Authentication...

I just thought I'd give you an update on where we are at in our paperwork. We are so close I can see the end in site. We received the final documents we were waiting for last week. Our final sets of fingerprints. We have a couple things yet to be notarized. Once I get these last pieces notarized, I can send them all off to be authenticated. Once I receive all of the paperwork back from authentication, I can submit everything to my agency for review and translation. Once translation is complete, they will send it to Colombia for review & approval and then we get put in the stack to wait for our kids. So we are very close to being done with all the busy work part of it. It feels like it has taken forever to complete and I guess it has but at least we are almost done.

We continue to ask for your prayers for the financial end of this process. We are waiting for word from Shoahannah's Hope to see if we are approved for the grant we applied for. This would be a huge help. They are able to give you a small percentage of adoption fees but anything is better than nothing! We have quite a few things coming up that require medium to large payments.

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My Man...

Today is a special day. A day I am very thankful for. It is Jeremy's birthday! Let me tell you a little bit about my man... Jeremy is wonderful. He is caring, compassionate, so passionate about the things that he loves, very creative, a joy in my life daily. He is funny, very sweet, has beautiful blue eyes and a sweet smile. He is the guy that can melt my heart with just one look or kind gesture. He in my best friend and my favorite boy in all the world. I am SO thankful for him and all his goodness.

I have known Jeremy for a good majority of my life but 16 years ago was when my life changed for the better. Jeremy and I started dating, were engaged and got married all within 10 months. I think our parents wanted us to wait a while but we were sure. On August 27, 1994 we were married and that has been my best decision so far. It has been a privilege to go through life with him and to have him as my daily confidant, friend, love & my home. I love him more today than yesterday and hope that that will always continue.

If you don't know Jeremy, I hope one day you can meet him. Happy Birthday Honey!

PS: Happy Birthday to Joanna, Tricia & Katie today too! You are all special people in my life!!!

Little Bits

So I thought I was done with the paper work but after reviewing everything and talking with my agency... we have a few little bits left to do. We went and got more fingerprinting done, passport pictures taken to hand in with our paperwork & now have just a couple remaining tasks. Unfortunately, a little more waiting on papers too. But we continue to be in good spirits and are getting more and more excited about getting closer to bringing our children home! Thank you, as always for your prayers and support!

We finally got a good snow yesterday! It is so pretty. We got about 5 + inches and it is still nice and white outside.