL our documents together to be state sealed.

Little steps that are getting us closer to Michael!

New Pictures and a letter!!!

Look at what we got in our email this morning!!

First we want to say a great big THANK YOU to Gifts to China with Love for sending over our package and getting these wonderful photos and letter for us!!

We sent a package for Christmas and he's wearing it!  It has that super scrumptious fleece on the inside.  We also sent over a little Christmas stocking with candy and something for his foster parents.  

So pictures first or Michael's letter?  Okay a picture and his letter.  :)  What a sweet, sweet, boy!

     

Han Jin Peng

Letter to his Forever Family

Dear Baba Mama:

NI HAO! How are you?

I have got the X'mas gifts. I love the gifts you sent me very very much!  How are you and NI HAO little brother and sister?

I so long to see you.

I wish Baba Mama will be very healthy and happy in the new year!  I wish that all of our dreams come true!

I wish little brother and sister happy forever!

Han Jin Peng

Looks like maybe doing school work

A little something he has made?  We were told he likes to draw.

Rejoicing today with seeing his sweet face and reading his sweet words.

Thank you God for making us One Happy Momma, Papa, Little sister and little brother!

A new year is here

Well here we are, a new year!  2010 has come and gone and looking back we have had so many blessings this past year.

We celebrated many things.  Miss Magoo being home 3 years in May, Mister being home 1 year in July and opening our hearts and stepping out in faith to bring Michael home!  God has blessed us so much and we thank Him every day for all our blessings!

We have enjoyed the holiday's and now we are ringing in the new year with a new fundraiser!

 

We have been chosen by Hip Mom Jewelry to help us with our fundraising efforts!  Her jewelry is amazing!  It is ALL hand stamped and just BEAUTIFUL!  There are a few that I personally would love to have!  Such as the one above.  :)

So what better Valentine's Day gift than a personalized piece of jewelry?!  There is something for everyone.  From bracelets to necklaces to adoption jewelry to even something for Dad's! 

When you order you will need to use our Family Code  - 2011JANWor in the checkout process so we receive the credit for your purchase.

We hope you will stop by Hip Mom Jewelery and check it out at:  http://hipmomjewelry.com

Once again we are so grateful for our blessings and that includes all of you that are thinking of us, praying for us and for Michael or purchasing something from one our fundraisers.  

Thank you for helping us bring Michael home!

No news and waiting

Well we hope that everyone had a wonderful and blessed Christmas!

We sure did! The littles had a blast on Christmas morning for sure!

We thought we would give a little update on our adoption and that is, there's not really much to tell.

We had our fingerprints taken on Dec 15th and we are waiting to be assigned an officer at USCIS so they can go over our paperwork that we filed with them. So we are waiting for that and then their approval. 

Once we receive approval, we can move onto the next step and that is to get everything authenticated at State level and then authenticated by the Chinese Embassy.  Once that is all done we can send our dossier to China!  Hopefully, Prayerfully it will go to China in January.

Let me tell you nothing ever moves quickly in an adoption, it's all hurry up and and then wait.  Which we are good at, since this is #3.  :)

So in the meantime, we sent a Christmas package to Michael and a letter along with a camera, so hopefully we will get some photos back and soon. :) Here's a picture of what we sent. Hope he likes it. :)

So now onto the New Year!  Wishing everyone a Happy and blessed one!

Merry Christmas!

May we all know the Love of Jesus this Christmas.

Blessings from all of us!

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