Big News!

If you haven't heard our big news, here it is: We have started the process of adopting a baby girl from China!! We will name our daughter Lily. She will be between 9 and 14 months old when we get her. Yesterday morning, the first round in a long series of paperwork went in the mail. We are preparing ourselves for a lengthy wait. You may have heard on the news that new regulations for China adoptions will take effect May 1. The Chinese government is hoping to slow the number of applications coming into the country. Right now, it takes about 15 months to get a child referred to you once your application is in the country and China would like to process the dossiers much more quickly. It takes about 6 months to get your dossier assembled and in country. We had thought in December that we could beat the May 1 deadline but after consulting with our agency, I don't think that will be possible. But we still qualify under the new guidelines so we are not worried. We still plan to move as quickly as possible to get our dossier to China. We will keep you posted on our progress via the blog. Sorry for the long delay in posting. Expect more regular updates. Please keep us in your prayers. Pray that God prepares our hearts for this adventure! And thank you for sharing this journey with us!