It's almost court time!!

I can't believe that this day has come.

We've been praying and waiting for this day. And now we are  literally HOURS away from our first court hearing.

It's a bit surreal. August 31st could be the day that our little sweet P will become our daughter.

We pray that God would move mightily in that court room tonight while we are sleeping. That our case would be heard. That He would guide the judge's heart and mind to grant us verbal approval. That we would be one giant step closer to our daughter.

After 26 months in process we are SO ready to go get our precious girl.

Please be praying with us tonight! We will be sure to keep everyone updated as soon as we find out anything!

We appreciate your prayers, support, and encouragement more than you will ever know! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Closer than we've ever been

Last night, I couldn't sleep.

Maybe it was that cup of coffee that we had at 7pm, maybe it was the sound of the rain pounding on the skylight that we have in our kitchen (which is one of my favorite sounds, by the way). As I lay there in the dark, my mind traveled to Ind*a. I can envision her sweet little face. I've pinched and zoomed and inspected every single pixel of each picture that we have of her. That's just what you do when your daughter lives 8,854 miles away. You live for seeing new photos and you pray.

Sweet P, there isn't a day that you aren't prayed for. Not just by us, but by people we may not even know.

A week from today we will be going to bed, but on the other side of the world one of the most important days of our two year adoption process will be beginning.

Court day. 

I felt like this day would never come, but the fact is, it's almost here! If the Lord puts us on your heart this week, please respond in prayer.

Pray that everyone necessary would be present. 

Pray for the judge, that he would hear her case and that he would give us verbal approval that same day. Pray that he would issue written orders in record time.

Pray for our girl and our family. Big, exciting changes are on the horizon for all of us. 

Pray for God to move mountains so we can book our plane tickets SOON! 

It's getting real. Today we are one day closer to meeting the girl we've loved since we saw her face on May 1, 2015.

She turns 4 in a month.

Last year when we celebrated with Indian food, cake, and family, I thought that 2016's celebration would include a precious little girl.

With our August 31st court date, having her home for her birthday is pretty much impossible. I say pretty much, because I know God is powerful, and if it's His will, we will be celebrating with her. But, realistically and practically, I'm preparing myself to celebrate another birthday spent apart. 

However, I have to remind myself that one month from now, we'll be much closer to getting on a plane! Closer to embracing our sweet girl and never letting go. Closer to hearing her voice for the first time. Closer to telling her how much we love her. Closer to thanking her caregivers for loving on our girl while we couldn't. Closer to starting our forever with her.

I pray that this month leading up to her birthday, that she truly feels the love of Christ deep down in her little soul. That she has a joy, peace, and excitement about her new family. 

We're coming Sweet P, we really are. 

Happy almost birthday, my baby girl!! 

August. The month we've been waiting for!

It's been a long time since we've had official "movement" in our case. Our last big approval was January 20th when we got word that we received NOC (No Objection Certificate).

Today is a special day. A day we have waited over FIVE months for. A day when our family coordinator called with some of the best news we've heard in a LONG time.

"You have a court date THIS month!!"

When I heard her speak those words, my heart was racing, my hands were shaking, and tears were flowing.

Finally. One major step toward bringing our little sweet P home!!

If all goes well, our case will be heard in court on August 31st. Nothing about adoption is predictable, even a specific court date. There are so many ways that this could play out. Obviously, we are praying that everyone needed shows up on August 31st and the judge gives us verbal approval that same day so we can pass court. This is pretty rare, but it has happened before. The more common scenario usually has a few court dates. However, at this point, we're just excited to actually have a date. Please continue to pray for the remainder of our process and now, specifically for court!

Here's what we have left in our process:

Pass court (verbal orders)

Written Orders

Orphanage applies for P's passport.

Orphanage receives P's passport. 

Get on a plane!

We're getting closer sweet girl!!