Our First Huge Invoice

As of this morning, Holt International has approved our home study and we now have a $3,000 invoice in our hands for our dossier fee! Seems daunting, yes....but GOD HAS PROVIDED!!! I have no words to express my awe of God...for something I thought was impossible, God has met us and provided for our every need. It is a great reminder that adoption is God's idea in the first place. Great is Thy faithfulness!

We have State Approval!

One more baby step happened in our journey this week. We received State approval of our home study on Monday...so that means that our original copy of our home study will be sent to Holt and we await an invitation to take our fingerprints for Immigration. After that....our dossier can be finally sent in and we wait for our referral. "Lord, please be with our little girl....hold her close in your arms. We love her and miss her so much."

Benji's New Albums

I'm so excited that Benji has been able to record 2 new albums this month. These are the first that he has recorded since we've known each other...so it's really special to be a part of this process with him. He's had over 600 listens since last Saturday night, but few sales so far. We're praying that God will use this not only as an adoption fund-raiser, but a way to reach out to our larger community. And even if they aren't a successful fund-raiser, I know that God will use this in a very special way in our daughter's life.  She is so very loved and cherished already....by her adoptive earthly father and her Heavenly Father. To God be the Glory!

If you'd like to listen to or purchase Benji's new piano solo album "Waiting", please go to http://benjigoodrich.bandcamp.com.

We've Received Approval from Holt!!

We just received word that Holt International has approval and accepted our home study!! One more step in the process!! Now our home study will be sent to the US immigration office and we will wait to be invited to take digital fingerprints. Once that is approved, we can send in our dossier to Ethiopia and get on the list!!

Lord, thank you for each and every step and for opening each door in your perfect time.

On another note, Halloween was super fun last night with Isaiah and all the kids in our Life Group from church. Here's sweet photo of him as a firefighter...I kept thinking that hopefully next year we may have 2 little ones to take trick or treating!