Emma

Words cannot even begin to express how our family is feeling right now.  We are so incredibly blessed to be sitting here at this moment looking into the face of our little girl.  God has blessed us in so many ways and we are so incredibly grateful for this amazing gift He has given to us.  Thank you Jesus for answered prayers!!  Thank you also to everyone who has supported us and prayed for us, your encouraging words mean more to us than you will ever know.  God has not only blessed us with Emma, but He has also blessed us with amazing friends and family.

At this point we want to share a little bit more about Emma’s name.  It is kind of funny when I think back at ALL the names we had picked for our little girl.  The list is literally a page long.  When we received information about Emma, we discovered that her foster family renamed her within their home.  Emma is not her “Chinese name” but it is the name she has come to know as her own.  All the time we spent searching for the perfect name, God was laughing knowing her name was already selected and a perfect fit for her.  The name Emma means “whole” or “universe”.  I find this meaning so incredibly symbolic as out of all the children in the “universe”, God selected Emma to make our family “whole”. 

So as far as paperwork goes, we are currently working on our travel portion of our paperwork.  There is so much we need to complete before we travel!!  At times the amount of paperwork we need to complete in the short amount of time we have can seem a bit overwhelming.  But it is amazing how God can instantly calm those fears when we reach to Him for comfort.  We serve such a loving and compassionate father!!  In addition to paperwork, we also have a significant amount of money to raise in order to fund the remaining costs for our travel and stay in China.  But we know our Father is faithful and he will pave the way for us financially.  We are so blessed to be on this journey with Him as our guide!!

As we continue forward in the process, I will continue to post "mini" blog posts to help keep everyone in the loop with where we are in the process.  :)

 

Thank you all again for your love and support. 

God Bless!