Misc. Thoughts

Three days from today Kent, Anna and I will be flying to Beijing, China. Andrew and Caty will be with Grandpa and Grandma Scantlin. Callie will going through her day, like any other. I can not imagine what this change will be like for her. Although we have longed for this day, it will rock her world. Please continue to pray for Callie and us, her parents, that we would lean on the Lord for whatever trauma she may experience.

Kent is the writer in our family. Those of you who know me well know that I do not enjoy writing. I am hoping Kent will help with, and/or take over, while we are in China. I am sure you all will find his writing much more interesting than mine. It is our understanding that each of the three hotels we will be staying in have in-room internet access.

Please pray also for Leah, the little girl that I babysit. I have been watching her since she was three months old. (Leah is 2 days older than Callie.) She will be staying with others while we are gone and for a couple of weeks after we return. I am sure that seeing Miss Sara with another toddler will be a bit of an adjustment. We have been praying that Callie and Leah would become great playmates and that both girls will adjust to their rolls in our lives. Leah is a wonderful little girl and I can not wait for Callie to meet her.

Thanks to all of you for your prayers. We will need them over the next few weeks.

Travel Dates

We are now 10 away from take off and 13 days away from hold our precious daughter in our arms. According to our itinerary we will meet Callie for the first time Tuesday afternoon on May 6. Please continue to pray with us that her transition to our family will go well.

We would like to thank those of you who are so faithfully praying for our family. It is our belief that this is the most important thing you could do for us. We would also like to thank those of you who have given gifts of financial assistance. We cannot begin to express what a blessing this is to our family. Please continue to pray with us for God's provision.

Thank you all for your friendship and prayers.

One Step Closer

They say that the only the constant in life is change. ( I know "they" say many things.)

Our travel dates have changed. We received our flight itinerary on Friday. It will be necessary for us to spend an extra day in China due to scheduling at the Consulate. I know it is all in God's timing, and we would not have it any other way.

Here are some prayer requests.
1. Safe travel
2. Smooth transition for Callie (and her parents)
3. Seat rearrangement on our flight to Beijing- right now there are not 3 seats together
4. Seating on our flight back- an empty seat for Callie would be great
5. No cancelled flights- we are the last flight of the day out of Chicago on the trip home
6. Andrew and Caty- this is a long time to be apart
7. Finacial provision

Thank you very much for your prayers.

Countdown

Three weeks from tomorrow we will be leaving for China. In many ways it does not seem possible that we are this close. In other ways it seems like a very distant dream. Either way we are excited. God has blessed with "a beautiful girl", the meaning of the name Callie.

Please continue to pray for a smooth transition. We would also ask you to pray for the financial provision for this adventure. We know that the Lord will provide, we want to be faithful in asking.

We will be traveling with 7 other families. Five families are from Kentucky, one is from Georgia, and one is from California. We are all adopting through the Special Needs Program. One mom is a pediatrician. What a blessing.

Thank you for your prayers. We greatly appreciate them.