Leavin' on a jet plane...

 I have been in California for the past week.  It was a great trip and definitely kept me sufficiently distracted as we waited to hear of our court date.  The highlight of the trip however, had nothing to do with California.... you see, on Monday morning a little past 10am, Wes called me with the incredible news that we had a court date.  And, its July 28th!!!  A week from today- we'll be aboard a plane heading to meet our little man.  Oh, gosh- its so incredibly hard to believe that sentence.  Its been a long journey and we're not finished but, the bounty of God's blessing this week has been beyond comprehension.  Its a miracle that we (and so many others) had prayed for!  We were so shocked and filled with gratitude, it truly seems surreal.  We are just so very thankful!!  Like I said before, our God is BIG and our court date before the rainy season is nothing short of a miracle.   As I shared our travel news with my fellow FCCLA advisers, there was much jumping (literally) for joy and many tears of joy and lots of beaming smiley faces.  We are so blessed in so many ways- by God's provision, by God's grace and by a huge gathering of caring people throughout this process.  Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Like many things in life, God's blessings don't ensure simplicity.  Like we had said before, we had been preparing for a fall court date.  So, needless to say... we've got a lot of on 'to-do' list right now. 

- Plane tickets are bought and the e-tickets are in the inbox.  Another little miracle...we put tickets on hold Monday afternoon as seats were going fast.  Tuesday when I called to purchase the tickets, the lady re-checked fairs to see if there was anything cheaper.  Well, wouldn't you know it- God chopped the price by about $130 a piece.  Thank you Jesus!!!

- We'll be staying at Morning Coffee Guesthouse, yay!

- Today we had our travel vaccinations (which we had previously scheduled anyways- Go God!!)  I got 8 shots and Wes got 6.  Arms are a little stiff but all is well.  Our prescriptions are waiting for us at Walmart- will pick those up this week.

- And, today was another rite of passage day so to speak.... 

We registred at Target! Yay- how fun :) 

We're onto the 'little things' like- packing up 187 pairs of shoes; putting together his little photo album book; and gathering everything on the packing list. 

Thank you everyone for your prayers and encouragement these past weeks and months.  We are incredibly grateful and blessed.  Please continue to pray for the speedy writing of MOWA letters (a required letter of approval by an Ethiopian agency); for Kaleb's continued good health and our upcoming travel.  Also, please pray for us as we work to get everything accomplished this coming week. 

Thanks again and God Bless!