Yes Lord Yes Lord Yes Yes Lord

Yes we heard from our agency Thursday with an update, nothing specific but at least it's something but before I share that I have to share what God is doing right now as we wait. Last August when we got our referral we started applying for grants, 13 of them, heard back from almost all of them but with news that because of the economy there where no funds, we were approved for one. Well after that many months we figured we wouldn't hear from the rest and started planning for ways to fund the rest, God is moving and this morning we got a call from one of those we hadn't heard from and we where just up for another review and we were approved. Yipppeee thank you Lord. Now I know that is a God thing!!! We are humbly grateful for this especially since the judge in our region has decided to change a few things which will require more funds.

Now onto what our agency said...They received word from the staff in Russia that we would probably have travel dates mid April, that's only 4 weeks away however due to the Russian holiday that takes place the 1st week and half in May we may have to wait to travel til after those. Please pray that we go before May 1st so we are home prior to the holiday. Anything is possible with God.


As the time gets closer I see can clearly see God moving. He has protected little Miss A this whole time which to me is a miracle! We started at 29 weeks and today we are down to



The rest of the family is wonderful. Jamie is back working full weeks after a long winter. He just said this morning that he is ready to mow and sit on the deck. We love summer. We had conferences for the boys last week. Austin is pulling all A's and B's and Tristan could be, he is very smart however 7th grade has him thinking that as long as he gets a C it's OK. We informed him that was OK if losing some of his privileges was also OK. Amazing enough homework has been coming home more this week and he even studied for a Science test! As for me, well for anyone that truly knows me I'm still changing things around, I do that often. It's like I told Jamie I'm glad I'm not a tree I can easily move so I closed the club March 1st as you already know and started working for my land lord. They are great people but I'm not so hip on all the stress and drama that comes with a time clock so I have decided to quiet there which was probably going to happen after Miss A came home anyway, God is just alittle more organized than I am. We have been praying about a way that I can still supplement my Herbalife but not have to pay daycare, I do not want her in daycare...PERIOD! So God did it, I got a part time job at night that pays a tad more than the job I was doing and it's from 2:00am - 5:00am, yep it's an adjustment but that means no daycare and full days at home with Miss A, that to me is worth alittle less sleep!

God has been so good to us and it's amazing what happens when you pray about things and than just turn them over to Him. I used to try to plan and figure everything out 1/2 the time stressing myself out. If I only would of know how easy it was to pray and let God handle it. Life is good.

We are so looking forward to summer days in the sun, at the pool and playing on the new play set!

This Tuesday is our last MS MAPP class which means after our 3rd and last home visit in April we will have our foster and adoption licences in the state of Iowa. Our home will not be on the call list until we are home and settled with Miss A but it will be nice to have that completed when we are ready to open up our home.

Thank you Lord for the wonderful life you have allowed me to live!

Love Jill